Have a look if you want a laugh!!

IrischKapitan · 07-18-07, 04:52 AM

This is the transcript of the ACTUAL radio conversation between the British
and the Irish, off the coast of Kerry, Oct 98. Radio conversation released by
the Chief of Naval Operations 10-10-01:

IRISH: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the South, to avoid a collision.

BRITISH: Recommend you divert your course 15 degrees to the North, to
avoid a collision.

IRISH: Negative. You will have to divert your course 15 degrees to the South
to avoid a collision.

BRITISH: This is the Captain of a British navy ship. I say again, divert YOUR
course.

IRISH: Negative. I say again, You will have to divert YOUR course.

BRITISH: THIS IS THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS BRITANNIA! THE
SECOND LARGEST SHIP IN THE BRITISH ATLANTIC FLEET. WE ARE
ACCOMPANIED BY THREE DESTROYERS, THREE CRUISERS, AND
NUMEROUS SUPPORT VESSELS. I DEMAND THAT YOU CHANGE YOUR
COURSE 15 DEGREES NORTH, I SAY AGAIN, THAT IS 15 DEGREES
NORTH, OR COUNTER-MEASURES WILL BE UNDERTAKEN TO ENSURE
THE SAFETY OF THIS SHIP.

IRISH: We are a lighthouse. Your call.

:rotfl::rotfl:
Brilliant, Typcical irish wit

danlisa · 07-18-07, 05:00 AM

Hehe, this old jem. Been posted at least twice before but I never tire of reading it.

Thanks.

Zacho · 07-18-07, 05:00 AM

LOL

joegrundman · 07-18-07, 05:02 AM

Yeah that's funny

but last time i heard it it was an american carrier...and a canadian lighthouse.

HMS Britannia is more of a yacht than a carrier anyway, although i guess if the queen is on board, it does carry 'er.

ichso · 07-18-07, 05:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joegrundman

Yeah that's funny

but last time i heard it it was an american carrier...and a canadian lighthouse.

HMS Britannia is more of a yacht than a carrier anyway, although i guess if the queen is on board, it does carry 'er.

Me too.
There it was ought to be a real conversation too

But it's funny nonetheless

danlisa · 07-18-07, 05:09 AM

LMAO, I'm going to save Sailor Steve some effort.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Here we go again.

The story is 100% BS. I heard it back in 1970, only then it was the battleship Missouri. It gets posted here at least once every six months, and it's always "This is a true story!"

http://www.navy.mil/navydata/navy_legacy.asp?id=174

The difference between a fairy tale and a war story is a fairy tale always begins with "Once upon a time...", and a war story always begins with "No $#!+, there I was..."

Anytime, Steve.

:rotfl::rotfl:

I think the story comes from here:
http://jproc.ca/radiostor/miscart.html

Urban Legend - http://www.snopes.com/military/lighthse.htm

SmokinTep · 07-18-07, 05:22 AM

:rotfl: :rotfl:

Kaleu. Jochen Mohr · 07-18-07, 05:32 AM

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Brag · 07-18-07, 06:04 AM

It's funny and keeps surfacing :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Kaleu. Jochen Mohr · 07-18-07, 06:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brag

It's funny and keeps surfacing :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

:hmm: Bernard ? :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Konovalov · 07-18-07, 07:03 AM

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

That is a naval classic.

IrischKapitan · 07-18-07, 07:50 AM

Should have known, we dont have a ''Cheif of Naval operations'' because when has ireland ever conducted ''Naval operations''.

Puster Bill · 07-18-07, 09:02 AM

a war story always begins with "No $#!+, there I was..."

And a proper one always ends with the line "and I didn't even spill my beer".

07-18-07, 04:52 AM	#1
IrischKapitan Ensign Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Waiting for convoys of the coast of Donegal Posts: 227 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Have a look if you want a laugh!! This is the transcript of the ACTUAL radio conversation between the British and the Irish, off the coast of Kerry, Oct 98. Radio conversation released by the Chief of Naval Operations 10-10-01: IRISH: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the South, to avoid a collision. BRITISH: Recommend you divert your course 15 degrees to the North, to avoid a collision. IRISH: Negative. You will have to divert your course 15 degrees to the South to avoid a collision. BRITISH: This is the Captain of a British navy ship. I say again, divert YOUR course. IRISH: Negative. I say again, You will have to divert YOUR course. BRITISH: THIS IS THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS BRITANNIA! THE SECOND LARGEST SHIP IN THE BRITISH ATLANTIC FLEET. WE ARE ACCOMPANIED BY THREE DESTROYERS, THREE CRUISERS, AND NUMEROUS SUPPORT VESSELS. I DEMAND THAT YOU CHANGE YOUR COURSE 15 DEGREES NORTH, I SAY AGAIN, THAT IS 15 DEGREES NORTH, OR COUNTER-MEASURES WILL BE UNDERTAKEN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THIS SHIP. IRISH: We are a lighthouse. Your call. :rotfl::rotfl: Brilliant, Typcical irish wit __________________ ''Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better'' SAVE U 534!! http://www.atlantik-pirat.com/U-534page.htm

07-18-07, 05:00 AM	#2
danlisa Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 5,499 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 1	Hehe, this old jem. Been posted at least twice before but I never tire of reading it. Thanks. __________________

07-18-07, 05:02 AM	#4
joegrundman Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,689 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Yeah that's funny but last time i heard it it was an american carrier...and a canadian lighthouse. HMS Britannia is more of a yacht than a carrier anyway, although i guess if the queen is on board, it does carry 'er. __________________ "Enemy submarines are to be called U-Boats. The term submarine is to be reserved for Allied under water vessels. U-Boats are those dastardly villains who sink our ships, while submarines are those gallant and noble craft which sink theirs." Winston Churchill

07-18-07, 05:32 AM	#8
Kaleu. Jochen Mohr Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: in my sub Posts: 2,741 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: __________________ Gruß

07-18-07, 06:04 AM	#9
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	It's funny and keeps surfacing :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

07-18-07, 05:00 AM	#3
Zacho Watch Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 15 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	LOL

07-18-07, 05:22 AM	#7
SmokinTep Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Suffolk, Virginia Posts: 1,027 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	:rotfl: :rotfl:

07-18-07, 07:03 AM	#11
Konovalov Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: High Wycombe, Bucks, UK Posts: 2,811 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: That is a naval classic. __________________ "In a Christian context, sexuality is traditionally seen as a consequence of the Fall, but for Muslims, it is an anticipation of paradise. So I can say, I think, that I was validly converted to Islam by a teenage French Jewish nudist." Sheikh Abdul-Hakim Murad (Timothy Winter)

07-18-07, 07:50 AM	#12
IrischKapitan Ensign Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Waiting for convoys of the coast of Donegal Posts: 227 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Should have known, we dont have a ''Cheif of Naval operations'' because when has ireland ever conducted ''Naval operations''. __________________ ''Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better'' SAVE U 534!! http://www.atlantik-pirat.com/U-534page.htm

07-18-07, 09:02 AM	#13
Puster Bill Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2006 Location: BA8758, or FN33eh for my fellow hams. Posts: 833 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	a war story always begins with "No $#!+, there I was..." And a proper one always ends with the line "and I didn't even spill my beer". __________________ The U-Boat Commander of Love

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