The state of the Russian Navy

[Condi]

Interesting read from one of my favourite websites.

http://englishrussia.com/2012/03/30/ill-fame-of-th...

[Yertis]

Looks like they get their soft furnishings from the same place as the Royal Navy.

[AshVX220]

She sailed past the UK not too long ago, heading back home after a Med cruise......(apparently).

[anonymous-user]

Yertis said:

Looks like they get their soft furnishings from the same place as the Royal Navy.

The 1970s you mean?

[Vieste]

The last RN tv program i saw they had recaro seats.

[Yertis]

The submarine I went on didn't, it had hideous Laura Ashley reject type-stuff.

[FourWheelDrift]

Vieste said:

The last RN tv program i saw they had recaro seats.

On the recent Channel 5 "Royal Navy Caribbean Patrol" series type 42 destroyer HMS Manchester even had Aston Martin branded seats.

[Simpo Two]

Reassuring to know that while they are all comparing each other's seats and saying 'Ooh this one's comfy! Gervaise, come and try this seat, look I've even made it warm for you' the enemy will have passed by unnoticed.

[Marky Boy]

Looking at the pictures you would think that she was a floating museum. Apparently not:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-is...

[anonymous-user]

Simpo Two said:

Reassuring to know that while they are all comparing each other's seats and saying 'Ooh this one's comfy! Gervaise, come and try this seat, look I've even made it warm for you' the enemy will have passed by unnoticed.

True, I mean it works on Merlins so why not ships?

[Godalmighty83]

At first I thought that isn't so bad for a ship made in the 60's, then I see it was laid down in 83 and commissioned in 91...ouch. It already looks about ready to fall in half and I would be very surprised to see it last until the planned retirement of **2030**

By the numbers it still looks like the Russians have a very powerful fleet but major questions must be asked about the training and quality of the crew and how many of those ships left are even sea worthy.

[FourWheelDrift]

Godalmighty83 said:

major questions must be asked about the training and quality of the crew and how many of those ships left are even sea worthy.

Landing a big Su-33 can sometimes be difficult, but the Russian version of an aborted landing is a little extreme.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-8DFu-6sag

Although to be fair the US are just as bad - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNGcOZgoOdc

[speedy_thrills]

Godalmighty83 said:

...how many of those ships left are even sea worthy.

The thing that worries me is if that is a ship still “in service” how are they keeping those nuclear powered ships/reactors no longer in service?

[Mojocvh]

FourWheelDrift said:

Landing a big Su-33 can sometimes be difficult, but the Russian version of an aborted landing is a little extreme.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-8DFu-6sag

Although to be fair the US are just as bad - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNGcOZgoOdc

Man if that Su hook had caught a wire..........

Anyway the REAL difference is the Yank knew what he was doing, LOL

[MartG]

speedy_thrills said:

The thing that worries me is if that is a ship still “in service” how are they keeping those nuclear powered ships/reactors no longer in service?

Did you see the submarine in the background of one of those pics - the one lying at an angle becasue it's sunk.... there's your answer

[Godalmighty83]

After getting a bit curious and falling into the wiki trap I was reading through the various ships of the fleet and you have to say its fairly terrifying how so many especially nukes have been simply left to rot, even some listed as being refurbished or in for repairs are simply falling apart in docks which look like they are also about to collapse into the sea.

Also the amount of corroded relics which have in-service dates deep into 2020's is a bit.... concerning. Found one pic of a destroyer which is still in service but has corroded holes in the deck.

Take the mic out of the ever shrinking royal navy all you want but at least it looks like we are putting in a bit of effort to keep things maintained.