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Title: Name these...
Post by: gatso on February 20, 2003, 01:51:01 PM

I'm 95% sure on the identity of the smaller one. The larger one is a mystery to me. I can give a bonus point to anyone naming the location though.

Hehe. I know what they both are now. 100% positive

Gatso

Title: Name these...
Post by: CMC Airboss on February 20, 2003, 01:54:37 PM

Foch and Charles De Gaulle

MiG

Title: Name these...
Post by: udet on February 20, 2003, 01:55:24 PM

please fuel my dauntless, I'm going for them :)

Title: Name these...
Post by: gatso on February 20, 2003, 02:24:52 PM

Almost added a clue. Don't want to make it too easy though.... :)

Gatso

Title: Name these...
Post by: Gloves on February 20, 2003, 03:34:57 PM

My guess on the second one is the new HMS Ark Royal.  Just a guess.  Nothing but a guess.

Title: Name these...
Post by: Widewing on February 20, 2003, 04:31:35 PM

They must be French carriers, there's a arrow pointing towards the front (just so there's no confusion). :D  :D

My regards,

Widewing

Title: Name these...
Post by: DA98 on February 21, 2003, 12:14:40 AM

The one on the right is the Foch.

Title: Name these...
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on February 21, 2003, 02:34:44 AM

On the left it's the Minas Gerais (ex- HMS Vengeance) on the right it's the Sao Paulo (Ex - Foch).

BTW ... it's the first time I ear someone refering to the Foch as "the big one":D

Title: Name these...
Post by: gatso on February 21, 2003, 08:05:22 AM

Deux points Frenchy.  :)

I guess everyone that said Foch can have a point too.  :)

HMS Vengeance keel layed down in 1942 BTW. Served briefly in the med during early 1945. It was in service for over 60 years with 3 navies. Apparently it has now been bought by the Chinese for $2million, they are going to turn it into a floating shopping complex!

The Brazillians even wrote songs about the Minas Gervais, I thought this was funny  :)

The irreverent song, known as “O Brasil Já Vai à Guerra” went like this (translated):

Brazil is ready for war
it bought an aircraft carrier
long live England
82 billion (cruzeiros)
ah, they’re such thieves

The little people comment
what a manly government
poor, oh little poor Bank of Brazil
ha, ha, almost broke

The proletarian class
could certainly eat
with the money spent daily
in such trinket
which has no use

A few good idiots
applaud the measure
and the foodless people
listen to the baloney
of the patriots

There’s, however, a question
whose aircraft carrier is this
it’s mine, says the Navy
it’s mine says the Air Force
ah, revolution

Brazil, adored country
bought an aircraft carrier
long live England
82 billion (cruzeiros)
ah, such thieves are they

I wonder if they'll write on e about the Foch?  :)

Gatso

Title: Name these...
Post by: gatso on February 21, 2003, 08:08:21 AM

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Title: Name these...
Post by: Tarmac on February 21, 2003, 11:41:37 AM

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Originally posted by gatso
HMS Vengeance keel layed down in 1942 BTW. Served briefly in the med during early 1945. It was in service for over 60 years with 3 navies.  

Has it seen a major refit, or is it a WWII-era carrier with an angled flight deck?  I always thought angled flight decks came around when carrier-based jets became the norm.