RN's new carrier

[MartinL]

Found this on Royal navy site

"4th Mar 2008"


http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.11711



Looks like thay might get built afterall, still not 100% convinced yet...

[RNfanDan]

For a nation that ruled the seas for over two centuries and built some of the greatest warships afloat, I can only say "BRAVO"!!

(But then again, I am just slightly biased, no?)

[chuck]

Actually, during most of the period when Britain had been the preeminent sea power of the world, the single greatest (size, weight, firepower) warships in the world had belonged to someone else.

[MartinL]

Actually, during almost the entire period when Britain was the preeminent sea power of the world, the single greatest warships in the world belonged to someone else.

I never knew a ship could be built to still be the best after 300 years
Enlighten me please ???

[chuck]

"The single greatest" WarshipS

The English Navy had really only become preeminent starting from about 1680, all the hot air about the Spanish armada 100 years before not withstanding. If you randomly select a year from 1680-1945, the chances are at least 75% that the top 2 - 3 largest or strongest warship to be found in the world that year flies someone else's flag.

In fact, during those 265 years, there were more years (about 90) when the strongest warships in the world flew the French flag than there were years when the strongest warships flew the English flag.

[MartinL]

I do apolagise, its this new res of 1920x1200 on my monitor ,everything is so damn small.

[Werner]

Yes, in 1780-1815, the French made some of the finest ships ever to sail under British Colors.

[chuck]

Indeed, French warship designs from around 1740s still remains some of the finest sailing under the English flag in 1830.

[MartinL]

You could be right . But whats the point of having the best if u just give it to the other side, bet they never thought of data tagging

[RNfanDan]

Actually, during most of the period when Britain had been the preeminent sea power of the world, the single greatest (size, weight, firepower) warships in the world had belonged to someone else.

It took exceptions to prove the rule.

It took you to identify those exceptions.

Rule stands.

[chuck]

Actually, during most of the period when Britain had been the preeminent sea power of the world, the single greatest (size, weight, firepower) warships in the world had belonged to someone else.

It took exceptions to prove the rule.

It took you to identify those exceptions.

Rule stands.

Except, in this case, when you remove all the exceptions, there is almost no rule left.

[MartinL]

Evolution is what i think ur all talking about in layman terms ??

Anyway talk about hijak a thread !!!!

Howcome this is now an empire bashing thread rather than what it started as ???? New carriers are good for modelling arnt they???

[Werner]

I fear, like trainspotting, the best is well in the past now.

Extinct land animals are a heck of a lot more interesting than the monotonous bunch of hairy things we have now. Most are just variants on each other depending on 1, 2 or 3 hooves.

[MartinL]

Never stood on the end of a platform so cant answer that,and my crystall ball needs cleaning.
But weather 1,2 or 3 hooves they are all new hooves(evolution) so interesting to the modeller ?

And i agree 100% the lines of an hms Hood or scarnhorst, or nearly any prewar ship are things of beauty compared to most we are dished up these days, but allas thats all we have so must make do with