Since 1965 we have developed an unrivalled track record of delivering quality on site machining solutions to the UK’s Naval Fleet. We have been involved with multiple major new build and refit projects for both surface and submersed vessels and have the expertise and equipment to deliver such projects in a safe, timely and cost efficient manner. Our team have carried out almost every conceivable machining operation possible in this industry meaning we are best placed to overcome any challenge our customers face regardless of location. Some of the services are listed below and in the downloadable attachment to the upper right of the screen:

Submarine New Build, Refit, Maintenance & Decommissioning Experience

Reekie Machining have worked on the following classes of submarine;
Oberon; Dreadnought; Valiant; Churchill; Resolution; Swiftsure; Upholder; Vanguard; Trafalgar, Astute, Dreadnought (Successor)

Boring & Line Boring
Propulsion shaft housings, hydro-plane bearing housings, coupling bolt holes, man way door hinges, rudder taper boring, rudder stock tubes, hydroplane bores, engine crankshaft bearing housings, hydraulic cylinder mountings, hydraulic and electrical penetrations re-sleeved and re-machined back to original specification, sea-water valve boring and facing (pre and post welding), torpedo tube bore grinding, escape hatch elliptical boring and facing, torpedo tube drains and vents bored and faced, boring periscope bearings, removal of rudder stock cotter pins

Drilling, Tapping & Stud Removal
Removal of seized studs, repairs to damaged thread holes, tapping up to M130, single point thread turning up to 300mm +(including periscope housing gland thread), sea-water valve re-tapping, hull pads drilled and tapped, main ballast tank valve seats re-drilled and tapped, hydraulic and electrical penetrations re-drilled and tapped(inboard and outboard), air passage connectors

Facing & Grinding
Pressure hull inserts, pipework flanges 25mm nb and upwards, main ballast tank valve seats faced and ground, hydraulic and electrical penetrations, torpedo tube faces, steam generator flanges,
bursting discs, hull pads, facing/boring of exhaust hull valves, facing boring drilling various valves

Shaft Turning
Motor/gearbox shaft turning, tailshaft liner grooving

Milling
Hydroplane mating faces and keyways, taper rudder housing keyways, motor/compressor mounting pads, shaft keyway cutting, machining sealing faces for hatches, milling and or drilling engine/gearbox seats

Laser alignment
Flatness surveys, shaft alignment, bore alignment.

Other
Various work on SSE’s including the development of a bespoke machine for machining out SSE cusps, machining of torpedo tubes, work in reactor tunnel, work in RC, including on SG’s

Naval Surface Shift – New Build & Refit Experience
Reekie Machining have worked on the following classes of ship;
Invincible aircraft carriers; Sheffield Type 42 (city); HMS Ocean amphibious; Albion; Duke class Type 23; Daring Type 45; Hunt mine countermeasures; River

Boring & Line Boring
Stern Tubes, A-Frames, P-Brackets, rudder stock bearing housings, thruster housings, stabiliser housings, coupling bolt holes, engine crankshaft bearing housings, hydraulic cylinder mountings, rudder palm bolts, bow, stern and side ramp hinges, Tyne Volute

Drilling, Tapping & Stud Removal
Removal of seized, studs, repairs to tapped holes, tapping up to M100, single point thread turning up to 300mm∅, ,hull pads drilled and tapped, rotary vane units re-drilled, rope guide holes, re-tapped, weapons seats drilled and tapped, flight deck awning stanchion holes

Facing & Grinding
Weapons Seats GPMG, Miniguns, 20 mm/85 GAM-BO1, 30mm, Vulcan Phalanx, 4.5 inch Mk 8 naval gun, stws, etc..), sea tube flange faces (including those extremely difficult to access), pipework flanges 25mm nb and upwards, stern tube faces, rudder bearing housing faces, hull pads, vessel/tank flanges, radar mast seats, optical direction finder seats, missile ”chimney pots”

Shaft Turning
Rudder stocks, liners removed and replaced, motor/gearbox shaft turning,
Prop shaft bearing diameters

Milling
Rudder stock keyways, motor/compressor/generator mounting pads, shaft keyway cutting, Bow Dome Sonar Sole plate, Boat Davit Deck Pads, crane seats

Seat Machining
Exocet pads, DLB/DLH launcher seats, Phalanx seats, general weapons seats, etc, milling and or drilling engine/gearbox seats, flange facing and or milling of various radar seats from small to LRR and MFR, flange facing and or milling of various sizes of gun seats, from GPMG thru 20mm, 30mm, Vulcan Phalanx, 4.5” gun seats, tracker seats, CIWS Goalkeeper, SSDT, PDLT, EOD, Fairlead Seat, Sonar winch seat, Sonar Dome seat

Laser alignment
Flatness surveys on weapons seats etc, shaft alignment, bore alignment.

Spark Erosion
Removal of broken tooling, taps, studs

Other – Type 23 Refit Support
Over a period of about fifteen years Reekie Machining supported (essentially) exclusively the Type 23 refits at Rosyth Dockyard and carried out a significant amount of work, including but not limited to work on;
HMS Iron Duke (2001), HMS Montrose (2003), HMS Northumberland (2004), HMS Westminster (2004), HMS Somerset (2006), HMS St. Albans (2007), HMS Liverpool (2007), HMS Sutherland (2008), HMS Campbeltown (2009), HMS Monmouth (2002), HMS Argyll (2010), HMS Kent (2011), HMS Portland (2012)