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Old 18th Sep 2006, 19:38
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Jimlad1
 
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Guys, lets put this in perspective.

Do we really need the UK level of capability of 3 bases, which between them can maintain a fleet twice, if not three times our current size? Do we want to spend FLEETS budget on a) maintaing grey hulled messengers of death at sea or b) reparing yet another listed building that needs to be maintained in a dockyard?

The RN's business is about being at sea, lets bring Pompey down to a minor presence, make Devonport the surface flotilla stronghold and leave it at that. I'd much rather see money spent on ships and not sh*thouses...
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