Atlantic Conveyor on trials from Swan Hunter in 1984, showing her flight deck. The flight deck was designed to be road-portable to any port in the UK within 24 hours, and fitted into the ship’s container guides in a further 24 hours. I think our trial fit took slightly longer than 24 hours. This was the only time that the deck was fitted - proposals to call-up Atlantic Conveyor for exercises always seemed to over-ridden by commercial priorities. Other additional features to suit her for military service included improved subdivision and provision for military communications equipment.
On seeking details of the whereabouts of the deck about ten years ago for potential use on another project we discovered that it had been “found to be in poor condition” and disposed of some years previously.
Delivered in 1985 she was lengthened two years later and is still in service.
SHS photograph