(ships, planes and gaming) 23 Nov 2018

HMS Cattistock (M31) returning to Portsmouth today.

(Ships, planes and gaming) 23 Nov 2018

HMS Diamond (D34) returned to Portsmouth today after a two month deployment to the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

Anything except S**th*mpt*n.

1. HMS Glasgow
2. HMS Cardiff
3. HMS Belfast
4. HMS Birmingham
5. HMS Sheffield
6. HMS Newcastle
7. HMS ?
8. HMS London

Lucky 7?

Can we have an HMS Meon for the Portsmouth/Spithead region please Mr Williamson?

Some other vessels for comparison: Class/Ship Overall Length (m) Width/Beam (m) T31e Light Frigate 0m 0m THUNDERBIRD 4 9.1m 3.4m GOSPORT FERRY 32.6m 10.2m HMS VICTORY 69.34m 15.8m RIVER (B2) OPV 90.5m 13.5m ASTUTE SSN 97m 11.3m T42 Destroyer (B1/2) 125.6m 14.3m HMS WARRIOR 128m 17.8m T23 Frigate 133...

280m seems accurate, I just edited my photoshop of the QEvsCVN image I uploaded earlier to make the image as wide and as "long" as a CVN at 3330 pixels across. Then I measured how many pixels "long" the QE is, its 2800 pixels. So 280m it is. And I measured her width, she IS 73m w...

Just done a measurement of QE's overall length from that aerial photo, the QE is exactly 280 metres long when compared to a 333 metre long CVN.
(QE: 918.635 feet, CVN: 1092.52 feet)

Some new pics sourced from Navy Lookout:

^ SRVL

Some news....

About 1/6 or 16-ish % shorter,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efQ0bsuCBP8 (Forces TV) 21 Nov 2018 The role of Special Observer is unique. 5 Regiment Royal Artillery are midway through a 13-week course. Their job is to march up to 100km ahead of the frontline - deep into enemy territory and in the dead of night construct observat...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm6ic__-iUA (Forces TV) 20 Nov 2018 Commissioned in 2009, USS New York is the latest in a long line of waships named after the American state and city. However, it carries more than just the name alone - it is made in part with steel from the ruins of the Twin Towers....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbd9YB3UyFo (Forces TV) 19 Nov 2018 Apache and Wildcat helicopters have taken to the skies to participate in an exercise to prepare personnel for potential threats or deployments. Exercise Talon Python is a chance for 3 Regiment Army Air Corps to demonstrate their abi...

(Forces TV) 17 Nov 2018

How do you prepare to fire a gun salute fit for a Prince? King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery fired a 41-gun salute in Green Park in honour of Prince Charles' 70th birthday, with their preparations beginning at Wellington Barracks...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8omSVjZVk30 (Forces TV) 16 Nov 2018 The British military have been showcasing some of the changes made to existing equipment, in order to anticipate future kit demands based on likely future operations. The new aim is to make equipment lighter and more adaptable in or...

(Forces TV) 15 Nov 2018

A new group of 267 riflemen have been celebrating with family and friends after they successfully passed out from Gurkha Company in Catterick after nine months of intense training.

First ion drive aeroplane flies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boB6qu5dcCw (Nature Video) 21 Nov 2018 Researchers from MIT have flown a plane without moving parts for the first time. It is powered by an ‘ion drive’ which uses high powered electrodes to ionise and accelerate air particles, creating...

HMS Queen Elizabeth, RFA Tidespring, HMS Monmouth and Blackjack.

QE might not have mentioned Top Gun, but the RN released this video 29 September....

Next... roll down from the ramp to take off from the stern?!

England 3-0 USA

(Sky Sports) 15 Nov 2018

Callum Wilson scored on his debut and Wayne Rooney earned his 120th and final cap as England beat the United States 3-0 in a friendly at Wembley.