A 'national flag ship' planned to replace Royal Yacht

[Kukri]

If you object I should report it for the moderators to look at.

I have already suggested the whole lot is dumped somewhere else, it's just a platform for the usual people to tell us what they think of politics, with a side order of 5th form comedy. The issue has been discussed at length here before, if anyone is seriously interested in the technical issues they can trail it in another place.
Here it's a carbuncle and puts out a feeler for more daftness from the usual.

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I did report it, of course.

 

[HissyFit]

When every oligarch, mafiosi and the like have a super yacht, what's the point?

 

[Beelzebub]

I can imagine the new Super Britain yacht trucking up at capitals like Canberra, Brasilia, Mexico City, Moscow...........

 

[scottie]

Does the proposed design not lack a mast for Royal use ?

 

[JumbleDuck]

It's very existence is about projecting Britain in the world. Unnecessary if all you want to do is do business on the near continent but if you want to be a global player you need to be able to go further afield.

I think the days - if they ever existed - when gullible natives could be impressed into a trade deal are long, long gone. Nowadays they look at things like "accounts" and "balance sheets" and have shareholders who would probably not approve if their returns were less because the CEO had a nice dinner on the UK National Ship.

Also, aeroplanes exist.

 

[Kukri]

Does the proposed design not lack a mast for Royal use ?

Yes. But since the Royal Family won’t be using it maybe the lack of the third mast is academic.

It lacks quite a lot of things.

Bridge wings, for a start:

 

[Capt Popeye]

Removed eh, or Deleted, same difference I suppose

Well just been declared as 'off side' with remarks involving that EU, the Black Pasports and Open International Tendering

Ah well, I guess its a slow process to get t know the New Rules these days ?

 

[boatiebert]

... with a roundabout at the Isle of Man...

The Isle of Man already is a roudabout. It takes 16m 42second to complete it. If you're good.

Compared to The 25 Largest Yachts in the World. I've just read that Superyachts aren't enough, one has to have a Gigayacht.

Pah, that's nothing. I'm saving up for the world's first Terayacht ...

I have to say, having a look at those links, there's some absolutely bonkers concept stuff going on out there (see below also). I was a private driver once, & what you found back then was that there's this whole other realm of expensively produced magazines, & luxury consumer goods producers, that mere mortals never got to see or hear about, all targeting the super rich ... or is that the giga tera googo rich these days? ... trying to get them to spend their illgotten gains on some seriously dumb but expensive stuff they could never really even use.

Generally with little to no class whatsoever.

I have no idea what Boris hopes to achieve with his floating car salesroom, & I have to say that Their Majesties' previous Britannia was awfully dowdy by comparison to any of the current batch of oligarch's playrooms, but if I had that sort of money, I'd have a perfectly restored PBY Catalina.

When was the last time the (Y)UK built a good one of those, the Short Empire?

 

[Poignard]

I think the days - if they ever existed - when gullible natives could be impressed into a trade deal are long, long gone. Nowadays they look at things like "accounts" and "balance sheets" and have shareholders who would probably not approve if their returns were less because the CEO had a nice dinner on the UK National Ship.

Also, aeroplanes exist.

You forgot the Royal Marine band playing "Sunset".

There's a deal clincher. When they've heard that, they'll sign anything

 

[capnsensible]

Try this: The Case For a 'National Flagship'.

Some pluses and minuses there. And The Royal Marine Band!

Offered for discussion, it's not my personal opinion. But it's fairly thought provoking.

 

[snk]

You forgot the Royal Marine band playing "Sunset".

There's a deal clincher. When they've heard that, they'll sign anything

Prince Andrew on board and pressing the flesh as well.

 

[JumbleDuck]

You forgot the Royal Marine band playing "Sunset".

The weirdest thing I learned when I did the Britannia tour was that the Royal Marines band had twenty-seven different uniforms. That's just silly.

 

[Poignard]

The weirdest thing I learned when I did the Britannia tour was that the Royal Marines band had twenty-seven different uniforms. That's just silly.

It used to be said that the engine room junior ratings had managed to secure intact a royal turd and, after applying a protective coat of varnish, they had it mounted in a glass case.

Presumably it was kept out of sight during Saturday morning rounds.

 

[Capt Popeye]

When every oligarch, mafiosi and the like have a super yacht, what's the point?

The weirdest thing I learned when I did the Britannia tour was that the Royal Marines band had twenty-seven different uniforms. That's just silly.

Super Yachts are terrible designs, you ask any East Coast Boater when lying to at 'The Rocks'

Guess the Royal Marines had to have many uniforms to suit the various different Temperatures that the Royal Yacht ventured to ! Plus what tunes they played or whether marching or not !

 

[Poey50]

Every country "Why should we do a trade deal with you?"

Britain "Well, we paid £200 million for this ship."

Every country "Oh, very nice ... we have Zoom now".

 

[RAI]

How many states have a national flagship, or a Navy run royal yacht? Does POTUS have one?

 

[Gary Fox]

It used to be said that the engine room junior ratings had managed to secure intact a royal turd and, after applying a protective coat of varnish, they had it mounted in a glass case.

Presumably it was kept out of sight during Saturday morning rounds.

It was the only item in the engine room they didn't have to polish.
Because as we all know, you can't polish one!

 

[Frogmogman]

You forgot the Royal Marine band playing "Sunset".

Guaranteed to bring a tear to my eye.

You’d think “sunset” had been around forever, but it only dates back to 1932; the work of Capt Arthur C Green RN.

 

[Poignard]

Guaranteed to bring a tear to my eye.

Yes, it's very moving.

You’d think “sunset” had been around forever, but it only dates back to 1932; the work of Capt Arthur C Green RN.

I didn't know that. Thank you.

 

[HissyFit]

Does POTUS have one?

I don't think so. That is a compelling reason to do it.