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Offline Bruv119

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« Reply #15 on: April 10, 2007, 02:38:06 AM »
Hey ball!

Nice Pics of my fine city.  We used to go on school trips there and poke fun at the French kids as the tour guide painted a very good picture of the battle!


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Offline Nilsen

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« Reply #16 on: April 10, 2007, 05:12:42 AM »
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my favourite the Vassa
« Reply #17 on: April 10, 2007, 05:14:07 AM »
sank on its maiden voyage .....

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« Reply #18 on: April 10, 2007, 07:29:09 AM »
All cool.
A friend of mine is planning a tour to Portsmouth & Plymouth, looking at naval stuff. All help appreciated, since planning is starting (Trip will be in October, and I might be with him).
So, suggestions? Must see?

And my favourite WW2 Allied combat ship....hmm.
This one. Very good gunnery ;)

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It was very interesting to carry out the flight trials at Rechlin with the Spitfire and the Hurricane. Both types are very simple to fly compared to our aircraft, and childishly easy to take-off and land. (Werner Mölders)

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« Reply #19 on: April 10, 2007, 07:51:37 AM »
The Dockyard has the victory, mary rose, hms warrior and musuem.  

http://www.flagship.org.uk/

There is also a submarine museum at gosport where u can walk around one.

http://www.rnsubmus.co.uk/about%20us/about.htm

I will be staying well clear of any smelly fishy type looking norsemen looking for directions!


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« Reply #20 on: April 10, 2007, 08:06:16 AM »
bah, my image got borked.

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« Reply #21 on: April 10, 2007, 08:19:09 AM »
Lots of favorites But this one is special
USS Pasadena CL-65


Mostly because my father in law served on that ship as a gunners mate in WWII
Also got to witness first hand the Japanese Surrender in Tokyo Bay
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« Reply #22 on: April 10, 2007, 09:33:08 AM »
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« Reply #23 on: April 10, 2007, 10:18:27 AM »
The ship My grandfather did his military service.

Sorry, this is not allied ship. :D

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_coastal_defence_ship_Ilmarinen



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« Reply #24 on: April 10, 2007, 10:35:33 AM »
If we're talking Cold War, there's no doubt for me:

USS Bunker Hill, The Sword of the Fleet.



From WWII though;
HMS Warspite.



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« Reply #25 on: April 10, 2007, 11:22:19 AM »
no real favorites I can think of, but  these two one of my brother-in-laws served on

USS Independence


USS George Washington
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« Reply #26 on: April 10, 2007, 11:26:08 AM »
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« Reply #27 on: April 10, 2007, 11:57:09 AM »
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From WWII though;
HMS Warspite.


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That is a beautiful ship.  I love the names the Royal Navy chooses.  Revenge, Warspite, Repulse, Royal Soveriegn, Valiant...the names themselves strike fear long before their guns even come to bear.
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« Reply #28 on: April 10, 2007, 12:51:11 PM »
Warspite, yeah, skipped that one. Quite a career. It was Warspite who plonked several German Destroyers at Narvik, then she was in the med, she scored the world record hitting a moving enemy ship at some 26K (Cape Matapan battle?), and survived the war. And she was built in WWI!
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« Reply #29 on: April 10, 2007, 12:56:13 PM »
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she scored the world record hitting a moving enemy ship at some 26K (Cape Matapan battle?), and survived the war. And she was built in WWI!


Was Whels gunning?
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