A 'national flag ship' planned to replace Royal Yacht

[Mister E]

Will Mr Johnson still be in power when it is finished?
Why not just rent a ship when needed? There are plenty of cruise ships doing nothing.

 

[Capt Popeye]

Perhaps we should have a public vote on what we call the new ship, it worked so well last time, any suggestions for a name

Well in the good spirit ot the times, how about - Brexship - times can only get better !

 

[jordanbasset]

Well in the good spirit ot the times, how about - Brexship - times can only get better !

Change one letter and I think we have a winner

 

[Clancy Moped]

Bojob already has 2 planes.

 

[Alfie168]

This country is heading towards becoming what they say of pretentious women in Yorkshire :

"All fur coat and mucky knickers".

They were posh round your way. It was always "Fur coat and no knickers" in Leeds.

 

[Alfie168]

Will it have a garden on the Bridge ?

 

[Goldie]

I trust that if she goes on a RTW cruise lasting >3 years VAT will be payable again? Like the rest of us ??.

 

[Capt Popeye]

Corr one can clearly see that dumping the CA forum has prooved a very good idea already !

I am certain that if we still had use of the CA forum this good Boaty proposal would not have gotten off the ground, or Slipway at all , it would have 'sunk without trace' , as it is, the only matter left to discuss is, its name plus which yard it would best be built at ?

 

[Bouba]

Corr one can clearly see that dumping the CA forum has prooved a very good idea already !

I am certain that if we still had use of the CA forum this good Boaty proposal would not have gotten off the ground, or Slipway at all , it would have 'sunk without trace' , as it is, the only matter left to discuss is, its name plus which yard it would best be built at ?

Samsung Shipping Yard
HMS Dickie Attenborough

 

[Bajansailor]

Some years ago Colin Mudie submitted a proposal for a new tall ship royal yacht - he knew his stuff about tall ships, having designed Lord Nelson for the Jubilee Sailing Trust, and various others.
It was promoted in the Daily Mail - rather than promoting them now, here is an article in Classic Boat about the article -
A new Royal Yacht? Yes please, says the Daily Mail - Classic Boat Magazine

Many navies of the world have tall ships for sail training - couldn't the Royal Navy do the same?

Failing that, I would agree with Kukri that it would be far better to simply re-engine Britannia and put her back in service.

I think that the QE II originally had steam turbines? And these were replaced with diesel electric propulsion units in a German shipyard?

 

[Poignard]

Samsung Shipping Yard
HMS Dickie Attenborough

No, it must have the name of a high-profile royal.

What about "Princess Nut Nut" ?

 

[Kukri]

The thing about Royal, Presidential, State, etc. yachts is that antiquity confers more kudos than modernity, because the modern goes out of date.

Here is the Egyptian Presidential Yacht. She was the first vessel to use the new section of the Suez Canal in 2015 but she was also the first vessel to use the original Suez Canal. Mind you, she was a paddle steamer then...



El Mahrousa - Wikipedia

 

[longjohnsilver]

Well in the good spirit ot the times, how about - Brexship - times can only get better !

It’s all going swimmingly so far Capt

 

[doug748]

Corr one can clearly see that dumping the CA forum has prooved a very good idea already !

I am certain that if we still had use of the CA forum this good Boaty proposal would not have gotten off the ground, or Slipway at all , it would have 'sunk without trace' , as it is, the only matter left to discuss is, its name plus which yard it would best be built at ?

Quite, I have reported the thread on the grounds of politics and boredom and suggested it be removed to the Lounge or somewhere.

.

 

[Daydream believer]

“Knockers”? If you are going to treat us with respect, when do you plan to start?

When you show that you can earn it perhaps

 

[Daydream believer]

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[Bouba]

Quite, I have reported the thread on the grounds of politics and boredom and suggested it be removed to the Lounge or somewhere.

Once we have decided if the new ship will be an old boat refurbished, a sailboat, antique or modern then we will immediately move it to the appropriate forum

 

[Biggles Wader]

Lets be positive about it. The new Royal Yacht could always be designed to have a useful dual role---how about "part time hospital ship"?
Im full of useful fresh ideas me!

 

[Clancy Moped]

Which anchor/s?

 

[Daydream believer]

This post is so staggering in its combination of arrogance and ignorance that it must have been written by a Brexitory.

Thanks for the insult== Are we going to let the forum sink in to the mire. I did not think that I had said anything disrespectful to you. I certainly did not mean to be either. But if that is how you feel then so be it

“Knockers”? If you are going to treat us with respect, when do you plan to start?
Patronising, much?
?????
Experience shows that mixing royalty and business doesn’t work too well. Ask Prince Andrew.
The queen would not get personally involved & you know that only too well. But it still adds to the "aura" - Helps things along.

No: we send warships to visit other nations to show that we have got them.
I am sure that the Naval members on the forum might advise on the post that there are some associate duties coupled with a bit more than willie waving when visiting foreign ports. I am sure they do some excellent work in projecting the Uk in ways other than just military
But we can ask them

See above. The Queen is not a salesperson.
She does an excellent job in projecting the UK. That goes a long way in selling the Uk

Finally you made the comment that I did not know what the ship was for - I said that I could not know half- A simple phrase to indicate that there would be many more uses that I might not be aware of. I do not think that the comment was unreasonable. You just wanted to use it to criticize. well go ahead- I will bide my time