Olympic swimming pools and London buses all in one press release from Truth Central
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Olympic swimming pools and London buses all in one press release from Truth Central
A new generation of 37,000-tonne tankers have been ordered for the Royal Navy fleet, the MoD announced today. The new Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability (MARS) tankers will maintain the Royal Navy’s ability to refuel at sea and will provide fuel to warships and task groups.
At over 200 metres long, the four tankers will be approximately the same length as 14 double decker buses and can pump enough fuel to fill two Olympic sized swimming pools in an hour.
At over 200 metres long, the four tankers will be approximately the same length as 14 double decker buses and can pump enough fuel to fill two Olympic sized swimming pools in an hour.
Built in South Korea. Although:
"Despite being built in Korea, the UK has won £150m of associated contracts to assist the project.
These include £90m on UK contracts for equipment, systems, design and support services.
There will be a further £60m investment in the UK to be spent on customising the ships for the Royal Navy, trials and specialist engineering help"
BBC News - South Korea wins Royal Navy tanker deal worth £452m
UK firms took part in the tender, but the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said none made a final bid to take part.
"Despite being built in Korea, the UK has won £150m of associated contracts to assist the project.
These include £90m on UK contracts for equipment, systems, design and support services.
There will be a further £60m investment in the UK to be spent on customising the ships for the Royal Navy, trials and specialist engineering help"
BBC News - South Korea wins Royal Navy tanker deal worth £452m
UK firms took part in the tender, but the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said none made a final bid to take part.
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Presumably this
BMT Defence Services - MARS Tanker
"Flight deck for 1 medium helicopter" + hangar
Does that mean no Chinook capability? Seems short sighted
Marketing blurb for the Aegir range, on which its based
http://www.bmtdsl.co.uk/BMT/bmt_medi...For%20Web1.pdf
BMT Defence Services - MARS Tanker
"Flight deck for 1 medium helicopter" + hangar
Does that mean no Chinook capability? Seems short sighted
Marketing blurb for the Aegir range, on which its based
http://www.bmtdsl.co.uk/BMT/bmt_medi...For%20Web1.pdf
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At over 200 metres long, the four tankers will be approximately the same length as 14 double decker buses and can pump enough fuel to fill two Olympic sized swimming pools in an hour.
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In-flight refuelling capability
VERTREP using organic helicopter
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One definition of "Organic" is " Constituting an integral part of a whole; fundamental."
Or,
"Assigned to and forming an essential part of a military organization. Organic parts of a unit are those listed in its table of organization for the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, and are assigned to the administrative organizations of the operating forces for the Navy."Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005."
yeah, it does sound daft
Or,
"Assigned to and forming an essential part of a military organization. Organic parts of a unit are those listed in its table of organization for the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, and are assigned to the administrative organizations of the operating forces for the Navy."Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005."
yeah, it does sound daft
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So it is not MOD speak for full of natural sh!te and no unnatural fertilisers used in the procurement.
Suppose your answer is more PC though
Suppose your answer is more PC though
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A new generation of 37,000-tonne tankers have been ordered for the Royal Navy fleet, the MoD announced today. The new Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability (MARS) tankers will maintain the Royal Navy’s ability to refuel at sea and will provide fuel to warships and task groups.
At over 200 metres long, the four tankers will be approximately the same length as 14 double decker buses and can pump enough fuel to fill two Olympic sized swimming pools in an hour.
At over 200 metres long, the four tankers will be approximately the same length as 14 double decker buses and can pump enough fuel to fill two Olympic sized swimming pools in an hour.
Oh, they did
Mind you given the drought could they get a tanker in time to dump a load of sea water in the pools? That would play havoc with the Olympic swimming records. Now there's a thought, is there a standard chemical mix for Olympic pools?
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Oddly enough that is not as stupid as it sounds, Gibraltar when isolated from Spain used to get a tanker full From the UK at regular intervals to supplement the rain catchment slope on the back face of the rock. I don't know if it still does it.
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