GO NAVY!
The British Royal Navy's largest aircraft carrier leaves its dock for the first time to begin anticipated sea trials https://t.co/PFj3prSPFt pic.twitter.com/kyBFCEXCUJ
— CNN (@CNN) June 27, 2017
GO NAVY!
The British Royal Navy's largest aircraft carrier leaves its dock for the first time to begin anticipated sea trials https://t.co/PFj3prSPFt pic.twitter.com/kyBFCEXCUJ
— CNN (@CNN) June 27, 2017
In the US, third after the Army and Marines (though the Navy, not official till 1794, backdated their birthday to before the Marines).
Though it is great that the UK has this new capability, it is still sad that this ship is about the same size as an America (LAH-6) class amphibious assault ship. We should have given the UK the USS Enterprise rather than just decommissioning it.
What a beauty! “God bless this ship, and all who sail in her.”
maybe the Brits should buy their cops some guns first!!!!
“Come, cheer up, my lads, ’tis to glory we steer,
To add something more to this wonderful year;
To honour we call you, as freemen not slaves,
For who are so free as the sons of the waves?
Heart of Oak are our ships,
Jolly Tars are our men,
We always are ready: Steady, boys, Steady!
We’ll fight and we’ll conquer again and again.”
Now if only some useless Canadian politician somewhere cared enough about our own Royal Canadian Navy to remember just two ships – MAGNIFICENT and BONAVENTURE – rather than strutting about in Ramadan-themed multi-coloured socks at a Gay Pride event…
Someday to be the HMS (His Mullah’s Ship) Mohammed (p**s be upon him), proud ship of the Islamic Republic Of Britain. By the end of 50 years, if that. Just watch.
Further to my last:
Dear “Global Affairs”* Minister Freeland,
When you have a ship or two like the one above in your inventory, your big notions about Canadian military intervention hither, thither and yon actually have some chance of being more than just self-absorbed posturing and preening.
* Am I the only one who finds this term utterly ridiculous?
Umm, no. After more than a half-century in service, the Enterprise was pretty much clapped out. Simply heavy seas action over such a long time does irreparable damage to the hull.
Yes JJM, it is ridiculous, but this is the new postmodernist world where what we believe magically becomes true. It’s on par with all the rest of Little Potato’s renaming of things and believing it actually changes anything.
Ah yes! Brings to mind another classic….Candian, too….
For forty days and forty nights
We braved the cruel Atlantic
Then turned around for Dartmouth town
The whores were getting frantic
.
Five ‘L getcha ten that this boat will be used to bring refugees to The EU.
They should christen it Muzzie McMuzz Face
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Well said as was JJM’s comment. Our current dual prime ministership consisting of Butts and Petite Potat reminds me of Nero fiddling while Rome burned with the exception of also doing their best to damage the economy at the same time.
Mack, I second that motion.
There is no cannibalism in the Royal Navy.
lance! Drop that leg!
[Venta Venetian–vry fitting!]
Yup, it’s all about AhMURica. “Mine’s bigger than yours”.
Glad to see this. Britain has relied too long on American naval air superiority. Remember when “Britannia rule the waves,” meant something?
Just wait when Corbyn, et. al. become the government. Those two ships will be promptly decommissioned and turned into floating hotels for all those incoming diversity strengtheners and cultural enrichers that Labour will import.
Beat Army!
I notice this ship will use modern aircraft our Liberals betters have decided our military doesn’t need: the F35, and the Merlin marine chopper, the former on death watch and the latter already cancelled at great cost to the treasury and our military capability by the Chretien guns in our streets crowd.
The Brits would never allow relics like Super Hornets or Cyclones on the decks of their new ship. We would because WE don’t care about our military.
That’s our history, lots of talk, no action except to injure our Forces while inventing excuses to not provide them with the best available equipment.
$100 says it will be used as a daycare, a transgender outreach centre, anything but an actual fighting ship.
what, it wasn’t mare in Chirer? think of the money they could save !!!
That sound you heard, Sparky, was the point whistling through your ears, see Cramer’s comment, the UK deserves a more capable ship than this thing. The point to which their Navy has been allowed to deteriorate is a shame.