Carrier Names
A name?
All this assumes the two new carriers will be British.....way things seem to be going in the UK Military.....the Kiwi's will have more use for them....they at least are willing to take a stand on something.....and will admit they want someone else to do the fighting for them.
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SASless: If you had made that remark about Helen Clark and her cohorts in cabinet, I, and the majority of Kiwis, would wholeheartedly agree with you.
But to tar us all with the same brush is not warranted.
It would be the same as me blaming you and all Brits for some of the decisions made by your government.
After reading these forums for some while there seems to be plenty to choose from.
But to tar us all with the same brush is not warranted.
It would be the same as me blaming you and all Brits for some of the decisions made by your government.
After reading these forums for some while there seems to be plenty to choose from.
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Some interesting "ideas" but the Ships' Names Committee has never been driven by logic or anything remotely historical! At least two of the good carrier names have gone to subs - Victorious and Courageous - and, as has been rightly pointed out, Albion and Bulwark are the new LPD(R)s. The only 2 true "Fleet" carriers we had were Ark Royal and Eagle. The others were "Light Fleets". I wouldn't mind betting on Eagle as one of the names but the other is anyone's guess - will the current Ark Royal still be around when CVF02 is launched? (to enter service in 2015). Hermes is another favourite of mine - she really was Happy Hermes in the good old fixed-wing days (yes I'm that old!).
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Well said, Mr Crun.
That was rather in the teeth, SASless. 73% of NZ was opposed to scrapping the FJ fleet, and a good many of us are busting a gut to bring it back. Unfortunately our somewhat perverse "democratic" system affords absolute power to a party enjoying the support of only four New Zealanders in every ten.
On the topic; how about "HMS There's Life In The Old Bulldog Yet" and "HMS Empire May Be Gone, But Don't Take The P1ss"?
It is about force projection, after all....isn't it?
That was rather in the teeth, SASless. 73% of NZ was opposed to scrapping the FJ fleet, and a good many of us are busting a gut to bring it back. Unfortunately our somewhat perverse "democratic" system affords absolute power to a party enjoying the support of only four New Zealanders in every ten.
On the topic; how about "HMS There's Life In The Old Bulldog Yet" and "HMS Empire May Be Gone, But Don't Take The P1ss"?
It is about force projection, after all....isn't it?
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Ok, if Temeraire is in use for a shore base, is Agamemnon available? Failing that, I'd go for any of the name's of Nelson's ships.
I liked Eagle too- how about Lion for the other one? Don't know if it's been used since Beatty's battlecruiser in World War One.
I liked Eagle too- how about Lion for the other one? Don't know if it's been used since Beatty's battlecruiser in World War One.
, may I offer "HMS TARANTO" for consideration
Surely we should retain the trend started by the current class of CVS- Invincible and Illustrious and have names with either IN or ILL as a prefix. We could have HMS INDECISIVE (Reference to the Ops Room or Bridge) HMS ILLEGITIMATE (Over half the crew are normally complete ba****s!). Or maybe HMS INFINITY (The amount of cash required to fund the project) HMS ILLUSION (Looks good, but in reality just a complete sham). How about HMS GINORMOUS and HMS GINAGOROUS, slightly silly, but will look fantastic on the jolly jack tar's cap tallies! My preference would be HMS DISCRETE, so when a crew member was asked which ship he or she was on they could reply 'I'm in discrete'.
On the remember the real enemy front, Waterloo and Agincourt are splendid, but Trafalgar and Oran would be better yet.
I also like Chesapeake Bay. Bunker Hill, Philadelphia, Savannah, and Charleston....
I also like Chesapeake Bay. Bunker Hill, Philadelphia, Savannah, and Charleston....
carrier names
Illustrious, Indomitable, or Indefatigable and
No 2 CV "Citron" (lemon) for the Froggie one!!
No 2 CV "Citron" (lemon) for the Froggie one!!
