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More news in regard to the new carrier(s)
Posted: 15 Nov 2009, 13:54
by John
The latest story is that we may sell one of them to the Indian Navy!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009 ... ll-carrier
Surely they should just sell them HMS Invincible which is currently laid-up in the dockyard?
Just a thought
Kind regards
John
Re: More news in regard to the new carrier(s)
Posted: 15 Nov 2009, 14:14
by SkippyBing
I think you'd be hard pushed to give Invincible away for free, it's certainly not what the Indians want as they plan to operate MiG-29s.
Incidentally this and the RAF cuts are all part of the annual build up to the year's budget in which lists of potential cuts are drawn up as political manoeuvring before hand. Of course there's generally the mistaken assumption that the people making the cuts have an actual clue about defence, hence the RN losing its SSKs in the early '90s as only an idiot would get rid of that capability....
Re: More news in regard to the new carrier(s)
Posted: 15 Nov 2009, 14:18
by John
Yeah suppose so. She's been a spares ship for a long time now and she's no spring chicken.
John
Re: More news in regard to the new carrier(s)
Posted: 15 Nov 2009, 15:21
by basys
Hi Folks
At a guess,
usual Guardian/Observer crossed wires.
ISTR similarly reported
firm interest in late 80s re: Invincible.
India is already building
2 new 40,000 tonne STOBAR aircraft carrriers, (potentially 3 vessels),
plus awaiting delivery of the
Gorshkov/Vikramaditya conversion.
HTH
ATB
Paul
Re: More news in regard to the new carrier(s)
Posted: 15 Nov 2009, 15:34
by SkippyBing
By the looks of it we'd be better off buying carriers from the Indians...
Re: More news in regard to the new carrier(s)
Posted: 15 Nov 2009, 15:43
by basys
LOL
Naval note -
Astute departed Barrow 09:30 today, (didn't see her go myself).
EDIT -
V short vid of Astute underway by Connor at ShipAIS.
ATB
Paul
Re: More news in regard to the new carrier(s)
Posted: 15 Nov 2009, 16:27
by John
Re: More news in regard to the new carrier(s)
Posted: 15 Nov 2009, 17:25
by AllanL
Clydebank has had a "floating" fish and chip boat alongside the canal for about ten years..................
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/110687
See culture, these furriners have nae idea.
Re: More news in regard to the new carrier(s)
Posted: 15 Nov 2009, 17:58
by John
Ha ha! Well if all else fails we can use that!
John
Re: More news in regard to the new carrier(s)
Posted: 15 Nov 2009, 18:06
by Garry Russell
In Jersey there is a restaurant built lioke an upturned boat
Garry
