River Class (OPV) (RN)
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The bolt in glue was once announced as non critical, but it happen to be more widely existing around the hull? Or BAES needs docking to invest all bolts, because they need to investigate?
I wonder if it is an intended sabotage?
HV board issue is serious, but can happen in first of class ship. The fact that it was allowed to go through the design review is more important. Just a overlook or the review was not taken?
I wonder if it is an intended sabotage?
HV board issue is serious, but can happen in first of class ship. The fact that it was allowed to go through the design review is more important. Just a overlook or the review was not taken?
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The River Class shit show continues, fantastic value for money!
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'bout time. There I was, thinking I'd been real clever and nobody came to my party ....ArmChairCivvy wrote:I have no further information; but they are/ were the Fishery Protection Sqdrn, after allRon5 wrote: I find it all a bit fishy.
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a good bar, just as we are rosting in the southern England:
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Trip to Portsmouth today still shows HMS Forth under repair. The word from the harbour tour guide was that the generators overheat and they don’t know how to fix it.
EDIT: oh and HMS Tyne will be recommissioned whilst they sort it out.
EDIT: oh and HMS Tyne will be recommissioned whilst they sort it out.
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So BAe despite having been paid an exhorbitant sum for an OPV have even fucked that up?
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No Integrated Electric, no intercoolers... and still:
Just as well we v recently created a reserve fleet (again); though it was meant to fight the EU for every fish!Repulse wrote:generators overheat and they don’t know how to fix it.
EDIT: oh and HMS Tyne will be recommissioned whilst they sort it out
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.
If everyone is thinking the same, then someone is not thinking (attributed to Patton)
If everyone is thinking the same, then someone is not thinking (attributed to Patton)
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These new River class need a higher black boot line too, the tugs have already messed up the paintwork on a brand new ship!
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Given this is the forth ship of its type to be built in the UK and the fifth in the world this is unforgivablejimthelad wrote:So BAe despite having been paid an exhorbitant sum for an OPV have even fucked that up?
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It's actually the 8th to be built in the UK, which is even worse.Tempest414 wrote:Given this is the forth ship of its type to be built in the UK and the fifth in the world this is unforgivablejimthelad wrote:So BAe despite having been paid an exhorbitant sum for an OPV have even fucked that up?
However I believe it is the first one to be built at this specific yard. The rest were all made in Southampton, Portsmouth, or Scotstoun.
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Well it's the one building the Type 26's so...SDL wrote:Guessing that yard won't be getting another contract soon...
In all fairness, this is a "first" for them, and generally a single incident isn't something I put to suddenly be a reputation.
Something went terribly wrong on this one, and that needs investigated, sorted, and compensated for. But I wouldn't condemn them just yet as a full yard.
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BAE didn't build the original Rivers or the Brazilian export version (Amazonas class). Vosper Thornycroft did, at their original Woolston yard (S**th*mpt*n) and at VT Portsmouth, where HMS Mersey (P283) was the last Portsmouth built River made. Then BAE took VT over (because of their success exporting the Rivers and building the innovative Triton), sold off the VT name to the Yanks, then made "BAE Portsmouth" build T45 and QEC sections. After that, "BAE Portsmouth" was closed down the place to keep the Scottish happy and in the UK, at the expense of Portsmouth and warship building on the south coast.
I hate mergers. And S**th*mpt*n.
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SKB, are you from Pompey?
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Absolute effing rubbish.SKB wrote:BAE didn't build the original Rivers or the Brazilian export version (Amazonas class). Vosper Thornycroft did, at their original Woolston yard (S**th*mpt*n) and at VT Portsmouth, where HMS Mersey (P283) was the last Portsmouth built River made. Then BAE took VT over (because of their success exporting the Rivers and building the innovative Triton), sold off the VT name to the Yanks, then made "BAE Portsmouth" build T45 and QEC sections. After that, "BAE Portsmouth" was closed down the place to keep the Scottish happy and in the UK, at the expense of Portsmouth and warship building on the south coast.
I hate mergers. And S**th*mpt*n.
The MoD forced Bae to take over VT shipbuilding as a condition of issuing CVF contracts. Drayson wanted all UK warship building concentrated in one company. Portsmouth closed because there was no work.
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From what I have read that is the truth. Two extra characters in the name can make a big difference in the outcome... how long did it take the Gvmnt to try and rectify that mistakeRon5 wrote: Drayson wanted all UK warship building concentrated in one company.
- sure, the rectifying medicine is still in "clinical testing" stages
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.
