Britannia Replacement

[John Cook]

Fantastic news, one in the eye for all the misery guts out there!

Quite agree.  They'd reduce us to something like Belgium. 

[flamingpig0]

Quite agree.  They'd reduce us to something like Belgium. 

If only -  we are well on the way to becoming the Kingdom of Wessex

[Heedless Horseman]

Raider 4, John Cook, flamingpigO, Ben Waterhouse, JmDuncanUK... 

Just to be silly...If the Zumwalt was actually a heavily armoured Ram, (lol!), with non stealthy extra armament, a 1940s  designed structure and construction, ERA, and radars, engines that would work in global climates... just might accept it looking like an  Utterly Horrible 'Thing'!

Please forgive ignorance, but I just cannot understand the 'stealth' concept for larger ships. Fast attack craft, YES! But, given the capability of weapons/detection systems to innovate/be upgraded VS the lead in time for warship  design/construction.. and COSTS/reliability therin... 'stealth' will always be behind threats. A large ship will ALWAYS be a larger.. aqquirable... target.
So, why not improve 'survivability' and 'defences'', instead of 'designer sexy' stealth concepts?

[Raider4]

It seems to me that a good place to 'hide' a warship might be under the water?

I wonder if anyone else has thought of that?

[flamingpig0]

Raider 4, John Cook, flamingpigO, Ben Waterhouse, JmDuncanUK... 

Just to be silly...If the Zumwalt was actually a heavily armoured Ram, (lol!), with non stealthy extra armament, a 1940s  designed structure and construction, ERA, and radars, engines that would work in global climates... just might accept it looking like an  Utterly Horrible 'Thing'!

It does look like a high tech Ram

[Heedless Horseman]

It seems to me that a good place to 'hide' a warship might be under the water?

I wonder if anyone else has thought of that?

Chinese thought so. Pity That...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-57547885

Only Joking...maybe...

[Westmarcher]

I still can't believe this. The RN has enough trouble manning its warships without having to pay for and crew a floating gin palace.

[jimduncanuk]

I still can't believe this. The RN has enough trouble manning its warships without having to pay for and crew a floating gin palace.

Maybe they could get Harry to Captain it and raise a crew for it.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Unfortuneatly Harry is Army, not Navy

[flamingpig0]

I think it was Admiral Zumwalt who wanted to use the Village People's "In the Navy" song as part of a recruitment drive. It was vetoed as it supposedly gave completely the wrong idea as to what the US navy was about.  Supposedly

[Ithoriel]

I think it was Admiral Zumwalt who wanted to use the Village People's "In the Navy" song as part of a recruitment drive. It was vetoed as it supposedly gave completely the wrong idea as to what the US navy was about.  Supposedly

Ooh! Salve nautae!

[Heedless Horseman]

Don't think there would be much trouble 'crewing' it! There IS a Naval Air ranking Royal Whom HM 'might' like to give a job to for a while... and would probably jump at it! 

[Orcs]

Unfortuneatly Harry is Army, not Navy

Currently he id out of a job and while shouting about privacy he and his wife are selling themselves anywhere they can to raise a few bob. So I expect he would do it especially if it got him some dosh.

[Gwydion]

Hmm...Harry out of a job?
BetterUp, Netflix and Spotify ' just pin money then?

[FierceKitty]

I think it was Admiral Zumwalt who wanted to use the Village People's "In the Navy" song as part of a recruitment drive. It was vetoed as it supposedly gave completely the wrong idea as to what the US navy was about.  Supposedly

The YMCA seems to have recovered.