Bye bye Ark Royal

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

Sad to see another great ship leaving service, ironically 30 years to the
season since the previous carrier bearing the name made its last trip
to the scrappy.

Suppose atleast can still look forward to these new super carriers which
will be atleast as big as the earlier AR, big enough for non vtol aircraft.

Funny how things go full circle. Oh and the £7B saved by letting AR go
is then available to bail out Ireland, seems a fair swap for Louis Walsh?

 

[jims-terrano]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11831207

Fill ya boot's Argies:doh It's another 10 years before we get another carrier. One thing for sure sharing a carrier just wont work if we have to go back to the south atlantic.

Jim

 

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

surely and according to the great wiki!

we still have Illustrious, and to a lesser extent Ocean
which I reckon could manage pure vtol if need be,
afterall Atlantic Conveyor deputised in a similiar role
in the Falklands conflict, sorry WAR.

 

[wildbri]

Well I am now feeling my age............. I was at the launch of the previous Ark Royal in Liverpool.......... how time flies, please don't waste it.. regards bri

 

[briggie]

i remember going onboard hms bulwark with my school ( a long time ago :augie )

 

[slimlfc68]

i remember going onboard hms bulwark with my school ( a long time ago :augie )

wasnt that the first ship sunk during ww11.:lol

 

[briggie]

wasnt that the first ship sunk during ww11.:lol

http://gallery.ijhedges.com/gallery/v/Family-Tree/PeterHedgesNavy/album1_13.jpg.html

 

[kbekl]

wasnt that the first ship sunk during ww11.:lol

no dont be silly ww1

 

[lacroupade]

surely and according to the great wiki!

we still have Illustrious, and to a lesser extent Ocean
which I reckon could manage pure vtol if need be,
afterall Atlantic Conveyor deputised in a similiar role
in the Falklands conflict, sorry WAR.

But this article confirms what I thought, not only no carrier but no VTOL capability, period.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/uk...U6VB5VXqiODtmMe4Q?docId=N0266111290677071603A

 

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

fair enough, but this is an article about crew of AR, who will be joining Illustrious?

http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/HMS-Ark-Royal-Meet-the.6639051.jp

which was certainly a carrier last night on wiki.

suspect some folks are not letting the truth get in the way of a good story...

 

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

AR has strong links with my region, sadly missed series of articles they've
run on each evening local news as been at work, perhaps on iplayer?

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/newshome/Government-under-fire-amid-confusion.6612922.jp

discussed MOD debating whether to scrap Illustrious or Ocean, as former
would leave them carrier-less.

back to nostalga, never been on a carrier, though, did board a nuclear sub
and destroyers at plymouth navy day in 1980, then was when saw the old
AR, moored up river in the Tamar ready for towing to scrapping. Hell from
the harbour tour boat was like looking up at sky scraper as we bobbed under
the extended flight deck. My parents explored sister Eagle years before that
at a navy day with lasting memories of size of flight deck from top side!

Few years ago saw presume Invincible, moth balled in Pompy before decision
made to remove from reserve fleet. Looked good, biggest thing there but
not on scale of older or hopefully these new Queen Elizabeth class monsters.

 

[Deleted account DD]

Absolutely tragic, very sad. She's sailed in home for the last time today

 

[Deleted account DD]

i remember going onboard hms bulwark with my school ( a long time ago :augie )

I had the guided tour and lunch (VERY nice) on the latest Bulwark.

One seriously impressive bit of kit :thumb2

However the sad fact is we could do with half a dozen of them.

 

[stevecrm]

anyone here want to buy HMS Invincible :nenau


http://www.edisposals.com/is-bin/IN...yID=VaLAqBELPagAAAED8GeasfoP&JumpTo=OfferList

 

[Deleted account DD]

anyone here want to buy HMS Invincible :nenau


http://www.edisposals.com/is-bin/IN...yID=VaLAqBELPagAAAED8GeasfoP&JumpTo=OfferList

Ive only had minimal contact with the rum bum and baccy boys but I must say if id served on any vessel id be gutted to see it sitting there in that state