That's a bit embarrassing old chap.

[KarlW]

HMS Prince of Wales has just broke down an hour from port on the way to the US.......
Oh dear......

[Guest]

Hope it's still under guarantee ! Good job it's broken down off the US and not anywhere else.

[The Smythe Meister]

Hope it's still under guarantee ! Good job it's broken down off the US and not anywhere else.

Didn't get anywhere near the States John...... it didn't even get out of the "Channel" !!
(P.S. Says a LOT when a Royal Navy "Task Group" now comprises 1 Carrier,1 Frigate and a Tanker !!!)

[Tim Marlow]

Didn't get anywhere near the States John...... it didn't even get out of the "Channel" !!
(P.S. Says a LOT when a Royal Navy "Task Group" now comprises 1 Carrier,1 Frigate and a Tanker !!!)

Yep, they should’ve included a tug :tongue-out3:

[boatman]

SEE they dont build them like they use too an i cant under stand why the need for a seperate flyco from the bridge as the U/S carriers only need one island an not two dont make sence to me as that extra island could have had another couple of planes on the deck an this is one ship i would never build in a model an yes Tim YOU are right there should have been a tug there with it as well lol whats happened to our wonderfull ROYAL NAVY once the envey of the world
chrisb

[adt70hk]

Heard about that last night.... Definitely wouldn't want to be the Captain at the moment.

[KarlW]

Makes you wonder that with all the redundancy built into these things what has gone wrong?
Filled up at the wrong pump?

[adt70hk]

Makes you wonder that with all the redundancy built into these things what has gone wrong?
Filled up at the wrong pump?

Can you imagine draining the table on that.......... Latest rumor is damage to propeller shaft......

[boatman]

Can you imagine draining the table on that.......... Latest rumor is damage to propeller shaft......

PROBERLY got some weed around the props an blew the fuses like it did on my norfolk lol ps mind you that weed was so strong i could not pull it off the props an a holiday maker gave me his sharp penknife so i had to cut it off
chrisb

[Ian M]

i cant under stand why the need for a seperate flyco from the bridge as the U/S carriers only need one island an not two dont make sence to me

Well for once I can offer a good reply to that one. BOTH the towers on the two new carriers can control the ship and manage the air traffic. So if one was destroyed the other would be able to take on both functions. Try that on a carrier with one central control structure.

[Andy the Sheep]

A comforting thought: those mishaps can hit only those who HAVE an aircraft carrier... :relieved: which is not as normal as owning a car (and I know something about cars with propulsion troubles ) .
If I'm not wrong, the same happened to the French CVN De Gaulle some years ago :face-with-head-bandage: (it was her maiden trip if my memory doesn't fail me) and I still remember an Italian Navy Amphibious Assault ship stuck off the Lebanon shores with serious engine troubles in the early '80s.:anguished:
oop: happens when you move big things around.

Andrea

[rtfoe]

At least you have a ship that's visible. We've got 6 Stealth ships being built and no one has seen the other 5 and the first is still under construction after 6 years which was recently unveiled with a wooden mock-up antenna mount...I guess that's composite stealth material.

Cheers,
Richard

[Mini Me]

B.S. flag on that one Ian..........my bro was a helmsman on the Midway........old as the hills........ship had secondary Con even back then. Just cause you can't see it doesn't mean it's not there.

[stillp]

We've got 6 Stealth ships being built and no one has seen the other 5

Isn't that the whole point? :smiling2:
Pete

[boatman]

Well for once I can offer a good reply to that one. BOTH the towers on the two new carriers can control the ship and manage the air traffic. So if one was destroyed the other would be able to take on both functions. Try that on a carrier with one central control structure.

WHAT about if they both get knocked out then Ian lol