Trafalgar

Go Fig ha escrito:


She was launching planes over Afghanistan until not that long ago, and
I don't think she was towed all the way

This is the most plagued navy ship sailing the seas... you just don't
change the name of a ship... But the French will be buying their next
one from the Brits, who are using (drum roll)... Haliburton to manage
the project.


A joint project rather than buying from, so that both French and Brits
save costs. It is just future especulation anyway.

The propeller problem was blamed on the supplier, and leaking problems
have been unheard for some two years so one would hope they are solved
by now.

Still, I would never go on board her, just in case

J.

Keith Anderson wrote:

This one did the rounds on the Internet a while back...............

Excellent! I like the Matt cartoon in today's Telegraph - Nelson falls
on to deck after being felled by a French marine musket - "God Hardy,
I've lost my ID card!

Martin wrote:
On Tue, 28 Jun 2005 22:06:21 +0100,
(chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco)
wrote:

Lots of celebrations in the UK today for beating the French 200 years
ago...

ducks

The French turned up with an aircraft carrier twice the size of the
biggest RN ship. As the Queen passed the French played the Marseilles
at full volume. :-)
--
Martin

but the French and the Germans are friends !

Martin wrote:
On 30 Jun 2005 00:42:23 -0700, wrote:



Martin wrote:
On Tue, 28 Jun 2005 22:06:21 +0100,
(chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco)
wrote:

Lots of celebrations in the UK today for beating the French 200 years
ago...

ducks

The French turned up with an aircraft carrier twice the size of the
biggest RN ship. As the Queen passed the French played the Marseilles
at full volume. :-)

but the French and the Germans are friends !

So much so, that the Germans pay most of the CAP subsidies that France
receives.

and the P&O North Sea Ferry "Pride of Hull" has a bigger displacement
and is more use than the French aircraft carrier :-)
--
Martin

Did she bring her grumpy greek playboy with her ?
Bloody foreigners celebrating 'our' victory.
Still if it wasnt for the French, Windsor Castle would not have been
built.

Martin wrote:
On 30 Jun 2005 02:42:41 -0700, wrote:


Still if it wasnt for the French, Windsor Castle would not have been
built.

The Normans?
--
Martin

the french norwegians ?

Martin wrote:
On 30 Jun 2005 03:09:23 -0700, wrote:



Martin wrote:
On 30 Jun 2005 02:42:41 -0700, wrote:


Still if it wasnt for the French, Windsor Castle would not have been
built.

The Normans?
--
Martin

the french norwegians ?

Are we talking about Blue Parrots?
--
Martin

is that a direct translation ?

Martin wrote:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/cartoons/s...517122,00.html
--
Martin

#:-)

like my new hair do ?