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I'm surprised this hasn't been covered already but haven't seen it.
The PM is going ahead with the new royal yacht and has caused a row over making the MOD pay for her.
Plans for new national flagship to promote 'best of British'
If they are going forward with this it would be interesting how they go forward with manning her and running her.
(I would say that the RFA would be the shoe in for running her on cost but I can just imagine the leathery faced, nicotine stained, 65 year old AB wearing paint stained shorts and wrecked DMS boots going "Alright Love" as HM walks by!)
The current pictures I see don't have some of the things I would expect a modern ship (especially with a possible swing role) such as a flight deck.
A very strange turn up at this time when we have much more important ships to build such as FSS and a full order book for Escorts and the other new concepts that came out of the latest review!
The PM is going ahead with the new royal yacht and has caused a row over making the MOD pay for her.
Plans for new national flagship to promote 'best of British'
If they are going forward with this it would be interesting how they go forward with manning her and running her.
(I would say that the RFA would be the shoe in for running her on cost but I can just imagine the leathery faced, nicotine stained, 65 year old AB wearing paint stained shorts and wrecked DMS boots going "Alright Love" as HM walks by!)
The current pictures I see don't have some of the things I would expect a modern ship (especially with a possible swing role) such as a flight deck.
A very strange turn up at this time when we have much more important ships to build such as FSS and a full order book for Escorts and the other new concepts that came out of the latest review!