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Glasgow’s crew shed light on city of shipbuilding to help affiliated school
4 February 2025
If you’re studying shipbuilding on the Clyde at school, who better to help you than those at the heart of the endeavour?
Crew from the Navy’s first Type 26 frigate HMS Glasgow dropped in on their affiliated school, Holy Cross, in the city’s Southside.
Its pupils are about to delve into their city’s long and proud history of shipbuilding, a legacy continued today by BAE Systems who are building all eight of the Fleet’s new City-class submarine hunters at their yards in Govan and Scotstoun.
Sailors made the 20-minute drive from the latter, where HMS Glasgow is undergoing fitting out alongside Type 26 No.2, HMS Cardiff.
As well as giving the youngsters an insight into the complex task of building a state-of-the-art warship, the sailors handed over £1,000 – generated by various fundraising activities, donations from affiliates and sales of prints of the frigate – to Place 2 Be, one of the warship’s supported charities. The cash will be used to provide mental health support for Holy Cross pupils.
“The children really seemed to enjoy our visit – and we enjoyed doing what we do best, which is talking about our ship and how she’s built, what she means to the city and what she’ll do when she joins the Navy, so it was a win-win all round,” said Senior Naval Officer Commander Phil Burgess.The children really seemed to enjoy our visit – and we enjoyed doing what we do best, which is talking about our ship