18 Aug 18
About to set sail for the US.
(Hope UK and US are still allies by the time it gets there!)
I had to laugh at this-
Capt Jerry Kyd, the carrier's commanding officer, added:
"Crossing a major ocean with 1,500 sailors, aircrew and
marines embarked and the spectre of the first F-35B Lightning
landing on the deck in September is very exciting for us all.
Crossing the Atlantic exciting?!?
He's a bloody sailor for chrissakes - what
did he expect to be doing when he signed-up?.
Rowing in the Serpentine?
18 Aug 18
Originally posted by @wolfgang59I expect he thought he'd be splicing the mainbrace, that's what sailors seem to spend their time doing in movies.
About to set sail for the US.
(Hope UK and US are still allies by the time it gets there!)
I had to laugh at this-
[i]Capt Jerry Kyd, the carrier's commanding officer, added:
"Crossing a major ocean with 1,500 sailors, aircrew and
marines embarked and the spectre of the first F-35B Lightning
landing on the deck in September is very exciting fo ...[text shortened]... for chrissakes - what
did he expect to be doing when he signed-up?.
Rowing in the Serpentine?
18 Aug 18
Originally posted by @indonesia-philIs that a euphemism?
I expect he thought he'd be splicing the mainbrace, that's what sailors seem to spend their time doing in movies.
18 Aug 18
Originally posted by @wolfgang59Naaaa, it's the first thing sailors have to learn to do; sort of a right of passage into sailorhood. 'When 'e can sploice tha' there mainbrace.'e can call e'self a sailor, me lad!'
Is that a euphemism?
That kind of thing. Shivering ones' timbers comes later, as does hoisting the jolly Roger.
Originally posted by @indonesia-philEx USN and certified rigger. For you dummies. Modern day.
Naaaa, it's the first thing sailors have to learn to do; sort of a right of passage into sailorhood. 'When 'e can sploice tha' there mainbrace.'e can call e'self a sailor, me lad!'
That kind of thing. Shivering ones' timbers comes later, as does hoisting the jolly Roger.
18 Aug 18
Originally posted by @kquinn909A fat boy playing with wire rope and making it even more boring than it sounds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBlvFRDHdgM
🙄
18 Aug 18
Originally posted by @kquinn909You mean they don't have galleons anymore?
Ex USN and certified rigger. For you dummies. Modern day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBlvFRDHdgM
18 Aug 18
Originally posted by @wolfgang59Don't be so dismissive, it probably took him years to learn how to do that. Bet it breaks the ice at a few parties, too....
A fat boy playing with wire rope and making it even more boring than it sounds.
🙄
20 Aug 18
Originally posted by @divegeesterYou might fall off.
That’s a big ship. Don’t think I’d stand right on the edge like that though!
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-45240390
Pretty blasé wasn't she!
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20 Aug 18
Originally posted by @wolfgang59Very! There is something odd about it all and I can't put my finger on it.
You might fall off.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-45240390
Pretty blasé wasn't she!
On a side note I found it amusing that Sky news (online) took the opportunity to described how the Cruise liner had been recently fully refurbished etc and describe the tourist attractions of the ports it visited nearby.
Cha-ching!
21 Aug 18
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Originally posted by @wolfgang59https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2017-08/british-aircraft-carriers-return
About to set sail for the US.
(Hope UK and US are still allies by the time it gets there!)
I had to laugh at this-
[i]Capt Jerry Kyd, the carrier's commanding officer, added:
"Crossing a major ocean with 1,500 sailors, aircrew and
marines embarked and the spectre of the first F-35B Lightning
landing on the deck in September is very exciting fo ...[text shortened]... for chrissakes - what
did he expect to be doing when he signed-up?.
Rowing in the Serpentine?
Interesting reading, although this page is a year old now.
More details here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Queen_Elizabeth_(R08)
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09 Sep 18
Originally posted by @indonesia-philfirst thing one learns is to roger the cabin boy & seaman stains
Naaaa, it's the first thing sailors have to learn to do; sort of a right of passage into sailorhood. 'When 'e can sploice tha' there mainbrace.'e can call e'self a sailor, me lad!'
That kind of thing. Shivering ones' timbers comes later, as does hoisting the jolly Roger.