Graduate in International Politics & Strategic Studies. Dabble in naval history. Frequently distracted by cricket.
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The King George V class were the most modern British battleships of the Second World War.
They are perhaps best known for their actions against Bismarck in 1941 and Scharnhorst in 1943, as well as the sinking of Prince of Wales in December 1941.
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The battleship HMS Duke of York on her full power trials, 1 November 1941.
The ship had 8 boilers generating 110,000 SHP, driving 4 propeller shafts, allowing the 42,000 tons of ship to move through the water at speeds of 28 knots (32 mph, 52 kph).
In 2005 we had 20 frigates.
3 sold without replacement
4 scrapped without replacement
8 decommissioned 2021-26 before their replacements were ready, because we built ships for a 18 year service life, then took a 20 year gap in frigate orders, and take 10 years to build new ships
🚨 ROYAL Navy is on track to have just ONE working ASW frigate available for ops next year.
They need 13
They have 5
2 could be ruled “unseaworthy” in months as per @NavyLookout
That leaves 3, all over 24 yrs old
1 on ops
1 in work up
1 in maintenance
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I wrote about my love for the film Master and Commander, in honour of Trafalgar Day this week spectator.com/article/in-pra…
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'The Heavyweight Punch' by Geoff Hunt.
HMS Victory, HMS Temeraire and HMS Neptune lead the Weather column towards the combined fleet, off Cape Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 [1599 x 1059]
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Agree, a para taken from some notes I tapped out last night:
"The communications are already troubling. Defence Minister Luke Pollard welcomed her into Devonport today like she was a returning combat veteran. With two ocean-going tugs strapped on amidships and one through the bow because her engines don’t work, this is not a smart tweet. Her decline will have been known about for a long time. Where is the aggressive plan to replace her? Instead, the same tweet gave us a loose reference to how the Defence Investment Plan says she will be replaced. What does that even mean? How about, for once, recognising a gapped requirement in advance, being aggressive in seeking a replacement and then honest in the communications. Who knows, voters might even like that. If we can’t get this right for an ice breaker, what hope is there for genuinely complex systems and ships."
Well, this tweet is going well.
Is he for real? Fuel prices are silly, half of the fuel price is tax, and the best the Prime Minister can do is ask Google to tell me where I can save 1-2p/litre…
I know people are worried about fuel prices. And I get it. You get to the pump, watch the numbers climb, and wonder why it's costing so much more than it used to.
The reality is that global events are pushing up costs, and families here at home are feeling the impact.
But I won't accept that there's nothing I can do to help.
That's why from today, you'll be able to see petrol and diesel prices on Google Maps, compare nearby stations and find the cheapest option before you fill up.
It's a small change, but if there's a practical way to help people keep more money in their pocket, I'll do it.
Biggest news of the day!
@HMSDaring hasn't heard this over main broadcast for quite some time...
'Do you hear there. No smoking, no naked lights, fuelling Ship.' ⛽️
Huh, imagine putting your weapons, sensors and crew on the same platform. So old fashioned.
BREAKING 🚨
OCCAR has awarded Orizzonte Sistemi Navali a €3.7B contract for the development, production, and in-service support of the Italian Navy’s next-generation DDX destroyers, set for delivery in 2033 and 2035 🇮🇹
navalnews.com/naval-news/202…
One of those brainless soundbites that I bet he thought sounded really good in the mirror this morning.
It is, of course, complete nonsense, logically incoherent and morally weak.
🚨 BREAKING: Andy Burnham suggests he won't cut benefits to pay for defence spending
"National security cannot come at the expense of social security"
#PMQs
I see @thinkdefence has been shopping again.
(Yes this is a very boring car journey.)
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40 seconds of colour footage of the battleship HMS Vanguard leaving Portsmouth for the final time.
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Second visit to Chatham dockyard today. Unlike last time, nice not to have to contend with Covid restrictions and by extension be able to go inside the ships!
£12,000/min sounds like a lot, but in 2022/23:
Health was £402,000/min
Education was £200,000/min
Social security was £492,000/min
