Shoreham Harbour - warship

[Charlies Shinpad]

Im going to divulge a bit here and say when i was a young sailor many moons ago the USS John F Kennedy was in Naples with us and those carriers are so big that at the time they had armed robberies being carried out onboard her on a regular basisi !!

 

[Deportivo Seagull]

Im going to divulge a bit here and say when i was a young sailor many moons ago the USS John F Kennedy was in Naples with us and those carriers are so big that at the time they had armed robberies being carried out onboard her on a regular basisi !!

Big Ships

Heard similar stories about the Dwight D, went on it for a day whilst in training at daedalus (it was anchored off in the solent as it was too big to get into the harbour). We were warned to keep away from the mess decks, also the ships on-board patrol were all armed and it had nothing today with 'repels boarders'.

 

[Storer68]

When the JFK moored in Portsmouth harbour, many moons ago, it got in with inches to spare on either side. When I went to see it in dock, the sun went out it is so tall

 

[Charlies Shinpad]

Big Ships

Heard similar stories about the Dwight D, went on it for a day whilst in training at daedalus (it was anchored off in the solent as it was too big to get into the harbour). We were warned to keep away from the mess decks, also the ships on-board patrol were all armed and it had nothing today with 'repels boarders'.

So you were a WAFU then ??

And a skimmer as well, as I ended up in Boats in Faslane

 

[Martinf]

You're all wrong. This beauty - HMS Bellerophon (or Billy Ruffian as she was known by the crew) fought at Trafalgar. The crew were the hardest bastards in the Navy. At one stage they were under attack from three french and two spanish ships and there was so much blood on the decks that sailors found it difficult to stand up. The captain, wounded and on his way out, demanded his crew battle on which they did and managed to take out many frenchies and spaniards before having to withdraw. People talk about HMS Victory but Billy Ruffian was the best.

http://www.hindmarsh.org.uk/Bphon.jpg

 

[aberllefenni]

When the JFK moored in Portsmouth harbour, many moons ago, it got in with inches to spare on either side. When I went to see it in dock, the sun went out it is so tall

If you really want to annoy someone from Pompey (even the pacifists) refer to them as boats not ships.

 

[sagaman]

The link for Shoreham Port anoraks

http://www.shoreham-port.co.uk/Vessel-Movements

 

[Chicken Run]

When the JFK moored in Portsmouth harbour, many moons ago, it got in with inches to spare on either side. When I went to see it in dock, the sun went out it is so tall

You sure it was the JFK?? She has visited Portsmouth on three occaisions, 1976, 83 and 96, on all occaisions she dropped anchor in Stokes Bay (solent) the last CV to actualy squeeze into the dockyard was USS America in 1974, the last proper carrier to get into the dockyard was the French carrier Clemeceu in 1997.

 

[happypig]

This is a proper warship, from a proper navy, HMS King George the Fifth, usually known as the KG5

On 27 May 1941, she fired 339 x 14 inch and 660 x 5.25 inch shells at Bismarck. King George's shell fire helped damage Bismarck's Superstructure and disable its main armament. At 10:39 that morning, Bismarck sank.

 

[Timbo]

Its been hanging around down here for ages lately. They boarded us just last week.

Edit, sorry they were massive!, i'll shrink them and post again.

 

[Timbo]

 

[Dave the OAP]

This is a proper warship, from a proper navy, HMS King George the Fifth, usually known as the KG5

On 27 May 1941, she fired 339 x 14 inch and 660 x 5.25 inch shells at Bismarck. King George's shell fire helped damage Bismarck's Superstructure and disable its main armament. At 10:39 that morning, Bismarck sank.

as I am old and have nothing better to do, I am currently building the Tamiya 1/350 version of the King George V

 

[Storer68]

You sure it was the JFK?? She has visited Portsmouth on three occaisions, 1976, 83 and 96, on all occaisions she dropped anchor in Stokes Bay (solent) the last CV to actualy squeeze into the dockyard was USS America in 1974, the last proper carrier to get into the dockyard was the French carrier Clemeceu in 1997.

ooooh not sure now. it was either the JFK or the Dwight D Eisenhower.

regardless of what it was vcalled. IT WAAS HUGE

(Thinking back, it must have been the DDE becauseof the D Day 50th anniversary celebrations

 

[Deportivo Seagull]

So you were a WAFU then ??

And a skimmer as well, as I ended up in Boats in Faslane

Indeed, mind you hardly saw any ships because I ended up on a Junglie squadron, spent most of my time in a hole in the ground or in Norway being shouted at by Royal. The boss used to show as a photo of a ship to remind us of what they looked like

In basic training I went on a boat for a looksee, When we got off I was so happy that I decided to be a Wafu rather than a stoker. Subs ... f*ck that for a lark