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Old 11th Apr 2017, 11:00
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Tankertrashnav
 
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Very good, but as I remember the time when we had a couple of what were then called Commando Carriers (Bulwark and Albion) and a couple of "proper" carriers with Phantoms, Buccs etc (Vic and Ark Royal) it made me realise how far down the pecking order we have slid among the world's navies.

Reference the 17 y/o girl and her comment about not being allowed to go to war, I once met a matelot who had been 17 at the time the Falklands thing blew up and his ship, already at sea, was diverted to the South Atlantic. They were going to put him ashore at Gib when they called on to re-victual etc, but he pleaded to stay with the ship and ended up as probably the youngest sailor to be awarded The South Atlantic Medal.
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