The trio will be the first ships built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast since MV Anvil Point was launched in 2002
About 900 jobs are to be created in what has been described as an "historic moment for shipbuilding in Belfast".
The £1.6 billion contract is expected to create 1,200 UK shipyard jobs - including 900 in Belfast - and 800 further jobs across the supply chain. "Creating jobs and prosperity, Team Resolute is bringing shipbuilding back to Belfast, developing a modern, resilient and thriving shipbuilding industry that will support naval and commercial shipbuilding into the future," he said.
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