Publius Ovidius
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I thought prince of Wales was being mothballed?
Sailing into Portsmouth this afternoon.
Sailing into Portsmouth this afternoon.
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daveinplzen
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- Aug 31, 2018
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Impressive war canoe
Cowfold Seagull
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Scrap it.
Publius Ovidius
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Corbyn will sell them both
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
White elephants both of them, and a total waste of money.
Nottseagull
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Deterrence is a necessity, whether that be for Russia or Spain.
Winker
CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE
There's a saying that 'Generals are always preparing for the last war', if today's threat is coming from terrorism and cyberspace then you have to wonder what is the point.
Icy Gull
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I wonder how many equivalents of an Exocet it would take to sink it
None, I should imagine. These days you'd probably just get some 14-year old kid to hack it's software from 3000 miles away and render it operationally useless.
vegster
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I expected better from you PB.
aberdare seagull
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Probably will be once its finished sea trials and be commissioned into the fleet. Navy hasn't got the manpower to fully man 2 carriers long-term
vegster
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Probably constantly tracked by Russki subs, the minute anything goes of it will have a couple of fish in her.
daveinplzen
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When I was on the old Ark Royal, it was normal to have Russian ''trawler'' waiting for us from wherever we sailed from. We even had to give them a spot within the screen and include them in manoevering orders to avoid accidents.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
On the contrary, despite wanting to dump our nuclear deterrent, Labour plan to increase manpower in the forces.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Which is why she has Merlin choppers fitted with anti submarine warfare weaponry.
Deportivo Seagull
I should coco
Because many of attacks on isis were launch from sea ......
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To Russia or Venezuela?
Dick Swiveller
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No. That's the Duke of York you are thinking of. In which case, you meant 'Mothballed'. Don't think he will go to Paris any time soon.
Plus destroyers and an escorting hunter killer submarine.