I hadn't heard that one, I heard she went early because she was first of class and they learnt a lot of lessons from her flaws, but that lead to her short life. Apparently it's not an uncommon fate for first of class - but I've never checked out the stats on it.

The last UK Oberon? :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

Pounds scrapyard, Portsmouth.

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/8...astobiebl9.jpg

BTW, here's a trick I've just learnt of, in 'layers' there's an optioned called Google Earth Community, click that and notice all sorts of stuff that you never knew was there before. :D

yeh i found loads of bits. its like when I went to Kiel and couldnt spot any U-boats, this pointed about 4 out to me! i couldnt believe it. :rotfl:

Poland, Gdynia Naval Base. Our Kilo in dry dock, and our two Oliver Hazard Perry class frigates.http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/3865/gdyniavl1.jpg

nice find Polak! didnt realise you poles had a ruski Kilo. :up:

I wonder why the have her dry-docked?

I think they made some maintenance work on the hull. But this is an old pic because ORP Orzel(Eagle) participated in a NATO exercise in Denmark a couple of weeks ago.
We used to have two Foxtrot submarines also, but they got decommissioned in 2003.
ORP Wilk(Wolf) and ORP Zbik(Wild Boar).

If you go around in the base with google eath you can also see our Kobben class submarines.

Here's a Few I found:

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http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/8431/ussiowadu0.jpg



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In order:
Subs at Pearl
Subs at Norfolk
USS Iowa near my hometown of Benicia
USS Missouri and Arizona
3 Carriers at Naval Station Norfolk

Btw, The fleet landing at Bandar Abbas is on the left side of the picture. that's where we came ashore when I was there in 1973.