I see it is a cargo vessel.
Why does this not surprise me?
The airforce flies cargo and passengers now.
Next we will have the Elite Catering Corps of the SAS.
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I see it is a cargo vessel.
Why does this not surprise me?
The airforce flies cargo and passengers now.
Next we will have the Elite Catering Corps of the SAS.
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I googled this, after seeing the anti-christ naming the new ship, on the news yesterday.
Why did the MEKO frigates NOT get named after a regional province???
The army were rather upset when the previous ship was named after their double VC winner, Charles Upham.
A slow, lumbering, delivery vessel being named after a hard-charging, fighting man.
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Yeah the Chuck upham was a monumental disaster. I worked on that boat installing some gear and it came down to that the Army boys decided they wanted a multi purpose boat, got a civi transport boat and said to the Navy make it work. Some of the main issues was that it was not designed to work the way they wanted to and it was far too light. it was like a cork in the sea!! It just wasn't designed to work they wanted it to and to add ballast tanks would have been just uneconomical.
I agree about that the boat was an insult to the man. It was all good intentions and bad planning, sounds like the defense forces in general!
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By the sound of it, the new Canterbury will be a far better and more versatile ship than the Upham.
- a lot more versatile than a clapped out old Frigate.
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HMNZS Canterbury. How singularly unimaginative.
How come the list of names for New Zealand warships is so small, particularly the ones named after "provinces"?
Why has there never been an HMNZS
Northland
Bay of Plenty
Poverty Bay
King Country
Manawatu
Hawke's Bay
Wairarapa
Horowhenua
Nelson
Blenheim or
Westland?
Or is this some sort of cost-saving measure whereby the navy can recycle the crockery and stationery from the last vessel to bear that name?
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And Waiuku.
As a point, the RNZAF is not only in a transport role. they also have maritime patrol squadron that also assists with the EEZ border protection.
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You missed the HMNZS Auckland.
However this vessel would have four captains at any one time, the passageways around the ship would be incomplete, those passageways would be crowded with fish-heads muttering about the amount of sailors congesting the passageways...
Also, the flight deck cannot be used for sporting occasions. These would have to be held on the HMNZS Hamilton...
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Has there never been an HMNZS Auckland? That's shocking!
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Forum whore
What about an HMNZS Absolutely Gayly Wellington
Cyborg Biker
info on the new protector fleet can be found here
http://www.navy.mil.nz/visit-the-fle...or/default.htm
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I see it has a "25mm Naval gun" WW2 tanks had more firepower than this piece of junk! ... see what happens when you let a whale hugger run your millitary. Don't get started on to their wonderful idea of putting all of the airforce into the least number of bases possible
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Are you telling us there is enough of an airforce to warrant more than one base?
I thought we only had a couple of Hercules and some Vietnam war era Hueys...
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25mm that fires 200 rounds a minute...
Its not a war ship its a cargo carrier or Multi Role Vessel, its to suppliment the fleet as a whole.
Also in time of war most vessels get the extra armament as required.
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