Dauntless captain grants honours to Clyde shipyard workers

December 1, 2009 by  

Clyde shipyard workers David Connelly and Joe McEwan have been honoured by the captain of HMS Dauntless for their work on the Type-45 destroyer.

The Dauntless, which was built at BAE Systems Surface Ships in Govan, recently entered service with the Royal Navy and has travelled from her home waters on the Clyde to base in Portsmouth.

Ship manager David,and Joe, operations manager on the construction of Dauntless, were granted honorary membership to the wardroom by Commanding Officer Captain Richard Powell as recognition of their work on the ship over the past five years.

 He said: ‘It’s a real honour to receive this award from the ship’s captain. Joe and I have worked on Dauntless since her first steel cut back in 2004 and have an enormous sense of pride in the ship.

‘We’re about to embark on the delivery voyage to hand her over to the Royal Navy, which will mark the final stage in our current role, and it’s great to know that now we’ll always be welcome back on board.’

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