Future Carrier (Including Costs)
Let's hope there is an extended warranty in hand.
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https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/brit...m-for-repairs/ 30 Aug 2022 "...Multiple independent sources have told me that it is believed that the warship’s propellor hit something on the sea bed. “Either the propellor hit the floor or something on it. Definitely dry docking needed, and Amsterdam is being touted as an easier option than Rosyth.”...
Oh dear.....
Stories now in the press that its a shaft failure due to lack of lube.......
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/202...ase-propeller/
Someone is going to be in need of some lube if that is the case.....
Stories now in the press that its a shaft failure due to lack of lube.......
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/202...ase-propeller/
Someone is going to be in need of some lube if that is the case.....
Oh dear.....
Stories now in the press that its a shaft failure due to lack of lube.......
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/202...ase-propeller/
Someone is going to be in need of some lube if that is the case.....
Stories now in the press that its a shaft failure due to lack of lube.......
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/202...ase-propeller/
Someone is going to be in need of some lube if that is the case.....
28 Aug 2022 HMS Prince of Wales suffers technical issue after sailing from Portsmouth https://www.navylookout.com/hms-prin...om-portsmouth/ "...wake visible in the photo, taken as she sailed [27 Aug 2022], appears to indicate only the port shaft turning..." https://www.navylookout.com/wp-conte...haft-issue.jpg
Now just imagine if there were actual hostilities ongoing and suddenly half of your carrier fleet goes U/S and needs a period of repair and must retire from t he combat zone of operations to some friendly port with the adequate facilities.....like say the Persian Gulf Region.
Where would that be?
Eggs in one basket concept springs to mind.
Where would that be?
Eggs in one basket concept springs to mind.
Except there are two baskets.
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How did you work that out? To my simple mind, since commissioning she has does operational sea training (roughly four weeks which included the first foxed wing landing and launch), Exercise Joint Warrior late last year (two weeks), some flying training in January (a week), something like six weeks operating in the Norwegian Sea and the Arctic in March/April, and just over a month in the Mediterranean in May/June. How many days does that add up to?
And for about the same price we could have had three America Class Amphibious Assault ships.
Although a bit smaller than the QE Class they are longer than Ark Royal and with a 7.9m draught can operate in shallower waters than bot the British ships QE/PW 11m Ark 10m. Which would have made getting in and out of Portsmouth a lot less likely to result in a courts martial for the captain and navigating officer.
Perhaps we could have bought some Ospreys as well.
I think that lot would put a smile on the face of the Royal Marines and given the UK a credible expeditionary capability.
Although a bit smaller than the QE Class they are longer than Ark Royal and with a 7.9m draught can operate in shallower waters than bot the British ships QE/PW 11m Ark 10m. Which would have made getting in and out of Portsmouth a lot less likely to result in a courts martial for the captain and navigating officer.
Perhaps we could have bought some Ospreys as well.
I think that lot would put a smile on the face of the Royal Marines and given the UK a credible expeditionary capability.
Now just imagine if there were actual hostilities ongoing and suddenly half of your carrier fleet goes U/S and needs a period of repair and must retire from t he combat zone of operations to some friendly port with the adequate facilities.....like say the Persian Gulf Region.
Where would that be?
Eggs in one basket concept springs to mind.
Where would that be?
Eggs in one basket concept springs to mind.
Suspicion breeds confidence
I was on Qm2 when she grounded in a clearly marked channel and damaged the starboard out pod. It happens. Get over it. Irritating but very fixable
DC.....how many have dry docks that will hold the Carrier?
Where are those dry docks located?
Where are those dry docks located?
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-t...-base-in-oman/
It's almost as if someone had a plan........
There's only two docks in the UK that will take the carriers: Rosyth and Port Glasgow. The latter is privately owned and barely sees a vessel from one year to the next, in the five years I worked on the Clyde I saw two use the dock, both vessels were cable layers.
Getting into Rosyth on one shaft would be interesting as the river basin would have to be negotiated first in order to line up for the dock. Commercial tug companies name your price!
Getting into Rosyth on one shaft would be interesting as the river basin would have to be negotiated first in order to line up for the dock. Commercial tug companies name your price!
There's only two docks in the UK that will take the carriers: Rosyth and Port Glasgow. The latter is privately owned and barely sees a vessel from one year to the next, in the five years I worked on the Clyde I saw two use the dock, both vessels were cable layers.
Getting into Rosyth on one shaft would be interesting as the river basin would have to be negotiated first in order to line up for the dock. Commercial tug companies name your price!
Getting into Rosyth on one shaft would be interesting as the river basin would have to be negotiated first in order to line up for the dock. Commercial tug companies name your price!
Used more frequently than Inchgreen/Port Glasgow