Nukes in the water

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fullbeem

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2,044 posts

216 months

Saturday 1st November 2008
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Old news but no mention of it here on the military loving forum that is pistonheads.


Big old nuke spotted in Douglas bay the other week.

Taken from Manxfoums

http://www.manxforums.com/forums/index.php?showtop...



Love that foto - is now my wallpaper.

FourWheelDrift

90,936 posts

299 months

Sunday 2nd November 2008
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It's ok, it's one of ours. A Vanguard class sub. It's there to protect the IOM from the Icelandic surface invasion fleet. smile

10 Pence Short

32,880 posts

232 months

Sunday 2nd November 2008
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FourWheelDrift said:
It's ok, it's one of ours. A Vanguard class sub. It's there to protect the IOM from the Icelandic surface invasion fleet. smile
The Icelandic Invasion Fleet?

What's that? Bjork riding a polar bear?

groomi

9,324 posts

258 months

Sunday 2nd November 2008
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FourWheelDrift said:
It's ok, it's one of ours. A Vanguard class sub. It's there to protect the IOM from the Icelandic surface invasion fleet. smile
I don't think we need to worry about that Katona woman, she's more of a beached whale than a swimming one...

whirligig

941 posts

210 months

Sunday 2nd November 2008
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Common sight here on the Clyde with them coming and going from Faslane.

They are impressive though!

TheForceV4

543 posts

202 months

Sunday 2nd November 2008
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Thats a great pic! Nice to know we're protected too!

homicide

40,478 posts

202 months

Sunday 2nd November 2008
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Wonder which one it is, one of the women at work has two lads on subs!

scotal

8,751 posts

294 months

Sunday 2nd November 2008
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fullbeem said:


Love that foto - is now my wallpaper.
I like the way the Manx Navy has sent its best ship out to intercept the sub.

ninja-lewis

4,915 posts

205 months

Sunday 2nd November 2008
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HMS Victorious according to the link. Won't be one of the boats on active service (especially not THE one) and Victorious is the only one on sea trials following a refit at Barrow.

Chris_w666

22,655 posts

214 months

Sunday 2nd November 2008
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fullbeem said:
Send the pic to the Beeb and Nuclear Sub in near miss with passenger ferry will be all over the press tomorrow.

hehe


I remember seeing a few of our smaller subs off the west coast of scotland near Arran when sailing up there, its a great sight almost as exciting as spotting dolphins in your bow wake. Or am I just sad?

whirligig

941 posts

210 months

Sunday 2nd November 2008
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ninja-lewis said:
HMS Victorious according to the link. Won't be one of the boats on active service (especially not THE one) and Victorious is the only one on sea trials following a refit at Barrow.
Refit at Plymouth to be pedantic!

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/ConMediaF...

Olf

11,974 posts

233 months

Sunday 2nd November 2008
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10 Pence Short said:
FourWheelDrift said:
It's ok, it's one of ours. A Vanguard class sub. It's there to protect the IOM from the Icelandic surface invasion fleet. smile
The Icelandic Invasion Fleet?

What's that? Bjork riding a heavily mortgaged polar bear?
EFA