you all want to see the golden rivet again
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A boat becomes a ship the moment it carries a boat..
Or more technical it’s down to the number of decks above the waterline.
you all want to see the golden rivet again
You leave me out of this!
BigBod
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- Dec 12, 2014
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I did it the other way round..my ship stayed down South and we did a crew change so I sailed from the Falklands upto Ascension on the Uganda then Crab air to Brize...
Hampden Park
Ex R.N.
- Oct 7, 2003
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boats are for the sundodgers/bubble heads
ships are for us 'skimmers'/targets
ships are for us 'skimmers'/targets
alfredmizen
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alfredmizen
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i wanted to do that being a percy pongo but there wasnt any going back north at the time
BigBod
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- Dec 12, 2014
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It wasn't until September I got to come home, just in time for the Victory Parade in London..
Hampden Park
Ex R.N.
- Oct 7, 2003
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Minerva? Arrow? or were you a PFK ?
daveinprague
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Uganda used to be used as a school ship of some sort. It came into Malta when we were leaving back in the 70s. Full of college girls screaming and waving at us. Typical RN timing 
Hampden Park
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always planned that way Dave lol
BigBod
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Naval Party 1870 on Cable Ship Iris..
Hampden Park
Ex R.N.
- Oct 7, 2003
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ah ok, i didnt get back to Guzz till september (Minerva).
So big Lizzie sets sail this evening for the East Coast USA to begin fixed wing deck trials, an evolution if honest I didn’t think I’d ever see again after they stopped fixed wing ops in 2010!
AmexRuislip
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clippedgull
Hotdogs, extra onions
They will look spectacular when kitted out with the F35's.
I used to love going down to Portsmouth for Navy Days as a youngster.
AmexRuislip
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They will look spectacular when kitted out with the F35's.
I used to love going down to Portsmouth for Navy Days as a youngster.
There's already a few F35s based at RAF Marham.
I also went to the navy days at Portsmouth, great days
Hampden Park
Ex R.N.
- Oct 7, 2003
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There's already a few F35s based at RAF Marham.
I also went to the navy days at Portsmouth, great days
I had no friggin choice, being on a grey war canoe
Deportivo Seagull
I should coco
I reckon air days were worse. Thousands of plane spotters creaming their pants over a harrier. Worse, their insistence on telling you EVERY tedious facet about what ever aircraft happened to be around. On top of that, it always seemed coincide with my long weekend, when I should have really been getting sh*tfaced and generally misbehaving rather than baby sitting at geek central. Not a fan of airdays!