Cdr Winter of the Antarctic

I'm currently studying for a Diploma in Health Emergency Planning. 25 years on from completing an MA, it is surprisingly taxing, but in a good way!

Pond and waterbutts frozen over in Wiltshire this morning!

Beery was lucky enough to return as Cdr E!😜

Often stores that become mission critical or gyms! Best I saw was HMS OCEAN compartment set aside for weapons system never fitted was converted into VIP Dining Room!

Could have been achieved - eventually! Ahead of the game in 2010, but hindsight with US development issues show we dodged a potential nightmare!

That remains a CV Adaptable design, which is why we were tasked in late 2010 to look again at EMALS. It was found to be feasible, with appropriate development, but decided elsewhere that cost and delivery delays were unacceptable for the programme as a whole.

Tried finding the article without success (unless you meant the general review of the carrier programme he did in 2003).

Simplistic in terms of the tech demonstrator (more than a carpark kit) and TRL resolution was stymied by RN expecting contractor to pay and vice versa - neither would have been in time for the carrier programme, though!

That's a little over-simplified! EMALS was a promising start (and ahead of the US in 2010), but still needed massive development investment (time and money) to make it ship ready, neither of which could we afford. If cats & traps were to be fitted, steam only realistic option.

🤣 You'd have had to choose from your team who was a lady and who was a tramp - dangerous waters!

A brilliant copy of the end of J C Sherriff's 1928 play "Journey's End"!

Did they take a bite each, or did you cut it up into equal chunks?!😀

Indeed!!

I remember a Cdre Amphib For being presented a green lid as a thank you for his service in that role. Clearly meant as a keepsake to put in a cabinet at home, he was later seen wearing it in his next RN role!🙄

At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.

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Thought that was changed to "Kismet, Hardy", to avoid Victorian blushes!

Thanks, Gareth, totally understand. Wishing Karon well. Hanoi has been a blast - next stop, Siem Reap!

Sounds good to me!

Take care!