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HMS Richmond on south Atlantic patrol visits South Georgia Island
HMS Richmond was on patrol in the South Georgia Maritime Zone at the end of September and came to anchor off Hope Point on the 27th for a three-day visit, reports the September edition of the South Georgia Newsletter. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesAh my first ship and a fine ship she is! :)
Oct 16th, 2013 - 09:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0A very sophisticated warship is Richmond and any '23. Also, she's a nice ship to serve on compared to some of the older ships like the '42's!
Have a good trip Richmond!
Oi xect nowt wrong with a 42, well stretched ones anyway lol. I had York and Gloucester, happy days, never had a 23 though.
Oct 17th, 2013 - 04:52 am - Link - Report abuse 0We should have gone Antarctica, and although based at Simons town (the last RN ship officially to use that base) HMS Bigbury Bay spent most if its time on the upper East African Coast and the Red Sea...Very Old Navy; not a bit like the splendid modern ships of today. Still it had its moments.
Oct 17th, 2013 - 11:08 am - Link - Report abuse 0Based on her history, Richmond appears to be a very capable vessel and, according to the specs, is now exceptionally well-armed. Sea Wolf, Harpoon and Sting Ray systems plus a full complement of guns (11 apparently), together with a helicopter with more missile and/or torpedo systems. My only reservation, as with all current RN destroyers and frigates, is the lack of armament to the rear. It seems remarkably thoughtless of the designers not to have fully capable armament to protect the hangar and the helicopter. Still, RN vessels are usually ATTACKING, so perhaps it doesn't matter too much!
Oct 17th, 2013 - 11:22 am - Link - Report abuse 0Type 42”s were sleek grey war canoes, FAF, governed to 40 nothing came close speed wise, lovely bit of kit. Falklands patrol 1989 on HMS Newcastle we steamed down at full speed from Pompey via fuel stops at gib, Dakar, and ascension because Monkey Menum said he'd retake the Falklands if he won the election, oh dear.
Oct 17th, 2013 - 02:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0But did they see any argie “scientists” anywhere?
Oct 17th, 2013 - 07:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Ha, ha, ha.
@5
Oct 17th, 2013 - 08:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“ Monkey Menum said he'd retake the Falklands if he won the election, oh dear.”
He said the Falklands would be Argentine by 2000.
A tad optimistic.
@7 Pete to qoute the indipendant 1995
Oct 17th, 2013 - 10:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Quite a turn-around from 1988, when Mr Menem, campaigning for the presidency for the first time, told Argentines: “I don't know how much blood we'll have to spill but our territory will once again return to the Argentinian people.”
We were heading off to the gulf for 6 months deployment and changed course heading south full speed because of Monkeys claim . It was well before the 2000 soft stuff.
Doesnt ArgenTuna own South Georgia along with the entire Antarctic, Australia, India blah blah..?
Oct 18th, 2013 - 01:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@
Oct 24th, 2013 - 09:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“I don't know how much blood we'll have to spill”
Meaning' I don't know how much blood you'll (all Argentines except Menem) have to spill.....'.
I don't really think that Monkey Menem had much more intention of venturing any nearer the Islands (1000 miles away) than Galteiri had.
Latin macho bullshit.
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