Commissioned on 14 July 1973 and in service until 1994, HMS…

Commissioned on 14 July 1973 and in service until 1994, HMS Wilton – with the pennant number M1116 – was the World’s first warship to be constructed from glass reinforced plastic and is nowadays the home of the Essex Yacht Club based at Leigh on Sea. Since then, plastic and carbon composites have been used in many other ships as well as cars, aircraft and other vehicles.

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