You mean there's no yard arms, tops'lls and mizzens and stuff Dave. And they gave up keel haulin' just after you left?DaveB wrote:While there's no doubting the technical excellence and fighting capability of these new ships over their forebears, I think they're about as aesthetically pleasing as a boxGood that new ships are still being built though
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Well.. yeh, I guess
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Re: A new visitor on the Tyne
I saw Daring up close when she docked in Liverpool a while back.
She is tiny compared with the cruise ships we've been getting. Hell of a ship though
She is tiny compared with the cruise ships we've been getting. Hell of a ship though
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As ex product planner for Honda UK I resemble that remarkDaveB wrote:![]()
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Well.. yeh, I guessYou could tell a British Warship miles away years ago.. now, it's like trying to tell a Honda from a Toyota from a Vauxhall from a Ford. They all look the same!
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Re: A new visitor on the Tyne
I see the navy still likes them long and thin... I remember a long(ish) debate a while back between long and thin and short and fat(ish). The new type seems to confirm the long favoured view of the speed efficiencies of the long and thin shape.
Regards,
Chris
Regards,
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