Falklands’ veteran HMS York under command of possibly her last captain

Tuesday, August 30th 2011 - 03:40 UTC

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The man who may be Royal Navy’s Falklands’ veteran HMS York’s last naval captain has taken the helm of the Type 42 destroyer. Commander Rex Cox took over from Commander Simon Staley as the warship undergoes maintenance at Portsmouth, reports The Press from York. Read full article

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briton
HMS York is due to leave the Royal Navy next year
So the south atlantic will be graced with -
HMS Dragon[or]
Daring, Dauntless and Diamond – they are all commissioned and operational, with Daring and Dauntless due to sail on their maiden deployments early in the
So when this grand old boy finally, goes, be sure one of the above with be visiting Falkland waters next year,
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Aug 30th, 2011 - 08:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Rufus
My guess would be Daring or Dauntless going first in the “Obvious Presence” role, joining with HMS Clyde. Probably also accompanied by Tireless and/or Torbay in the “Nasty Surprise” role.
Sep 01st, 2011 - 01:45 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
well sooner or later they will sail south,
and show the flag .
Sep 01st, 2011 - 05:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Britishbulldog
Rule Britannia anyone.
Sep 01st, 2011 - 08:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
As the union jack creeps over the south atlantic,
the argentine flag slowly slides backwards
Sep 01st, 2011 - 08:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Britishbulldog
And sinks into oblivion
Sep 01st, 2011 - 09:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Marcos Alejandro
Another HMS Crap heading to Turkey.
Sep 02nd, 2011 - 03:41 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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zethe
Thats alright Marcos. HMS Crap2 will be heading to the falklands soon :)
Sep 02nd, 2011 - 06:55 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
and just like your olympic hopes,
your navy will stall on the blocks,
your army will fall at the first fence,
and your air force wont get over the pole vault,
and your goverment will sit very quietly , looking like an astonished spectator,
Sep 02nd, 2011 - 07:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Britishbulldog
Argentina the laughing stock of the whole world, who has done nothing of any importance in the world. If we gave her a brewery to run and told her to throw a party Argentina would F*** it up and serve soft drinks. Bunch of Muppets.
Sep 02nd, 2011 - 09:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
And all we ever do is try to help you,
we offered to share the oil, so you had fuel to fly your planes,
we sent you airfix packs and rowing boats to help your navy,
why we even offerec to send you some old traffic wardens uniforms for the army,
but you ungratfully turned it all down,
were only trying to help you . .lol
Sep 02nd, 2011 - 11:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Filippo
So your pirate shis has no capitán?

What is happen to him, should happen to you all! You will be thrown over cliffs into the sea off las malvinas unless you are REBORN and accept your new Argentine birth certificates!
Sep 04th, 2011 - 02:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
I did not know the Falklands had cliffs over looking the sea,
Ships with no captains,
And reborn into a new Argentinean run world with all new birth certificates,

Well you learn something every day on here, don’t we .
[better than school ] ??
Sep 04th, 2011 - 06:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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