HMS Belfast airbrushed from 2012 poster

CCIP · 11-10-11, 11:08 AM

Well, on the other hand, it IS Nov. 11th tomorrow, and that is a bit of an insult given the day.

I don't think there's an over-reaction, it's not like it's completely drowned out the rest of the news. So... I say let it be noticed.

11-10-11, 11:43 AM

On a brighter note, at least the airbrushed poster isn't nearly as bad as most of the rest the pile of excrement they are calling posters.

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My arse! It was deliberately airbrushed as Coe & Co wouldn't have wanted anything 'military'. No way on earth can it be an accident. I'm only surprised that they haven't gotten rid of the Tower of London, too

Yet the mascots come in Yeoman Warder of the tower and Guardsman versions

Herr-Berbunch · 11-10-11, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Tribesman

Yet the mascots come in Yeoman Warder of the tower and Guardsman versions

Yep, that's hypocracy, double-standards, or just plain old incompetence. Whichever way, it's just one of what I'm sure will be many.

Jimbuna · 11-10-11, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

Well, on the other hand, it IS Nov. 11th tomorrow, and that is a bit of an insult given the day.

I don't think there's an over-reaction, it's not like it's completely drowned out the rest of the news. So... I say let it be noticed.

Agreed

Oberon · 11-10-11, 01:07 PM

As much as I love the Belfast...I wish it was the Warspite moored there instead...so much history and it ended in a Cornish cove...

Jimbuna · 11-10-11, 01:14 PM

Yes...a sad end indeed:

Although there were proposals to retain her as a museum ship, the Admiralty approved Warspite's scrapping in July 1946. On 19 April 1947, Warspite departed Portsmouth for scrapping at Faslane, on the River Clyde. On the way, she encountered a severe storm and the hawser of the tug Bustler parted, whilst the other tug Melinda III slipped her tow. In storm force conditions Warspite dropped one of her huge anchors in Mount's Bay, which did not hold, and the storm drove her onto Mount Mopus Ledge near Cudden Point. Later refloating herself she went hard aground a few yards away in Prussia Cove. Her skeleton crew of seven was saved by the Penlee Lifeboat W. & S. There were several attempts to refloat her but the hull was badly damaged and Warspite was partially scrapped where she lay.
An attempt to refloat her in 1950, buoyed by 24 compressors pumping air into her tanks, and watched by a large crowd, the press and the BBC, failed. There was insufficient water to float her clear of the reef in a rising south westerly gale. The salvage boat Barnet, standing guard overnight under the Warspite’s bows was holed in the engine room, towed off and eventually drifted ashore at Long Rock, a few miles to the west. By August the battleship was finally beached off St Michael's Mount and after further salvage another attempt was made to refloat her in November. The Falmouth tug Masterman spent the night on the Hogus Rocks after failing to tow Warspite; and her sister tug Tradesman had 60 foot of wire wrapped around her propeller when trying to haul Masterman off the rocks. Aided by her compressor and two jet engines from an experimental aircraft the hulk was finally moved 130 feet closer to shore and by the summer of 1955 she disappeared from view.

Oberon · 11-10-11, 01:15 PM

At least the Grand Old Lady refused to go quietly into the night, that much I can be glad of.

Jimbuna · 11-10-11, 01:20 PM

I wonder how deep the water is...I should imagine if there is much left she will be a divers haven.

Oberon · 11-10-11, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

I wonder how deep the water is...I should imagine if there is much left she will be a divers haven.

She was picked pretty clean, not much left but bits of debris down there in about 8m of water.

STEED · 11-10-11, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

My arse! It was deliberately airbrushed as Coe & Co wouldn't have wanted anything 'military'. No way on earth can it be an accident. I'm only surprised that they haven't gotten rid of the Tower of London, too.

I need not add any more.

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Originally Posted by papa_smurf

They should of airbrushed the Houses of Parliament instead, no need to advertise that place in the current state of things

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11-10-11, 11:08 AM	#1
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Well, on the other hand, it IS Nov. 11th tomorrow, and that is a bit of an insult given the day. I don't think there's an over-reaction, it's not like it's completely drowned out the rest of the news. So... I say let it be noticed. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

11-10-11, 01:14 PM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,124 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Yes...a sad end indeed: Although there were proposals to retain her as a museum ship, the Admiralty approved Warspite's scrapping in July 1946. On 19 April 1947, Warspite departed Portsmouth for scrapping at Faslane, on the River Clyde. On the way, she encountered a severe storm and the hawser of the tug Bustler parted, whilst the other tug Melinda III slipped her tow. In storm force conditions Warspite dropped one of her huge anchors in Mount's Bay, which did not hold, and the storm drove her onto Mount Mopus Ledge near Cudden Point. Later refloating herself she went hard aground a few yards away in Prussia Cove. Her skeleton crew of seven was saved by the Penlee Lifeboat W. & S. There were several attempts to refloat her but the hull was badly damaged and Warspite was partially scrapped where she lay. An attempt to refloat her in 1950, buoyed by 24 compressors pumping air into her tanks, and watched by a large crowd, the press and the BBC, failed. There was insufficient water to float her clear of the reef in a rising south westerly gale. The salvage boat Barnet, standing guard overnight under the Warspite’s bows was holed in the engine room, towed off and eventually drifted ashore at Long Rock, a few miles to the west. By August the battleship was finally beached off St Michael's Mount and after further salvage another attempt was made to refloat her in November. The Falmouth tug Masterman spent the night on the Hogus Rocks after failing to tow Warspite; and her sister tug Tradesman had 60 foot of wire wrapped around her propeller when trying to haul Masterman off the rocks. Aided by her compressor and two jet engines from an experimental aircraft the hulk was finally moved 130 feet closer to shore and by the summer of 1955 she disappeared from view. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

11-10-11, 01:20 PM	#8
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,124 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I wonder how deep the water is...I should imagine if there is much left she will be a divers haven. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

11-10-11, 01:07 PM	#5
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	As much as I love the Belfast...I wish it was the Warspite moored there instead...so much history and it ended in a Cornish cove...

11-10-11, 01:15 PM	#7
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	At least the Grand Old Lady refused to go quietly into the night, that much I can be glad of.