The Warship: Tour of Duty

[tucumseh]

Originally Posted by Asturias56

"I wonder what folk that went ashore in 1944, or fought in the Atlantic, the Murmansk run or the Malta Convoys think about today's Forces?"

Reminds me of retired army officer Andrew Robathan MP who, when a defence minister in 2011, said the Arctic Convoys during World War II were 'not exposed to risk or rigour'. Tw@t.

[brakedwell]

I thought the Captain of the QE 2 a little strange, throwing small amounts of his dead brothers ashes into the sea at regular intervals.

[downsizer]

Originally Posted by brakedwell

I thought the Captain of the QE 2 a little strange, throwing small amounts of his dead brothers ashes into the sea at regular intervals.

Whilst it wouldn't be for me either, who are you to judge how he chooses to mourn a dead relative?

[pr00ne]

Originally Posted by brakedwell

I thought the Captain of the QE 2 a little strange, throwing small amounts of his dead brothers ashes into the sea at regular intervals.

I thought it was quite a touching gesture, and he did fully explain his rational and reasoning.

[Video Mixdown]

Originally Posted by brakedwell

I thought the Captain of the QE 2 a little strange, throwing small amounts of his dead brothers ashes into the sea at regular intervals.

The abbreviation for his ship is QNLZ. The floating hotel that used to be a cruise liner is QE2.

[SATCOS WHIPPING BOY]

Originally Posted by BEagle

If that sailor was really being chased by Russian heavies, where were his shipmates? Surely they look out for each other on runs ashore?

His shipmates probably told the heavies where to find him.

[longer ron]

Originally Posted by brakedwell

I thought the Captain of the QE 2 a little strange, throwing small amounts of his dead brothers ashes into the sea at regular intervals.

I didn't think it was strange as such,but was surprised he did not always get the wind 'direction' correct

[B Fraser]

The Navy do tend to get the wind 180 degrees out. Normal folk have the wind on their back so low pressure is on the left. The Navy face the wind.

[212man]

Originally Posted by B Fraser

The Navy do tend to get the wind 180 degrees out. Normal folk have the wind on their back so low pressure is on the left. The Navy face the wind.

Depends which hemisphere you’re in.

[pulse1]

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Originally Posted by B Fraser View Post
The Navy do tend to get the wind 180 degrees out. Normal folk have the wind on their back so low pressure is on the left. The Navy face the wind.

I think that the Merchant Navy is the same. at least according to my Yachtmaster instructor. When I suggested that was because they didn't like turning their back on anything, he didn't best appreciate it.

[langleybaston]

Originally Posted by 212man

Depends which hemisphere you’re in.

At Finningley I taught my baby Navs how to tell which hemisphere they were in.

If you stand with back to wind and low pressure is on your left etc ....
and vice-versa.

One thing for sure: if you throw up, turn back to wind beforehand.

[melmothtw]

Originally Posted by Video Mixdown

The abbreviation for his ship is QNLZ. The floating hotel that used to be a cruise liner is QE2.

Or simply QE.

[MightyGem]

There was a fleeting glimpse, in the intro to Episode 1, of the F35 going off the ski ramp into the water. It hasn't featured in the programme. I wonder why.

[Bug]

Originally Posted by langleybaston

At Finningley I taught my baby Navs how to tell which hemisphere they were in.

If you stand with back to wind and low pressure is on your left etc ....
and vice-versa.

Which hemisphere would that apply to?

[Video Mixdown]

Originally Posted by MightyGem

There was a fleeting glimpse, in the intro to Episode 1, of the F35 going off the ski ramp into the water. It hasn't featured in the programme. I wonder why.

That clip is in the intro to all the episodes. The event hasn’t featured in the programme so far because in the series timeline it hasn’t happened yet. I’d have thought that was obvious.

[langleybaston]

Originally Posted by Bug

Which hemisphere would that apply to?

Obviously one of my well-taught students

[MightyGem]

Originally Posted by Video Mixdown

That clip is in the intro to all the episodes. The event hasn’t featured in the programme so far because in the series timeline it hasn’t happened yet. I’d have thought that was obvious.

Haven't taken much notice of the intro to the other episodes. I thought the F35 ended up in the Med? They are now in the Indian Ocean.

[_Agrajag_]

Originally Posted by langleybaston

Obviously one of my well-taught students

Not one of your studes, but Buys Ballot's law remains fixed in my brain from my ATC days in the early 1960's. No idea why it stuck. Must have been the fearsome instructor at Halton.

[212man]

Originally Posted by MightyGem

Haven't taken much notice of the intro to the other episodes. I thought the F35 ended up in the Med? They are now in the Indian Ocean.

you’re correct. Curious.

return maybe?

[Asturias56]

Be interesting to see how it's spun to the TV crew