tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post5068910774287861934..comments2024-02-29T11:45:01.870+01:00Comments on UK Armed Forces Commentary: Delaying Prince of Wales and closing Portsmouth's shipyard...?Gabrielehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01623558391676151582noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post-61231925089356129252012-06-27T23:26:04.330+02:002012-06-27T23:26:04.330+02:00Gabriele
Agreed!Gabriele<br /><br />Agreed!MikeWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post-74631865172021888872012-06-27T19:54:54.711+02:002012-06-27T19:54:54.711+02:00Huh. Interesting... i'll keep an eye open for ...Huh. Interesting... i'll keep an eye open for that, see if i stumble over some more info around the net. I'd love to know more. <br /><br />But i truly do hope that they are, above all else, working hard to get the Force protection Craft and Fast Landing Craft. Those ones sure are needed.Gabrielehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623558391676151582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post-46695354457937407482012-06-27T19:43:41.001+02:002012-06-27T19:43:41.001+02:00Gabriele
Thanks for the replies. No, I can't...Gabriele<br /><br />Thanks for the replies. No, I can't think of an obvious role for the medium hovercraft at the moment either. The reason I ask is that it was mentioned only recently in the RM journal "Globe and Laurel" and the interest seemed still there. The sentence went something like "But more of that at a later date"MikeWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post-88915851248941720652012-06-27T19:09:07.485+02:002012-06-27T19:09:07.485+02:00It's actually worse: the 8100 TD is 11 meters ...It's actually worse: the 8100 TD is 11 meters wide, so it could not fit in the space reserved to a LCU MK10: you'd have to remove the wooden frame separating the lanes in the well dock of Albion and Bulwark, and you'd still be able to only carry 2, instead of 4 LCU MK10s or Fast Landing Crafts. <br /><br />I don't remember the width of the Bay class's dock, but it might very well not fit there, either, so it is... literally not a good fit for the RM.Gabrielehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623558391676151582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post-42056010843052915502012-06-27T18:46:34.844+02:002012-06-27T18:46:34.844+02:00A medium hovercraft was mentioned in the Defence R...A medium hovercraft was mentioned in the Defence Research document for the year 2010 and/or 2011, can't remember at the moment. There apparently was a quite serious study into a capability of that kind. Probably they looked at the Griffon 8100TD, even if there was no such accurate indication about the type being considered. <br /><br />However, i never heard anything else about it, money is tight, and if i have to be completely sincere, i can't really think of what role it would cover with the Royal Marines. <br />Almost as big as the LCU MK10 but with only 12 tons of payload... i really can't think of a mission that it could/should carry out for the RM.Gabrielehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623558391676151582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post-80513329874510331672012-06-27T18:19:45.591+02:002012-06-27T18:19:45.591+02:00Gabriele
I like your ingenious suggestion of brid...Gabriele<br /><br />I like your ingenious suggestion of bridging the gap in work in Porsmouth shipyard by having the Future Force Protection Craft and the Fast Landing Craft built there. <br /><br />I'm not sure that the construction of small craft will be particularly suitable to Portsmouth, with its heavy constuction gear. Landing Craft have traditionally been built by smaller specialist firms such as McTay and Souter and Ailsa Troon. However, the LCVP Mk5 was built by Vosper Thornycroft, which used to build larger ships, so there is hope there if BAE (who took over VT) have still got the yards. <br /><br />Gabriele, you mentioned in another post that there was a third vessel involved. Would that be the medium/heavy hovercraft? It is rumoured the Royals are interested in acquiring that type of craft.MikeWnoreply@blogger.com