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Old 6th Dec 2017, 09:14
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Looks like a deal's been done here...
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Old 6th Dec 2017, 09:20
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I wonder how much the refit will cost us.
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not to mention relabelling everything into Portuguese...and a new name.

What will our friends in the Royal Marines cruise around in??
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not to mention relabelling everything into Portuguese...and a new name.

What will our friends in the Royal Marines cruise around in??
Same as the US MC - HMS QE.
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Very good. I guess they can be in two places at once and park the Queen just off shore for a Marine landing..
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https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/braz...ase-hms-ocean/

Same as the US MC - HMS QE.
No landing craft on that though

It appears Turkey would like it too

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/turke...-ocean.528714/
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Don't let Erdogan have it. He is a tyrant, and still has many thousands of people locked up without charge or trial
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True Wander00, but pecunia non olet. Sadly.
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