Oops, Sorry I didn't see that rock

[monkfish24]

Used to the air right !! Oh you must have enjoyed reading Vulcan 607 if not its a very interesting read, they found there way with abit of Long range radar and some balls of steel aswell as alot of inflight refueling and a crash course on Celestrial navigation although I dont think they used it in the end all while travelling at 400 knots or so )

Being a Very Naval character, I have read Vulcan 607, and you're right, at 400 knots it was uselss......ermm what has that got do with subs who can only navigate by dead reckoning and sonar? :S

 

[Jamesuk]

Be interesting to see what his sentence is, sending him to prison wouldn't be of any use to anyone would it, you can hardly dock it from his wages, and telling him to be a bit more careful in future would be a bit lame. Dishonourable discharge would be unfair?

Now, as twilight fades over the British Empire, few remember Menorca was once occupied by the British. At its height in 1922, the British Empire had held sway over one-quarter of the world's population and approximately a quarter of the Earth's total land area for over a century. In 1756 a French army commanded by Louis François Armand du Plessis, duc de Richelieu landed near Ciutadella and marched across the island to lay siege to the British at Mahon which eventually surrendered. Following this defeat, the unfortunate British Admiral Byng was shot before the mast on the quarterdeck of HMS Monarque in the English Channel for failing to engage the French fleet and thereby lift the siege. This incident provoked Voltaire’s famous quip: “In Britain, it is wise from time to time to kill an admiral in order to encourage the others.” (Candide, 1759) To mark the occasion, Richelieu had a sauce called mahon-esa, based on the local aioli sauce, served at the victory banquet in Paris. This delicacy, which his chef had invented while on the island, has become today’s ubiquitous “mayonnaise”, still a favorite after 250 years.

Everyone jumped up and down about Cadbury being sold off, should we not put some "tradition" back into the Navy!

For the record I am not suggesting we shoot the Commander in question. Personally I am a huge fan of the RN although born in the wrong part of the century to join.

 

[Bobobolinsky]

Used to the air right !! Oh you must have enjoyed reading Vulcan 607 if not its a very interesting read, they found there way with abit of Long range radar and some balls of steel aswell as alot of inflight refueling and a crash course on Celestrial navigation although I dont think they used it in the end all while travelling at 400 knots or so )

Wasn't that BLUE STEEL ;-> I went aboard 607, when it was operational in the early seventies. Loved scrambles, four in the air and sit on their tails.

Mind can anyone remember what happened after the Navy ship hit the Great Barrier Reef. I guess that takes more doing than hitting an underwater pinnacle.
They'll be navigating desks for the rest of their careers now.

 

[tel1]

Oops I didn't see that rock - more or less what the skipper and crew of Cork said when they hit the reef the other day.

But to be serious it sounded like it could have been very scary and what a shame the boat can't be recovered.

It was built in 1974, even in 2001 it was almost 30 years old. The nuclear reactors are built to last that time, so she was due for retirement anyway. Not only that, having worked on the T class submarine which is not as old, if any of them were badly damaged id think about scrapping them. I know its all to do with money, but the only thing them class of boats are any good for now is musuem pieces. The equipment and accomodation is so old you may as well be back in the 1970s. Thank god we have the V boats which are a lot newer and the new astute class which are loads better!

By the way, the V boats are better because they have the big bombs on board, and the Astute is the new T and S class.

 

[Major Catastrophe]

Mind can anyone remember what happened after the Navy ship hit the Great Barrier Reef.

Yes, he was doing quite well up to then. But after seven weeks on the beach at the now named Cooktown, where he repaired his ship, he continued on his voyage and was promoted to Commander on his return to England and given the command of HMS Resolution.

Unfortunately the Hawaiians took exception to him and stabbed him to death.

As to the chap who ran HMS Nottingham onto Wolf Rock at Lord Howe Island, he got a severe reprimand, while the captain, who was not aboard at the time, received only a reprimand.

 

[Bosun Higgs]

Following this defeat, the unfortunate British Admiral Byng was shot before the mast on the quarterdeck of HMS Monarque in the English Channel for failing to engage the French fleet and thereby lift the siege. .

Bit of a contrast between that and the counselling / press payments which were the result of surrendering recently to the Iranians.

 

[mcframe]

Yes, he was doing quite well up to then. But after seven weeks on the beach at the now named Cooktown, where he repaired his ship, he continued on his voyage and was promoted to Commander on his return to England and given the command of HMS Resolution.

VBG

 

[Major Catastrophe]

VBG

I hope that stands for very big grin.

 

[grumpy_o_g]

Don't know about Superb but some of them used to use the same inertial nav platform as the Jaguar and Nimrod. As this was regarded as a pile of **** in the Jaguar and not much better in the Nimrod they would have done well to find the Red Sea, never mind a rock in it.

By 2001 I suspect she would have had a far better system and should have been able to keep a 50 metre accuracy whilst underwater for several days. I would have thought that in that environment she'd have had no problem popping up occasionally for a quick look-see as well.

Ironically I was once told that they sometimes use features like isolated rocks as underwater waypoints to get a better fix.