SKB wrote:@
Aethulwulf wrote:
QE First block (LB03) floated in on 29th August 2011.
QE Floated out (complete) on 17th July 2014.
QE Total time:
2 years, 10 months, 19 days (1054 days)
Rosyth Dock 1 empty 18th July 2014 - 8th September 2014 : 1 month, 22 days (53 days)
PoW First blocks (LB02 & LB03) floated in on 9th September 2014.
PoW Floated out (complete) on 21st December 2017.
PoW Total time:
3 years, 3 months, 13 days (1200 days)
Queen Elizabeth was floated-out on 17 July 2014. On 26 June 2017, she left Rosyth for the first time to commence sea trials.
2 yrs, 11 months, 9 days in Rosyth basin
Prince of Wales was floated-out on 21 Dec 2017. On 20 Sept 2019, she left Rosyth for the first time to commence sea trials
1 year 8 months, 30 days in Rosyth basin.
So QE spent about 35.5 months floating in Rosyth basin, growing stuff on her hull, before leaving for sea trials.
PoW spent about 21 months floating in Rosyth basin before leaving for sea trials.