Falklands: memories needed for a thesis on the SS Great Britain, Bristol’s main heritage attraction

Tuesday, June 25th 2013 - 06:10 UTC

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PHD student James Muirhead, based in Bristol’s Brunel Institute, is preparing for a trip to the Falkland Islands where he hopes to collect memories of the SS Great Britain which was abandoned there at Sparrow Cove in 1937. Read full article

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Escoses Doido
Hey, that's El Capitano's auld boat, - He's certainly old enough! (allegedly)
Jun 25th, 2013 - 07:34 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Pete Bog
Rumour has it that CFK has put in a bid for it as it is more reliable than the other ships in the Argy navy....
Jun 25th, 2013 - 11:12 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Escoses Doido
Her honeymoon cruise was on that thing was it not?
Jun 25th, 2013 - 01:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Britworker
It is comical that this ship is still going strong and RG's fleet are sinking in their own ports.
We certainly know how to build them.
Jun 25th, 2013 - 03:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Gustbury
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Jun 25th, 2013 - 03:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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golfcronie
@5
Great post, you must have been to a University in BA
Jun 25th, 2013 - 04:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Pete Bog
@5 Troubles?
You mean the Royal Navy's ships are sinking in port too?
The Royal Navy having it's ships impounded by creditors?
The Royal Navy's subs limited to 10 days operation?
Admittedly (we British admit our faults-you pretend you don't have any)HMS Endurance had trouble a few years back but our other Ice patrol ship is actually working-yours working yet? or still in dry dock?
We can't have many troubles with our ships if Timmerprat sh1ts himself even if it is suspected that a Royal navy sub is nearer than 3000 miles to Argentina.

If CFK plays her cards right maybe we will sell The Great Britain to Argentina-(provided they actually pay some money)-at least you would have a ship that is likely to stay afloat.
Jun 25th, 2013 - 08:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Gordo1
@5 Gustbury No sense of humour? Or does the truth hurt?
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