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Apprentices throw their hats in the air at the Govan shipyard as they receive a new Ministry of Defence contract worth an estimated £3.2 billion July 3, 2008 in Glasgow, Scotland. Defence Secretary Des Browne, visited the yard to announce the new contract to build the UK's biggest ever aircraft carriers.
| Jul 3rd 2008 2:00PM
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