ðeɪ wɜːɹ ˈɔːl bˈɪlt æt ðə ʃˈɪpjɑːɹd ʌv tʃˈæntɪɹz də ˈɛlˌætlɐntˈiːk ɪn sˈeɪntnæzˈɛɹ fɹˈæns ænd wɜː dɪzˈaɪnd, ɪntˈɜːnəli ænd ɛkstˈɜːnəli, baɪ bɹˈɪɾɪʃ dɪzˈaɪnɚ dʒˈɑːn mək nˈiːs.
They were all built at the shipyard of Chantiers de l'Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire France and were designed, internally and externally, by British Designer John McNeece.