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by SKB
03 Nov 2018, 13:54
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: River Class (OPV) (RN)
Replies: 5411
Views: 1421060
England

Re: River Class (OPV) (RN)

HMS Mersey (P283) is in dry dock in Falmouth.
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by SKB
01 Nov 2018, 20:48
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19150
Views: 7058611
England

Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

um... Rosyth built all the QE/PoW sponsons and their ramps.
by SKB
01 Nov 2018, 12:29
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Replies: 6067
Views: 1725013
England

Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA4oPsJZnGA (BAE Systems) 31 Oct 2018 As the F-35 first of class flight trials get underway, we speak with the people who have been central to making this piece of aviation and naval history on-board HMS Queen Elizabeth. https://twitter.com/GarethJennings3/status/1056...
by SKB
01 Nov 2018, 12:17
Forum: UK Defence & Aerospace Industry
Topic: Babcock Shipbuilders
Replies: 47
Views: 4961
England

Re: Babcock Shipbuilders LE Samuel Beckett

Appledore to close https://news.images.itv.com/image/file/1678851/stream_img.jpg Babcock International has announced that the Appledore shipyard is to close in March 2019. https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2018-11-01/appledore-shipyard-to-close-in-2019/ https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/brea...
by SKB
31 Oct 2018, 22:33
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Tide Class Tankers (MARS) (RFA)
Replies: 752
Views: 285045
England

Re: Tide Class Tankers (MARS) (RFA)

The one that was meant to go to the US with QE (Tiderace) is not the one thats in Halifax (Tidespring).
Tiderace is still in Plymouth according to Marine Traffic AIS.
by SKB
31 Oct 2018, 22:27
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Science Fiction & Fantasy - News and Discussion
Replies: 288
Views: 24495
England

Re: Star Wars - News and Discussion

The Making Of The Empire Strikes Back

(Uploaded by Adywan)
An excellent and very rare documentary of French origin (its in English though) of the making of Empire. (58 mins)
by SKB
31 Oct 2018, 12:10
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: Russian Armed Forces
Replies: 1022
Views: 64216
England

Re: Russian Armed Forces


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by SKB
30 Oct 2018, 15:35
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Tide Class Tankers (MARS) (RFA)
Replies: 752
Views: 285045
England

Re: Tide Class Tankers (MARS) (RFA)

by SKB
30 Oct 2018, 15:34
Forum: Personnel and Units
Topic: HMNB Portsmouth (RN)
Replies: 134
Views: 15041
England

Re: HMNB Portsmouth (RN)

by SKB
30 Oct 2018, 15:19
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: Russian Armed Forces
Replies: 1022
Views: 64216
England

Re: Russian Armed Forces

Is the escort tug safe?!
by SKB
28 Oct 2018, 16:14
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Replies: 6067
Views: 1725013
England

Re: F-35B Lightning II (RN & RAF)

SDL wrote:Just double checking something here.... how much of the F35 is built in the UK?
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^ from an RAF tweet, dated 23 Aug 2018
by SKB
28 Oct 2018, 13:56
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15445
Views: 4410560
England

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Port: Three PTB bays and a smaller bay for rhibs.
Starboard: One smaller bay for rhibs.

Although four PTB's were ordered, each QEC ship only has three PTB bays. So some sharing of PTB's must be going on.
by SKB
28 Oct 2018, 01:16
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
Replies: 4067
Views: 951518
England

Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)

For the millionth time... Tempest isn't a plane. It's a future technologies team, called "Team Tempest". The plane is just a representational model and is almost certainly a reuse of the old BAE Replica model. There is no future plane called "Tempest".
by SKB
27 Oct 2018, 00:48
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Gamer Thread
Replies: 35
Views: 2608
England

Re: Gamer Thread

PoW and QE in Roblox!

Daft, but I like it. :thumbup:
by SKB
26 Oct 2018, 14:54
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15445
Views: 4410560
England

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

@ Cr4zyhor5e https://i.imgur.com/nbcR1xe.jpg Good camera. Can still make out QE's ramp crest and name stickers under the grey paint! A few news items: https://twitter.com/HMSQnlz/status/1055591144317427713 55,000?? https://twitter.com/HMSQnlz/status/1055587085359480833 https://twitter.com/HMSQnlz/st...
by SKB
25 Oct 2018, 16:55
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15445
Views: 4410560
England

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion


Yeeeeessssss!!! :thumbup:
(Eric Eisner is the son of Portsmouth FC owner, Michael Eisner)
by SKB
25 Oct 2018, 15:36
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15445
Views: 4410560
England

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Have loads of photos but not sure how to upload them from my laptop? Quite easy to upload, theres an "Add Files" button in the chat/reply window you normally use. Once uploaded from your source, the photos become "attachments" and you can then "place inline" the photos...
by SKB
24 Oct 2018, 16:52
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
Replies: 5461
Views: 1465303
England

Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]

If only 10%, what gives them the right to sell a BAE ship as a Lockheed Martin one?
by SKB
22 Oct 2018, 20:35
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15445
Views: 4410560
England

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion



... except that Liberty does not mean Freedom (it means 'permission') and there is already a Statue of Freedom on top of the Capitol building in D.C.
by SKB
21 Oct 2018, 13:48
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: HMS Victory (1778-Present) (RN)
Replies: 44
Views: 24941
England

Re: HMS Victory (1778-Present) (RN)

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Today marks the 213th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. On this day in 1805 Horatio Nelson, aboard HMS Victory, led 27 British ships to victory over 33 French and Spanish ships, losing his life in the process.