# BAE Systems builds new shipbuilding hall at Govan shipyard

BAE Systems has started construction of a new 170m x 80m shipbuilding hall at its Govan shipyard in Glasgow, as part of a GBP 300 million modernisation programme for the Type 26 frigate programme.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-10-17
- Where: Govan, Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Value: $365.0M (300.0M GBP)
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: two Type 26 frigates side-by-side
- Products: Type 26 frigates
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [BAE Systems](https://endata.com/companies/4538.md)

## Sources

- [defence-industry.eu](https://defence-industry.eu/bae-systems-builds-new-shipbuilding-hall-for-type-26-programme/), 2023-10-17: "This new hall will give us some of the best facilities in the world and completely modernise our approach to shipbuilding."

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