CNN: Britain's Royal Navy warships are breaking down because sea is too hot
(CNN)Britain's £1bn ($1.4bn) warships are losing power in the Persian Gulf because they cannot cope with the warm waters, MPs have been told.
Six Type 45 destroyers have repeatedly experienced power outages because of the temperatures, leaving servicemen in complete darkness.
During the Defence Committee hearing on Tuesday, MPs questioned company executives about the warship failures.
"The equipment is having to operate in far more arduous conditions that were initially required," Rolls-Royce director Tomas Leahy said.
Managing director of BAE Systems Maritime, John Hudson, supported Leahy's comments, adding: "The operating profile at the time was that there would not be repeated or continuous operations in the Gulf."
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WNU Editor: The discussion on global warming has been ongoing for almost two decades now .... so this should not have been a surprise for the designers of the Type 45 destroyer. The Persian Gulf is also a strategic region that would guarantee a deployment from countries like the U.K. .... and that region is well known for being hot. Bottom line .... the manufacturer screwed up.
More News On The U.K.'s Type 45 Destroyer Breaking Down In Warm Waters
Destroyers will break down if sent to Middle East, admits Royal Navy -- The Guardian
What a fiasco... Navy's £1bn warships break down in the Gulf - because the sea's too HOT! -- Daily Mail
Royal Navy warships cannot take the heat, MPs told -- Financial Times
Inquiry reveals UK's Type 45 destroyers are even less reliable in warm water -- IHS Jane's 360
£1bn British warships breaking down in Gulf heat -- IBTimes
Navy’s £1bn high-tech destroyers break down in warm water -- RT
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