HMS Queen Elizabeth
Discussion
Gojira said:
Cold said:
It's worse than that, it was actually the local paper which started that line of questioning. Of all the rags that you'd think would show some support to the armed forces...
Knowing the crap our local rag puts out, I'm not in the least bit surprised, unfortunatelyCold said:
It's worse than that, it was actually the local paper which started that line of questioning. Of all the rags that you'd think would show some support to the armed forces...
The Pompey evening news? I'm not surprised, that's been a rag with stty journalism for well over 20 years now.-
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-52...
'The carrier had been due to sail without the 800 crew on board'
Just to clear up the confusion, HMS QNLZ was due to sail next week on the 28th for further trials and training. It has been decided to push that date back by a few days to allow the entire crew to be tested for Covid-19.
Up until now the crew have been isolating either on board or at home. The captain is authorised to return to port early should an outbreak occur. It will be interesting to see how this group of mainly young and fit personnel get on in such a controlled environment with regards to coronavirus.
Up until now the crew have been isolating either on board or at home. The captain is authorised to return to port early should an outbreak occur. It will be interesting to see how this group of mainly young and fit personnel get on in such a controlled environment with regards to coronavirus.
Cold said:
Just to clear up the confusion, HMS QNLZ was due to sail next week on the 28th for further trials and training. It has been decided to push that date back by a few days to allow the entire crew to be tested for Covid-19.
Up until now the crew have been isolating either on board or at home. The captain is authorised to return to port early should an outbreak occur. It will be interesting to see how this group of mainly young and fit personnel get on in such a controlled environment with regards to coronavirus.
You've never met a matelot have you? Up until now the crew have been isolating either on board or at home. The captain is authorised to return to port early should an outbreak occur. It will be interesting to see how this group of mainly young and fit personnel get on in such a controlled environment with regards to coronavirus.
No enforced exercise + limited time in the sun + cheap beer. Then structure your life around intense period of work, split up by foreign "holidays" with your mates.
saaby93 said:
Flying Phil said:
It actually said "The navy had initially planned for it to sail without any of the crew being tested beforehand."
ok it was a tongue in cheek partial quote but they've updated it Someone in the Beeb must be reading PH
98elise said:
You've never met a matelot have you?
No enforced exercise + limited time in the sun + beer. Then structure your life around intense period of work, split up by foreign "holidays" with your mates.
How true ..... but EFA. The cost of beer does not matter ...... ever! No enforced exercise + limited time in the sun + beer. Then structure your life around intense period of work, split up by foreign "holidays" with your mates.
Oh the good old days!!
98elise said:
You've never met a matelot have you?
No enforced exercise + limited time in the sun + cheap beer. Then structure your life around intense period of work, split up by foreign "holidays" with your mates.
There's been an annual fitness test since about 2001. Before then I'd agree, some huge, very unfit matelots about, only needed to get fit for promotion / leadership courses. No enforced exercise + limited time in the sun + cheap beer. Then structure your life around intense period of work, split up by foreign "holidays" with your mates.
V8fan said:
98elise said:
You've never met a matelot have you?
No enforced exercise + limited time in the sun + cheap beer. Then structure your life around intense period of work, split up by foreign "holidays" with your mates.
There's been an annual fitness test since about 2001. Before then I'd agree, some huge, very unfit matelots about, only needed to get fit for promotion / leadership courses. No enforced exercise + limited time in the sun + cheap beer. Then structure your life around intense period of work, split up by foreign "holidays" with your mates.
mattyn1 said:
98elise said:
You've never met a matelot have you?
No enforced exercise + limited time in the sun + beer. Then structure your life around intense period of work, split up by foreign "holidays" with your mates.
How true ..... but EFA. The cost of beer does not matter ...... ever! No enforced exercise + limited time in the sun + beer. Then structure your life around intense period of work, split up by foreign "holidays" with your mates.
Oh the good old days!!
You could also get cheap RN (blue liners) cigarettes. I was never a smoker but as I understand it they had such a low tobacco to sawdust ratio they were not technically cigarettes
Condi said:
Coolbanana said:
Utterly pathetic to the point of being pedantic in a retarded way though. I wholeheartedly agree that a Captain of his responsibility and stature needs to be above board in all matters and so censured in this instance accordingly as rules were apparently broken.
However, to lose his Captaincy on this ship over it? Ridiculous! If someone is deemed to have the quality required to lead a flagship into war - and by that I mean the capability to make the right decisions in combat - then to lose such a person's ability over such a relatively trivial - and yes, it is trivial in the grand scheme of things - is retarded.
Good to know though, I guess, that the UK can afford not to use its 1st choice Captain in a conflict situation on account of his wife using a Ford Galaxy without permission! Moronic - and I don't care who disagrees!
Tend to agree, but no doubt there is more to this than has been made public. However, to lose his Captaincy on this ship over it? Ridiculous! If someone is deemed to have the quality required to lead a flagship into war - and by that I mean the capability to make the right decisions in combat - then to lose such a person's ability over such a relatively trivial - and yes, it is trivial in the grand scheme of things - is retarded.
Good to know though, I guess, that the UK can afford not to use its 1st choice Captain in a conflict situation on account of his wife using a Ford Galaxy without permission! Moronic - and I don't care who disagrees!
Our company cars were insured for anyone in the company, and their families.
(I did Google first, and didn't find much. It turns out he ended up here).
98elise said:
mattyn1 said:
98elise said:
You've never met a matelot have you?
No enforced exercise + limited time in the sun + beer. Then structure your life around intense period of work, split up by foreign "holidays" with your mates.
How true ..... but EFA. The cost of beer does not matter ...... ever! No enforced exercise + limited time in the sun + beer. Then structure your life around intense period of work, split up by foreign "holidays" with your mates.
Oh the good old days!!
You could also get cheap RN (blue liners) cigarettes. I was never a smoker but as I understand it they had such a low tobacco to sawdust ratio they were not technically cigarettes
I got bladdered with the Captain and a friend on board the German Navy Corvette Braunschweig. They get free beer supplied by the brewery from the town it is named after. Apparently that is standard practice in their Navy. They had also got a load of Guinness in, which they were drinking mixed with Port. Yuck.
eccles said:
98elise said:
mattyn1 said:
98elise said:
You've never met a matelot have you?
No enforced exercise + limited time in the sun + beer. Then structure your life around intense period of work, split up by foreign "holidays" with your mates.
How true ..... but EFA. The cost of beer does not matter ...... ever! No enforced exercise + limited time in the sun + beer. Then structure your life around intense period of work, split up by foreign "holidays" with your mates.
Oh the good old days!!
You could also get cheap RN (blue liners) cigarettes. I was never a smoker but as I understand it they had such a low tobacco to sawdust ratio they were not technically cigarettes
Just remembered the main beer was Courage CSB which as far as I know was only available in the RN.
98elise said:
I meant in the mess. Unless things have changed it was cheap, and you were allowed to buy it on a tab (which got deducted from your pay).
You could also get cheap RN (blue liners) cigarettes. I was never a smoker but as I understand it they had such a low tobacco to sawdust ratio they were not technically cigarettes
Blimey, that's an old photo! Blue liners were phased out in 1991 as an 'unhealthy' option.You could also get cheap RN (blue liners) cigarettes. I was never a smoker but as I understand it they had such a low tobacco to sawdust ratio they were not technically cigarettes
You could only then get duty free cigarettes once outside the 12m limit, none allowed on shore bases. Unlike the other services.
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