APCL Cammell Laird.
APCL Cammell Laird Facility.
APCL Cammell Laird is part of the fabric of Britain’s maritime heritage, providing ship repair services to the international defence and commercial marine sectors for 200 years.
Situated on the River Mersey in the North-West of England, this operation covers 130 acres including four dry docks, a non tidal wet basin and one of the largest modular construction halls in Europe.
APCL Cammell Laird is at the centre of a marine technology hub on Merseyside, a world class maritime cluster, which supports all trades, skills and training.
Shipbuilding Strength..
The business has played a strategic role in UK shipbuilding for the past 200 years, with recent projects including the RRS Sir David Attenborough and block builds for the Aircraft Carrier Alliance and critical units of the Astute class of nuclear submarines.
Today APCL Cammell Laird and the wider APCL Group are delivering units for HMS Belfast Ship 3 and HMS Birmingham Ship 4 of the new Type 26 class of frigates. These programmes are being delivered on behalf of BAE.
APCL Cammell Laird is delighted to be building the first Mersey Ferry to be delivered in 60 years.
Commercial Marine
APCL Cammell Laird offers ship repair services including: dry docking, voyage repairs, major refits and conversions, fabrication of parts, vessel mobilisation and demobilisation as well as refits, modifications and upgrades for ferries, ro-ros, jack-up vessels, tugs and survey vessels.
With a highly skilled workforce including naval architects, designers and specialist fabricators as well as extensive, well-equipped facilities across the UK, APCL Cammell Laird has an unfaltering commitment to quality driven engineering excellence.
All work is carried out under rigorous compliance with our integrated Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental management systems.
| Docks | No.4 | No.5 | No.6 | No.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Length (m) | 147 | 289 | 185 | 235 |
| Length along blocks (m) | 100 | 270 | 185 | 235 |
| Breadth at entrance (m) | 21 | 42.7 | 22.6 | 25.6 |
| Min Breadth inside (m) | 25 | 44.7 | 23.5 | 26.1 |
| Blocks (W/L/H) (m) | 0.2/1.23/1.36 | 1.53/420/1.5 | 1.23/32/1.36 | 1.23/0.31/1.31 |
| Max water depth over blocks (m) | 8 | 11.5 | 9 | 10 |
| Average time to pump dry (hrs) | 4 | 3.5 | 3 | 4 |
| Permanent dockside craneage (t) | 1x15 | 1x15 / 1x15 | 1x40 / 1x8 | 1x40 / 1x2 |