A thing of magnificent beauty. Even better when they actually work!
Rule, Britannia! Britannia rule the waves
A thing of magnificent beauty. Even better when they actually work!
The end result of a fallen inbred monarchy.
Reminds me of a Monty Python sketch where a bunch of old ladies are manning submarines of the Royal Navy.
“Mrs. Nesbitt’s got one of her head aches again so I put her in the torpedo tube!’’.
“Right then. Fire Mrs. Nesbitt!’’.
We’ve got a few extra flat tops...time to bring back Lend-Lease?
Say what? The Brits named a ship after Thin Lizzie? Or was it Fat Lizzo?
......hmmmm “coupling” ???
If that is what I think it is, a complete repair could take a year or more. They (news article writer) said “propeller”. I don’t think a “propeller” has a coupling. But, the shaft leading to the propeller from the engine could have a “coupling’. Said “coupling” couples two sections of drive shaft together. Since these drive shafts can be 2’ thick and 100’ plus long, repairing them is no small task.
Now, I could be wrong, but I can’t figure out how a “propeller” has a “coupling”.
But hey, if they need masks or ventilators I hear they are available at deep discounts now.
Don’t forget, the HMS Diamond has no missiles to hit Yemen.
Clown World.
Brits should stick to timepiece dramas where blacks are in equal position for some reason…
By now, the probability has increased, that the prop shaft, the “coupling,” and the prop, are not the only surprises.
For BOTH aircraft carriers.
“Putin and Xi laughing.”
At what? Putin’s sole aircraft carrier is a rusting hulk alongside in Murmansk and after two serious fires it’s unlikely to ever sail again.
China’s aircraft carriers can’t sustain operations, they haven’t figured out arresting gear, and their drive systems are so bad one of their carriers will likely be scrapped.
The UK might have two difficult carriers but those two carriers have logged more time underway than all Chinese and Russian carriers have logged in this decade.
This may be a blown up version of a Snake Oil Salesman.
Imagine Mr. Haney on TV show Green Acres talking gentleman farmer Oliver into buying some ridiculous berry picking machine, one that doesn’t work and makes things worse.
Broke down like the former Prince of Wales.
So many things have to go right for a carrier to get out to sea and operate air squadrons in tempo and in all conditions. For all the woke spiritual cholera in the armed forces, kudos to the USN for keeping 11 carrier groups functional.
Are we going to have to save them too?
One of my favorite movies is Sink The Bismarck. There are many Bismarck movies. Sink The Bismarck is from a time when men were men, and strong women (character,not steroids) in dresses were celebrated.
I just may watch Sink The Bismarck today, instead of the Black National Disgrace Anthem (Stuper Bowl). After Sink The Bismarck, I just may watch another WWII classic, The Train with Burt Lancaster.
You can’t yell at anybody anymore.
They go to pieces and people complain that you’re mean.
I think I averaged one good ass-chewing a day as a Second Lieutenant.
You learned to take them and not make the same mistake again.