If everyone is thinking the same, then someone is not thinking (attributed to Patton)
If everyone is thinking the same, then someone is not thinking (attributed to Patton)
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Because they moved everything to Scotland. They chose to build the T26's, T31's and even the new Batch 2 Rivers (which VT originally created) in Scotland to keep the Scots happy avoid Scottish independence from the UK. So because there was nothing left for Portsmouth to build, they closed the Portsmouth yard down to save money, ruined workers lives and a proud traditional of building warships in Portsmouth came to an end. All that Portsmouth got out out of it was a new special Minister For Portsmouth (2014-2016) to create new jobs and kickstart the local economy again, which did absolutely nothing. And VT now only exists as a footnote in a Yank companys history and doesn't even build ships any more.
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What would Portsmouth have built then?SKB wrote:Because they moved everything to Scotland where the T26's and T31's are to be built. So there was nothing for Portsmouth to build, so they closed it to save money, ruined lives and a traditional of building warships in Portsmouth.
Take away the orders from the Clyde, and suddenly, you'll see them being crippled with job losses and eventual closure instead.
There simply isn't the orders being made by the MoD, or incoming exports, to support another shipyard like that in the UK. So they chose the one that had more recent high end experience in constructing modern escorts. It was a brutal, harsh choice.
Portsmouth closing was an absolute tragedy, but it was directly attributable to the poor funding and lack of export success of British shipbuilding; not due to any private company.
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I hate the high boot line. Especially on th 45's where it rises at the bow and the QE would look better if she sat lower in the water. Bit OT, but it was mentioned.. absolute disgrace about the build quality though.
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However as said in the past BAE did little or nothing about bring new corvette and light frigate designs to the table which may or may not of helped however we could of had 3 heavy corvettes for the TOBRA money if they had played with the Khareef design earlierRetroSicotte wrote:What would Portsmouth have built then?SKB wrote:Because they moved everything to Scotland where the T26's and T31's are to be built. So there was nothing for Portsmouth to build, so they closed it to save money, ruined lives and a traditional of building warships in Portsmouth.
Take away the orders from the Clyde, and suddenly, you'll see them being crippled with job losses and eventual closure instead.
There simply isn't the orders being made by the MoD, or incoming exports, to support another shipyard like that in the UK. So they chose the one that had more recent high end experience in constructing modern escorts. It was a brutal, harsh choice.
Portsmouth closing was an absolute tragedy, but it was directly attributable to the poor funding and lack of export success of British shipbuilding; not due to any private company.
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Drayson wanted to follow the successful French model of having a warship building national champion which would be able to invest in new facilities based on a steady order stream. But Brown & Osbourne put paid to the order stream.ArmChairCivvy wrote:From what I have read that is the truth. Two extra characters in the name can make a big difference in the outcome... how long did it take the Gvmnt to try and rectify that mistakeRon5 wrote: Drayson wanted all UK warship building concentrated in one company.
- sure, the rectifying medicine is still in "clinical testing" stages
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Bae invested in their corvette design and have steadily promoted it. It's now been rebranded as Leander. The problem for Bae and all other warship builder, is that if your own navy doesn't order it, nobody else will. Khareef is an exception, not the rule.Tempest414 wrote:However as said in the past BAE did little or nothing about bring new corvette and light frigate designs to the table which may or may not of helped however we could of had 3 heavy corvettes for the TOBRA money if they had played with the Khareef design earlierRetroSicotte wrote:What would Portsmouth have built then?SKB wrote:Because they moved everything to Scotland where the T26's and T31's are to be built. So there was nothing for Portsmouth to build, so they closed it to save money, ruined lives and a traditional of building warships in Portsmouth.
Take away the orders from the Clyde, and suddenly, you'll see them being crippled with job losses and eventual closure instead.
There simply isn't the orders being made by the MoD, or incoming exports, to support another shipyard like that in the UK. So they chose the one that had more recent high end experience in constructing modern escorts. It was a brutal, harsh choice.
Portsmouth closing was an absolute tragedy, but it was directly attributable to the poor funding and lack of export success of British shipbuilding; not due to any private company.
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but only after type 31 was launched did they improve the khareef design and had they done so before we may have had 3 heavy corvettes in place of the 5 Rivers
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MoD wasn't asking for Corvettes before T31.Tempest414 wrote:but only after type 31 was launched did they improve the khareef design and had they done so before we may have had 3 heavy corvettes in place of the 5 Rivers