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1 posted on 10/22/2014 5:52:23 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
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To: sukhoi-30mki
Way cool. I didn't realize H.M.S. Victory had been in commission since 1765.
2 posted on 10/22/2014 6:04:05 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: sukhoi-30mki

850 sailors in that sardine can?


3 posted on 10/22/2014 6:08:58 AM PDT by lavaroise (A well regulated gun being necessary to the state, the rights of the militia shall not be infringed)
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To: sukhoi-30mki

I wonder what the cost differential is in constant (inflation adjusted) Pound Sterling?


4 posted on 10/22/2014 6:09:35 AM PDT by null and void ("Agoraphobia": fear of the marketplace; "AlGoreaphobia": fear of the marketplace of ideas.)
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To: sukhoi-30mki

um, correct me if i’m wrong, but didn’t Nelson die at Trafalgar? therefore couldn’t have hoisted the flag??? also I thought the Constitution was the oldest commissioned warship....am i wrong on that, too?


6 posted on 10/22/2014 6:10:34 AM PDT by camle (keep an open mind and someone will fill it full of something for you)
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To: sukhoi-30mki

Do they ever take this ship out to sea as we do our USS Constitution? I’d love to see some pictures of her underway.


11 posted on 10/22/2014 6:23:41 AM PDT by rfreedom4u (Texas isn't just a state. It's a state of mind!)
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