A nozzle assembly for a turbine comprising: at least one integrally formed singlet subassembly, the singlet subassembly comprising one nozzle blade and inner and outer sidewalls (44, 46), in part, defining a flowpath upon assembly into the turbine; an outer ring and an inner ring; said outer ring having one of a (i) male projection straddled by a pair of radially outwardly extending female recesses or (ii) a female recess straddled by a pair of radially inwardly extending male projections; said outer sidewall having another of a (i) female recess straddled by a pair of radially outwardly extending male projections (56, 58) or (ii) a male projection straddled by a pair of radially inwardly extending female recesses enabling interlocking engagement between said outer ring and said outer sidewall and against relative axial displacement; said outer ring and said outer sidewall being welded to one another and said inner ring and said inner sidewall being welded to one another, wherein the axial extent of said weld between said outer ring and said outer sidewall is less than 1/2 of the axial extent of the registration between the outer ring and the outer sidewall, wherein one of said pair of male projections (56, 58) and one of said pair of female recesses interlocking with one another lies along an upstream portion of the outer ring and the outer sidewall and are welded to one another without the addition of weld filler material, and wherein the weld between said one male projection and said one female recess is limited axially to the axial extent of said one male projection and said one female recess. at least one integrally formed singlet subassembly, the singlet subassembly comprising one nozzle blade and inner and outer sidewalls (44, 46), in part, defining a flowpath upon assembly into the turbine; an outer ring and an inner ring; said outer ring having one of a (i) male projection straddled by a pair of radially outwardly extending female recesses or (ii) a female recess straddled by a pair of radially inwardly extending male projections; said outer sidewall having another of a (i) female recess straddled by a pair of radially outwardly extending male projections (56, 58) or (ii) a male projection straddled by a pair of radially inwardly extending female recesses enabling interlocking engagement between said outer ring and said outer sidewall and against relative axial displacement; said outer ring and said outer sidewall being welded to one another and said inner ring and said inner sidewall being welded to one another, wherein the axial extent of said weld between said outer ring and said outer sidewall is less than 1/2 of the axial extent of the registration between the outer ring and the outer sidewall, wherein one of said pair of male projections (56, 58) and one of said pair of female recesses interlocking with one another lies along an upstream portion of the outer ring and the outer sidewall and are welded to one another without the addition of weld filler material, and wherein the weld between said one male projection and said one female recess is limited axially to the axial extent of said one male projection and said one female recess.