Most of the Type 26’s exterior building work is taking place at BAE Systems’ Ship Block and Outfit Hall at Govan in Glasgow, and BAE has invested more than £100 million (about $135 million) in its facilities at Govan and Scotstoun to support the manufacturing program. Unsurprisingly, building ships like this is complicated, which means that several different facilities are being used. The Type 26’s individual modules are being constructed at a dedicated fabrication facility at the Govan shipyard, and the fore and aft sections of the ship will be built separately. Once they’re done, the two sections will actually leave the huge halls that are usually associated with shipbuilding, and they will be connected and then topped off with the funnels, mast and bridge while the vessel is outdoors. Unusually, that means that two-thirds of the Type 26’s construction time will be spent outside.