Aircraft Carriers II (Closed to posting)

Obi Wan Russell · Mar 18, 2011

Just to let everyone know, HMS Invincible will be towed out of Portsmouth Harbour on Thursday 24th. Exact time to be announced by the Harbour master nearer the time. In case anyone wants to see her off on her final voyage to Turkey.

bd popeye · Mar 18, 2011

^^ a sad event that will be.

. seeing a great ship off to the breakers yard...aaaarrrrvvvv..sad..so very sad.

bd popeye · Mar 20, 2011

France aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle leaves the harbour of Toulon, south of France, Sunday, March 20, 2010. Top officials from the United States, Europe and the Arab world have launched immediate military action to protect civilians as Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces attacked the heart of the country's rebel uprising.

kwaigonegin · Mar 20, 2011

bd popeye said:
^^ a sad event that will be.. seeing a great ship off to the breakers yard...aaaarrrrvvvv..sad..so very sad.

sad indeed! I have the honor of actually been inside this ship when I was in middle school back in the mid 80's! I remember being very fascinated by the hydraulic elevator/lift system of all things!

Neutral Zone · Mar 25, 2011

Video of the Charles de Gaulle and her air group preparing for action over Libya

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delft · Mar 26, 2011

The old lady could do with a lick of paint ( she isn't so very old, isn't she ).

bd popeye · Mar 26, 2011

delft said:
The old lady could do with a lick of paint ( she isn't so very old, isn't she ).

Not really. She looks fine to this old salt. just sitting inport near the ocean can cause that surface corrosion. It really picks up when the ship is at sea for extended times.. It is no matter as long as it is treated properly.

I don't know about the FN but the USN constantly paints it's ships when they are inport.

delft · Mar 26, 2011

Painting the ship is a good past time, as well as useful. In Nelson's time it was holystoning the deck.
Army practice was said to be: If it moves salute it, if it doesn't paint it.

bd popeye · Mar 26, 2011

In Nelson's time it was holy-stoning the deck.

And that did not die until the USN decommissioned it's last Iowa call BB with it's teak wood decks..

KingLouis · Mar 27, 2011

I hope the USA keep at least one battleship. Although we have not seen open sea naval warfare for a while.

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