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2022-08-29 Britain

NATO flagship 'breaks down' shortly after leaving port: report

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Posted by Skidmark 2022-08-29 01:50|| || Front Page|| [14 views ] Top

#1 Britain's five-year-old £3billion aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales breaks down off the south coast of England just a short distance into 3,500 mile trip to the US after suffering 'damage to its propeller shaft'

Posted by Skidmark 2022-08-29 03:05|| 2022-08-29 03:05|| Front Page Top

#2 A gigantic 20th century aircraft carrier with no escorts or supporting flotilla. Good job Royal Navy.

Posted by Sonny de Medici5342 2022-08-29 04:33|| 2022-08-29 04:33|| Front Page Top

#3 The Charles de Gaulle II?

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-08-29 07:49|| 2022-08-29 07:49|| Front Page Top

#4 Shortest warship voyage in history might be Sweden's Vasa; launched in 1628, sailed about 1200 meters, then capsized and sunk in the harbor. Now salvaged and in its own museum in Stockholm. About 98% original. Awesome vessel.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2022-08-29 08:11|| 2022-08-29 08:11|| Front Page Top

#5 Vasa

Posted by Skidmark 2022-08-29 09:54|| 2022-08-29 09:54|| Front Page Top

#6 Large warship design was still in its infancy back in the time of the Vasa and a lot was 'learned' by mistakes. Unlike the US Navy's littoral ships which were designed after centuries of learning ship design and they still don't learn from their mistakes.

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-08-29 10:24|| 2022-08-29 10:24|| Front Page Top

#7 The vendor side of the "procurement" endeavor learned quite a bit...

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-08-29 10:30|| 2022-08-29 10:30|| Front Page Top

#8 Speaking of the Isle of Wight, redundancy to requirements, and all that...

"Arrgh! God Save the Queen!" Cue guitar.
On Her Majesty's late ship of war,
Rechristened the Schmendrick,
A harmless eccentric
Holds court in the VIP bar.

Posted by Blinky Slealing7597 2022-08-29 20:52|| 2022-08-29 20:52|| Front Page Top

#9 Shmendrick, even.

Posted by Blinky Slealing7597 2022-08-29 20:59|| 2022-08-29 20:59|| Front Page Top

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