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Old 17th Oct 2010, 11:04
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Andu
 
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TBM-Legend, if what a Navy friend has told me is true, there's much more to be uncovered about the Spanish Air Warfare Destroyer than just what you have mentioned. Much, much more. And it's going to cost many, many millions to fix (if indeed it's fixable).

The way he tells it, it's a classic example of the people doing the purchasing never having once stepped aboard a warship in their lives and if the Navy could get away with doing day cruises, and put the crew to beddybyes ashore every night - or crew it with pygmies who are happy to bunk up in racks four bunks high, they might be able to get it up and running - one day. However, most agree that that isn't a very practical option for a country with a 12,000 NM coastline.
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