Did it get stuck?
Sheesh, tight fit.
Look at the road way bridge they got to move out of the way wonder how long traffic has to wait ?
Lucas Electrics?
Why would they, or any of our allies for that matter, need to get their navy (or other armed forces) back in order...when the U.S. fully covers for them? By doing so, it frees up what they would spend on their own defense to spend on social programs.
The Brits and the Aussies should of bought Burke’s.
As to ships spending too much time being repaired in dock, one is reminded of Richard Gere's lament in "Officer and a Gentleman," "I got no where else to go!"
On Saturday, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) revealed that the Navy's only vessel for repairing damaged warships at sea will be sold off.
https://sputniknews.com/europe/20160822/1044516887/uk-navy-war-disgrace.html
Sounds like the Royal Navy’s version of our Littoral Combat Ships (LCS). Their breakdown rate is so bad the USN ought to send a tug along whenever they go to sea.
And the Navy just announced that the inter-changeable mission modules concept—sold as the “game-changer” for LCS—will be largely scrapped; each LCS will be assigned a semi-permanent mission, such as ASW or mine-sweeping. So much for the idea of ducking into port, uploading a new module and heading back to sea on a different mission.
Not sure how many Type 45’s the Royal Navy plans to buy, but we’re currently on the hook for about 40 LCS’s. The Navy needs to scrap the LCS concept and invest in upgraded frigate, minesweeper and patrol craft designs
That’s what they get for awarding the contract to Jaguar.
I know this is in large part hysterical screaming, and there may some maintenance issues, but it is my understanding that for a navy that works its ships hard 1/3 on deployment/transit, 1/3 maintenance, and 1/3 in some sort of ready reserve status (underway in under 12 hours) is rather common.
Hey, the Canadian Navy has a (one) destroyer and she is standing down next year. It’s available.
is that the one that won't run in warm water???I’m no nautical architecht but that is one ugly ship. A feritable F35 of the seas.