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Older descriptions have a lot to recommend them. They would help to avoid the “Send three and four pence, we are going to a dance” type of communication error. In these days of combined forces, perhaps we should return to calling them “Oilers”. On the other hand maybe for the uninformed, the symbol would then resemble an oil can (or oil well).

RFA Wave Knight pictured at Cammel Laird this week.

Rambo wrote:RFA Wave Knight pictured at Cammel Laird this week.

Spending money on refurb just before paying off in the upcoming review?

hopefully getting her ready for a 9 month deployment EoS

dmereifield wrote:

Rambo wrote:RFA Wave Knight pictured at Cammel Laird this week.

Spending money on refurb just before paying off in the upcoming review?

A proud British tradition. Will probably integrate her with Brimstone first......

I wonder why the platform has changed the treatment of the piccie, overnight. Was there some copyright issue?

Postby Rambo » 04 Jul 2020, 20:34
RFA Wave Knight pictured at Cammel Laird this week.
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[quote="ArmChairCivvy"]I wonder why the platform has changed the treatment of the piccie, overnight. Was there some copyright issue?

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No copyright issue. its my phot.

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Then my telepathy works better than expected

Rambo wrote: its my phot.

... and a good one, too

Fantastic image of Wave Knight.

Poiuytrewq wrote:Fantastic image of Wave Knight.

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Indeed, I last saw her in Portland Harbour last year, whilst doing harbour tour from Weymouth.

Where is the Wave Ruller?

Brasil wrote:Where is the Wave Ruller?

Seaforth Dock?

tomuk wrote:
Seaforth Dock?

Thanks?

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RFA_Wave_Ruler_(A390)

In June 2018 it was reported by the Brazilian press that the UK MoD had offered to sell one or both of the Wave-class tankers to Brazil. As early as 2010, BAE Systems had proposed providing Brazil with a variant of the Wave class, tailored to meet the specific aviation, stores and personnel requirements of the Brazilian Navy.

As of June 2020, Wave Ruler was reported to be in extended readiness (reserve).

(Navy Lookout) 8th May 2021

Well this is unfortunate if true

Dahedd wrote: ↑21 Feb 2022, 16:31 Well this is unfortunate if true

How does that even work out, they save £79m over 10 years but at the same time put £110m to one side incase they need reactivating, surely why not use that £110m to run them for the 10 years and keep a much needed asset going

Exactly and still save money over the ten year timeframe. It must be a case of moving amounts of money between columns of a ledger or Spreadsheet.

TBH I think we have enough tankers with Tide class and we need the money for FSS program. If they are kept in reasonable order they could be re-activated in a hurry and the RFA have a real man-power crisis at the moment especially in engineers.

"We will save money by spending even more money on NOT using them...." an MOD spokesperson didn't say today...

jimthelad wrote: ↑21 Feb 2022, 18:18 TBH I think we have enough tankers with Tide class and we need the money for FSS program. If they are kept in reasonable order they could be re-activated in a hurry and the RFA have a real man-power crisis at the moment especially in engineers.

We only have 4 Tides and considering our move east naval wise replenishment is a area they are short off so more tankers the better.

And how is putting £110m to one side in order to “save” £79m help fund the FSS ?

I read it there setting aside £110 in the 2028-2030 time frame because they don’t have £79m in the 2021-2028 time frame to run them at present. The 2028 time frame is a long term hypothetical at this stage an sdsr review away so you can put that in never never land specially if someone may enquire about there availability for sale.

Oh logistics as they say.