There are reasons why every major warship in An Independent Navy For An Independent Nation shall be built to Lloyds Register Ice Class 1C.
Showing posts with label Warship. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Warship. Show all posts
Monday, 24 July 2023
Thursday, 7 October 2021
Where Were The Grown Ups?
The Islamist Black Banner.
Where were the grown ups when officers set a precedent which legitimised flying the flags of every political movement on Royal Navy warships?
Wednesday, 19 September 2018
Quality British Defence Journalism From The Daily Express Newspaper
This is a section of an article by John Ingham which is very typical of the quality of defence reporting in the Daily Express and other British newspapers.
Saturday, 20 November 2010
Banana Boats
Denmark recently named it's latest frigate Iver Huitfeldt.
These new Iver Huitfeldt class frigates have generated a great deal of interest.
Almost as much as their unusual half sisters the Absalon class.
Both of these classes are often cited as examples of low cost warship design.
However,closer examination of Danish documents suggests their true price is far from clear.
Like many other global warship projects these vessels have suffered from cost overruns in the past.
Recent news suggests they have another less common problem.
This Danish report suggests that the keels of the Iver Huitfeldt class are bent,like a banana.
This 6 centimetre distortion is said to be the result of cooling after welding sections of the ship together.
Fortunately this is not expected to be a significant problem.
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