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So, is Admiral Lord West a Lord or is that just his name?

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

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So, is Admiral Lord West a Lord or is that just his name?

It's real. He's Admiral Alan West, Baron West of Spithead, RN, retired. Created a life peer in 2007.