Solent View

[capnsensible]

This one's got an aircraft carrier in it...

 

[ashtead]

Looks like the view from top of All saints church but the weather not looking much like Tenerife today.

 

[wully1]

Any aircraft on the aircraft carrier?

 

[capnsensible]

Any aircraft on the aircraft carrier?

According to their twitter feed they've been operating helicopters from 846 and 825 Naval Air Squadrons.

 

[R.Ems]

Is it normal for them to venture forth alone?
I thought carriers had to be protected by a Carrier Battle Group, to protect them.

 

[capnsensible]

According to vessel finder, HMS Westminster is patrolling off the south of the IOW.

 

[billskip]

Looks like the view from top of All saints church but the weather not looking much like Tenerife today.

Yes, nice here innit....

 

[wully1]

Is it normal for them to venture forth alone?
I thought carriers had to be protected by a Carrier Battle Group, to protect them.

the RN no longer has the ships or crews to make up 1 protection group without weakening other commitments, never mind 2 groups.
Too many Admirals and politicians with big ideas harking back to a long lost imperial past...

 

[capnsensible]

the RN no longer has the ships or crews to make up 1 protection group without weakening other commitments, never mind 2 groups.
Too many Admirals and politicians with big ideas harking back to a long lost imperial past...

The armchair admirals are the worst. Probably haven't heard of NATO and task groups of mixed nationalities.

 

[capnsensible]

Went back to sea yesterday evening. Impressive pit stop.

 

[wully1]

The armchair admirals are the worst. Probably haven't heard of NATO and task groups of mixed nationalities.

I assume you were in the RN at some point (I’ll allow the description to stand even for a sludge-mariner)and maybe even took part in some joint exercises? Apart from our Seppo cousins (on a good day) the rest did not inspire much in the way of confidence.

 

[capnsensible]

I assume you were in the RN at some point (I’ll allow the description to stand even for a sludge-mariner)and maybe even took part in some joint exercises? Apart from our Seppo cousins (on a good day) the rest did not inspire much in the way of confidence.

Yeah but they've moved on this century.

 

[capnsensible]

There are two sorts of ships. Submarines and targets.

 

[wully1]

There are two sorts of ships. Submarines and targets.

Erm... Submarines are ‘boats’

 

[mainsail1]

I see no carrier. .........

 

[capnsensible]

Erm... Submarines are ‘boats’

Makes you wonder why that was in big letters over the reception desk at the entrance to the submarine school in Gosport.

Do you prefer 'skimmer'?

 

[wully1]

Wouldn’t know nuffin about it. Back when I were in the Andrew I’d have gone on the trot in preference to a draft to Dolphin..

 

[Greg2]

Wouldn’t know nuffin about it. Back when I were in the Andrew I’d have gone on the trot in preference to a draft to Dolphin..

I was most definitely not a submariner but somehow ended up at Dolphin for a mind-numbingly boring stint between a couple of tours in NI. Never did figure out what Drafty was thinking of!

 

[wully1]

I was most definitely not a submariner but somehow ended up at Dolphin for a mind-numbingly boring stint between a couple of tours in NI. Never did figure out what Drafty was thinking of!

Drafty didn’t think , just had a laugh. I got two drafts to Neptune... Second one didn’t count as it was on RDP.