DIO delivers digs for carrier crew

Sailors from Britain’s new aircraft carrier got all-mod-cons accommodation in double-quick time, after the Defence Infrastructure Organisation delivered a solution to Rosyth’s shortage of beds. The two future aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, are currently being built in Rosyth. DIO-run MOD Caledonia is supporting the carrier programme by providing site security, messing and recreational facilities – and accommodation for the carrier’s crew. Caledonia currently has 422 suitable bed spaces, which DIO calculated was 302 fewer than needed.