Easily.SKB wrote:Could PoW be floated out early to the fitting out area for her naming ceremony there instead, so that QE can re-dock before autumn?Gabriele wrote:HMS PoW is currently being constructed in Rosyth dockyard in Scotland. She is due to be formally named by HRH The Prince of Wales and HRH The Duchess of Cornwall in September.
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https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/ho ... 86/zoom:15Tug Strathdee has given us a water cannon salute as we arrive in Invergordon for our planned stop to store & re-fuel the ship
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All these pictures still haven't got boring yet
The POW getting named does that mean they are going to flood the dock?
The POW getting named does that mean they are going to flood the dock?
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholderSKB wrote:Strange that an aircraft carrier can look prettier and more elegant than a bland and boxy looking cruise ship
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What are you saying?R686 wrote:Beauty is in the eye of the beholderSKB wrote:Strange that an aircraft carrier can look prettier and more elegant than a bland and boxy looking cruise ship
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Exactly what I said, some may say she's pretty some may notWhitestElephant wrote:What are you saying?R686 wrote:Beauty is in the eye of the beholderSKB wrote:Strange that an aircraft carrier can look prettier and more elegant than a bland and boxy looking cruise ship
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The jetty in the background of the James Fisher product supply vessel is the ex R.N. Invergordon oil fuel depot jetty. She is on the west harbour extension that was built for servicing oil rigs. Were the carrier is berthed was the site of the navy's floating dock. Which ended up on the same berth that she left as Rosyth. It was scrapped when the ship lift and boat sheds (now the fabrication shed) were opened in 1980. The jetty behind would be were the last H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth would have refuelled from before Rosyth was completed and Invergordon dockyard became the naval depot( ammunition store at Nig). They built a Signal tower on the admiralty jetty the lower level was a motor inverter room to support shore supply for the fast battle ships.
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There's some video of the demolition of Rosyth's old fuel depot. Internally it looked incredible.S M H wrote:The jetty behind would be were the last H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth would have refuelled from before Rosyth was completed
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QE at Invergordon.
01:40 cruise ship Caribbean Princess.
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Queen Elizabeth picked up an item of debris around one of her propeller shafts. ACA spokesperson said:
“HMS Queen Elizabeth is making progress through her sea trials programme, which is designed to test the full spectrum of her systems. The ship is performing well, however an item of debris was caught around one of the propeller shafts. This was subsequently cleared and an investigation has been undertaken.
The ship is currently in Invergordon for one of her planned stops during the trials programme, to store and re-fuel the ship. As a precautionary measure, we will use this opportunity to complete further thorough checks and ensure sea trials continue safely.”
“HMS Queen Elizabeth is making progress through her sea trials programme, which is designed to test the full spectrum of her systems. The ship is performing well, however an item of debris was caught around one of the propeller shafts. This was subsequently cleared and an investigation has been undertaken.
The ship is currently in Invergordon for one of her planned stops during the trials programme, to store and re-fuel the ship. As a precautionary measure, we will use this opportunity to complete further thorough checks and ensure sea trials continue safely.”
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Someone fishing net or someone lobster potimperialman wrote:Queen Elizabeth picked up an item of debris around one of her propeller shafts. ACA spokesperson said:
“HMS Queen Elizabeth is making progress through her sea trials programme, which is designed to test the full spectrum of her systems. The ship is performing well, however an item of debris was caught around one of the propeller shafts. This was subsequently cleared and an investigation has been undertaken.
The ship is currently in Invergordon for one of her planned stops during the trials programme, to store and re-fuel the ship. As a precautionary measure, we will use this opportunity to complete further thorough checks and ensure sea trials continue safely.”
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Under this wrong header, but about fishing nets: in the 80's, subs close to the coastline took so many nets that the Swedish navy established a std compensation figure, per meterR686 wrote:Someone fishing net
- there was no way of telling whose subs, and the navy rather paid up than started declaring "theirs" or "ours"
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Closer to the topic, MBDA had used CVF CGIs to advertsise Brimstone:
- supposedly (?) it has a2A and airburst capabilities
- or may be those are still to come?
- supposedly (?) it has a2A and airburst capabilities
- or may be those are still to come?
Ever-lasting truths: Multi-year budgets/ planning by necessity have to address the painful questions; more often than not the Either-Or prevails over Both-And.
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If everyone is thinking the same, then someone is not thinking (attributed to Patton)
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I wonder if it is the doors on the islands that hang at a funny angle. Not generally a good idea for doors.
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For us mere mortals who have yet to see QE, that video of her really brings her size into scale. Really looking forward to seeing her.
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BBC reporting, amongst other things, that
"HMS Queen Elizabeth over the weekend has drawn large crowds to the Highlands port.
However, various temporary road restrictions were put in place along the shores of the Cromarty Firth on the instructions of Police Scotland for road safety reasons."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/40554822
I wonder what is the Invergordon definition of a large crowd.
"HMS Queen Elizabeth over the weekend has drawn large crowds to the Highlands port.
However, various temporary road restrictions were put in place along the shores of the Cromarty Firth on the instructions of Police Scotland for road safety reasons."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/40554822
I wonder what is the Invergordon definition of a large crowd.
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Sounds like some folk have got themselves either pinched fingers or bruised knuckles. Let's give it a day or two before the Guardian and Daily Mail describe it as killing and disabling seamen.
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I've been reliably informed that the paintwork under the waterline should be okay, therefore it is highly likely that QE may not go into No.1 dock on return to Rosyth, which makes sense because you need the naming ceremony to be in the dry dock area. So all possibilities are on the cards now.
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I expect when they got whatever it was that was snagged yesterday, that they also took the time to have a look at the hull below the waterline...
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No the info I got is 3 days old, so pre snag
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Might still have to use a dry dock if extensive scaffolding is required to contain the stripping and repainting work for environmental reasons?cockneyjock1974 wrote:I've been reliably informed that the paintwork under the waterline should be okay, therefore it is highly likely that QE may not go into No.1 dock on return to Rosyth, which makes sense because you need the naming ceremony to be in the dry dock area. So all possibilities are on the cards now.