HMS Invincible arrives

[DaveB]

Ee-gads.. that's a sad sight

ATB
DaveB

[John]

Blimey thats a rare one!

Amazing that it's survived (in the loosest sense of the word) for so long

Kind regards

John

[John]

HMS courageous
http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/img/upload/ ... ageous.jpg

Interestingly she's now floating in one of the basins in Devonport along with most of the SSNs we've decommissioned. Not sure if anyone can actually visit her but it does say HMS COURAGEOUS in big letters right by her, might wander by next week and see what the deal is.

I'd love to know, I haven't been down that way in ages

Kind regards

John

[DarrenL]

Two more, HMS Zenith (Z- Class destroyer built by Denny & Bros, Dumbarton in 1944). Transferred to the Egyptian Navy in 1955 and renamed El Fateh it's currently still moored at Alexandria I believe.
Zenith In 2004



And HMS Whimbrel the last surviving Royal Navy warship present at the Japanese Surrender in World War II. She was a sloop of the Black Swan class, laid down on 31 October 1941. Also sold to Egypt in 1949 and renamed "El Malek Farouq" then "Tariq". Plans were to purchase and return the ship to Liverpool but those plans have fallen through after the greedy Egyptians put the price up - http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpoo ... -25884781/
Whimbrel In 2003.

[John]

ah at least we're restoring one, no matter how small :-)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-13320647

Kind regards

John

[DaveB]

Good one John

ATB
DaveB

[delticbob]

As we know ex-RN ships don't all have a happy ending, this one caused by MPs and vandels

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8010507.stm

Kind regards

John

At least its engines survive, but will roar no more - allegedly.

Bob

[John]

These old Royal Navy ships keep cropping up

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Otus_(S18)
http://www.hms-otus.com/englishpage/indexenglish.php

But the location of this one really surprises me

Kind regards

John

[paulsl]

Oh, I don't know. At least it's reasonably close to the old hunting grounds......

http://www.holbrook.nsw.au/AboutHolbroo ... fault.aspx

... have a look for Holbrook in Google Maps. I'm sure Otway spent a lot of time in those parts when she was a working ship.

[DarrenL]

Here's a nice one, and it's for sale

Former Ham Class Minesweeper converted to private yacht - http://www.camperandnicholsons.com/sale ... xOiI4Ijt9/