Tango01  | 13 Sep 2017 10:07 p.m. PST |
…UK looks to grow its fleet. "The Royal Navy's Type 23 frigate Argyll is heading back to the fleet after two years in overhaul, and it's being used as a test and integration platform for new systems intended for the new Type 26 frigate under construction. The ship, with a fresh coat of paint and sporting the Royal Navy's new Sea Ceptor air missile defense system, was in London, England, for the annual Defence and Security Equipment International conference…"
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| foxweasel | 13 Sep 2017 11:55 p.m. PST |
Thought you were going to say that Victory was being put to sea again! |
| Tango01 | 14 Sep 2017 12:38 p.m. PST |
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| Lion in the Stars | 14 Sep 2017 3:49 p.m. PST |
Yeah, I was expecting to hear about the Victory going back into the water! (Sorry, Brits, but you lose to the Constitution on this one, Old Ironsides is still waterborne!) |
| Supercilius Maximus | 15 Sep 2017 7:59 a.m. PST |
But still the oldest serving warship, and the only battleship still in commission. |
| Lion in the Stars | 17 Sep 2017 8:26 p.m. PST |
Might as well include the Mikasa in the comparison, and she is literally afloat in concrete! Doesn't count if she's not waterborne. |
| Supercilius Maximus | 17 Sep 2017 10:15 p.m. PST |
Yes it does. Read it and weep:- link |
| Lion in the Stars | 18 Sep 2017 3:00 a.m. PST |
Should we sail the Constitution up to London and discuss this with cannons? Oh, wait, Victory doesn't even have live cannons onboard. |
| foxweasel | 18 Sep 2017 6:58 a.m. PST |
Bring it on, typical Yanks, either late or in the wrong place. Victory is in Portsmouth! |
| kabrank | 18 Sep 2017 7:21 a.m. PST |
And Belfast is waiting in London…. |
| Murvihill | 18 Sep 2017 12:33 p.m. PST |
I always wondered how much damage a muzzle loading cannon could do to a modern warship. |
| Lion in the Stars | 18 Sep 2017 5:07 p.m. PST |
Oh, she is? Cool, we'll still stop by London for some real beer. @Murvihill: Given most modern hull thicknesses (maybe a half inch), a cannonball would smash through several compartments. |
| ROUWetPatchBehindTheSofa | 19 Sep 2017 10:01 a.m. PST |
Only the Dutch are allowed to sail unopposed up the Thames Estuary! |
| foxweasel | 19 Sep 2017 1:00 p.m. PST |
Ha ha, forgot about those cheeky devils. |
| Royston Papworth | 21 Sep 2017 8:09 a.m. PST |
ROUWetPatchBehindTheSofa, only after Brexit… :) |
