DEFENDER on the stocks

Both the fifth Type 45 destroyer, which is to be named DEFENDER, and part of the sixth and final ship, DUNCAN, can be seen under construction at Govan. All of the sections for DEFENDER are on the slipway, waiting to be joined up, and between the fore and aft parts the bow of the last of the class can be seen. It arrived at Govan shortly after the launch of the fourth ship - DRAGON - last November.