Heartbreaking News for Battle of the Atlantic types.

Mush Martin · 09-28-08, 04:41 PM

How Sad

Takeda Shingen · 09-28-08, 05:06 PM

That's a shame. Are there no other available period ASW craft?

Sailor Steve · 09-28-08, 05:10 PM

That is sad. The more museum ships we can have the better.

Mush Martin · 09-28-08, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

That's a shame. Are there no other available period ASW craft?

Last I saw Decouvert a River FF sat on a beach in France awaiting
disposal after twenty years as a fire ship.

theres a Riverff on Dryland In thailand I think as a drill ship.

there may be a few more but not many of the size and certainly
no other Black Swans and further to that the only surviving member
of Walkers Group.

M

bookworm_020 · 09-28-08, 10:30 PM

A shame that it has fallen through, a ship with a proud history and a reputation to match.

Jimbuna · 09-29-08, 08:02 AM

I wonder how much those fine fellows in the land of sand were trying to squeeze for something that is of no obvious use to them anymore. :hmm:

mr chris · 09-29-08, 08:08 AM

Very Sad.
But typical Government greed.

Kapitan · 09-29-08, 11:29 AM

I think ive seen her i sailed into alexandria harbour didnt take much notice at the time just thought it was the normal ship of the egyptian navy tied up rusted and antiqued didnt realise it was her

Sorry !

ReallyDedPoet · 09-29-08, 11:31 AM

Sad news indeed.

RDP

Mush Martin · 09-29-08, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbuna

I wonder how much those fine fellows in the land of sand were trying to squeeze for something that is of no obvious use to them anymore. :hmm:

I would bet a dollar that it was the same price as a fully equipped
Halifax brand new out of the box. However I do not know I was never
privy to such details.

M

Jimbuna · 09-29-08, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mush Martin

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbuna

I wonder how much those fine fellows in the land of sand were trying to squeeze for something that is of no obvious use to them anymore. :hmm:

I would bet a dollar that it was the same price as a fully equipped
Halifax brand new out of the box. However I do not know I was never
privy to such details.

M

Then perhaps the next seller of arms to them should bear this scrooge like mentality in mind the next time they ask for arms on the cheap....but somehow I doubt that will ever happen

Mush Martin · 09-29-08, 03:02 PM

It occurs to me, they should take the angle that its archeologically significant
to British culture and via appeal by World Heritage have them send it home
like it was King Tut's Treasure. ( for only transport costs )

( a thought )

caspofungin · 09-29-08, 03:43 PM

even better, maybe they could trade it for king tut's treasure.

Jimbuna · 09-29-08, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mush Martin

It occurs to me, they should take the angle that its archeologically significant
to British culture and via appeal by World Heritage have them send it home
like it was King Tut's Treasure. ( for only transport costs )

( a thought )

A quaint way to approach a solution

Stealth Hunter · 09-29-08, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by caspofungin

even better, maybe they could trade it for king tut's treasure.

Tutankhamen's treasure > a rusty ship

09-28-08, 04:41 PM	#1
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09-28-08, 05:06 PM	#2
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	That's a shame. Are there no other available period ASW craft?

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09-29-08, 03:02 PM	#12
Mush Martin Eternal Patrol Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,398 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	It occurs to me, they should take the angle that its archeologically significant to British culture and via appeal by World Heritage have them send it home like it was King Tut's Treasure. ( for only transport costs ) ( a thought ) __________________ RIP Mush Tutorial

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caspofungin Commander Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 459 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 0	even better, maybe they could trade it for king tut's treasure.