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Old 15th Nov 2010, 18:23
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Thought the old and bold Wafus, and anyone else might like this http://admin.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-events/rn-live/all-news/mountbatten-festival-of-music-fly-navy/*/changeNav/6568
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It would seem your link has nothing there!!
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Thats because the Royal Navy website has been hacked into and is no longer active.
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Should have used one of those fancy close defence systems those ships of yours have... Oh, that's right... You don't have any ships...
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Closer to 50 ships by my counting, unless you are including boats and Victory?
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There are 83 active vessels in the RN today..... Shortly to lose 5 (1 CVS and 4 T22).

If you include HMS Bristol, HMS Victory and HMS Caroline (All still active although not sea worthy) then that would come to a total of 86 going down to 81. That list doesn't include 131 landing craft.

That list doesn't include 22 RFA vessels (Owned and operated by the MOD as a maritime component)
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...someone mention H.M.S.Caroline??? G'3's Grandfather on the left, back row, aboard Caroline. At Jutland etc. Note the roller skates, front row.
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I guess the reason that you are here today, G3, is that your grandad is the only one keeping his hands to himself...
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Come on chaps, he who casts stones etc might ground a boat!!!!!
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All stokers and the badge man with the rum fanny is a stoker 1st class
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Then that begs the question.. were the skates for a quick escape, or....
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For a former Crab, what sort of ship is HMS Caroline? I take it nothing to do with pirate radio!
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Light Cruiser with a mix of 4" and 6" guns. Lots of info on Wiki & Google.
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W.. The Navy Net: Rum Ration Forums Royal Navy Branches RNR Belfast may lose First World War ship
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