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HMS Lancaster takes over from HMS Dragon in South Atlantic patrol tasking
Type 23 frigate HMS Lancaster sailed from her home in Portsmouth last week for a routine nine-month Atlantic patrol tasking, which includes the Falklands and South Georgia. She is the first ship in the Royal Navy to deploy with the new Wildcat helicopter, and her crew are wearing the newest naval uniform in 70 years. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rules“The ship will take over from HMS Dragon and expects to cover in excess of 30,000 nautical miles and visit up to eighteen different countries. The deployment, which takes the ship across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, will build on the UK’s strong ties with its allies and continue the UK’s commitment to the region.”
Mar 28th, 2015 - 01:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0... and there is not a single thing Argentina can say or do to prevent this taking place. But we can expect some ineffectual whining, no doubt.
Hope you have a good trip, I am sure you will be welcomed in many ports in LatAm.
Colombia, Brazil, Chile for starters...
Just think what the Wildcat can do, apart from the ship-this is surely worth an Argentine complaint to the UN.
Mar 28th, 2015 - 02:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0It would be nice to see two Apaches deployed to MPA, to accompany the Chinooks to respond to any remote island raid by the RGs.
I hope to see the ship in Valparaiso, and am especially curious of the new uniforms. Our uniform are similar to your traditional one, except for rank.
Mar 28th, 2015 - 04:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Obviously it will be fun to see the upgrades to the Type-23 compared to the ones being done to ours.
@3
Mar 28th, 2015 - 05:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I am sure she will call in. I expect you would love to get onboard and have a good look around!
:-)
#4 ilsen
Mar 28th, 2015 - 06:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I missed the Dragon, but Chile pays a great attention for obvious reasons to Type 23s, and BAE Systems services ours as well. Any modifications are interesting to see.
Chicureo - ¿Como está? ¿Se fijó de donde zarpó HMS Lancaster? La ví salir.
Mar 28th, 2015 - 08:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“HMS Lancaster takes over from HMS Dragon in South Atlantic patrol tasking”
Mar 28th, 2015 - 08:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Good to see. I wish HMS Lancaster and her ships company “God speed” and hope they have a safe and successful patrol.
Good old royal navy,
Mar 28th, 2015 - 08:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Where you want them , when you want them, to defend, when you need them.
List of territorial disputes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_territorial_disputes#South_America
This is nice,
Shows you all the disputed territories, Including argentine claims, and there are quite a few of them.
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@8
Mar 28th, 2015 - 09:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Interesting isn't it, Argentina would have the world thinking its just the UK involved in territorial disputes, clearly that's far from the truth
#6
Mar 28th, 2015 - 09:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0¡Muchos saludos!
Enjoying a goblet of tinto and waiting for the sunset after a beautiful day.
El hermoso barco zarpó de la ciudad de la isla.
Yours, my friend.
@9
Mar 29th, 2015 - 06:08 am - Link - Report abuse 0uhh... but you are you fool! And that very same link proves it!
@8
Quite a few of them in South America right? Which in turn are DWARFED by the disputes in good ol' peaceful EUialand, where of course the UK is a protagonist, as usual.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_territorial_disputes#Europe
But what can we expect of a nation with this utterly atrocious and morally reprehensible record. Maps don't lie:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_territorial_disputes#Europe
@11 Your two links are a just a tiny bit misleading, you troll de m----a!
Mar 29th, 2015 - 06:31 am - Link - Report abuse 0The first one shows there are many more disputes involving other countries than the UK and the second one is juts a ridiculous joke.
@12
Mar 29th, 2015 - 06:39 am - Link - Report abuse 0Why is that a joke? Seems plausible enough.
And btw, where have the latest genocides taken place? Europe. (Yugoslavia0
What about the latest border disputes that actually have military conflict? Europe (Ukraine)
Where have the latest talks of rebuilding border controls occurred? Europe (Western)
I'm glad Argentina wants nothing to do with you and the other Europeans.
For the delight of the trolls - ¡que tengan buen día!
Mar 29th, 2015 - 06:51 am - Link - Report abuse 0http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/falklandislands/11501211/Argentina-wouldnt-dare-to-invade-the-Falklands-again-says-Colonel-Tim-Collins.html
Good for the Falklanders, they deserve a peaceful existence.
Mar 29th, 2015 - 07:02 am - Link - Report abuse 0So now that it's been confirmed there is no threat (and that being the only reason the UK even glanced an eye towards Argentina), can you just get on with it in your Falkland Islands, leave us alone and never interact with us again?
@15 You may appreciate this! Just a lot of the usual handwringing!
Mar 29th, 2015 - 07:18 am - Link - Report abuse 0http://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/2015/03/28/nota/4710526/guerra-malvinas-herida-abierta-argentina-33-anos-despues
Funny you are giving cow's milk to the calf and not to the chickens.
Mar 29th, 2015 - 07:33 am - Link - Report abuse 0The chickens being Argentina, of course!
Mar 29th, 2015 - 10:10 am - Link - Report abuse 0#15
Mar 29th, 2015 - 11:14 am - Link - Report abuse 0Good for you. All you have to do is to persuade YOUR govt. to give up all pretensions to the Falklands and associated territories and the problem is solved.
We will no longer have to hear from the whining, bitching and self pitying Argentinians and they can then stew in their own juice..
You could then ban the use of the English language in books, TV, films etc. and in any educational or cultural matters. Just think, a racially pure ARGENTINA, the jewel in the Spanish speaking world.
What a paradise that would be for you all.....and indirectly for us !
@19
Mar 29th, 2015 - 11:53 am - Link - Report abuse 0“ARGENTINA, the jewel in the Spanish speaking world.”? Since when is the Argentine “argot” a “jewel” in the Spanish speaking world? Most other “hispanoparlantes” can't understand them!
@19
Mar 29th, 2015 - 02:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0We already have only Spanish in our music, by choice btw.
Spanish in movies, by choice btw, because we have a healthy film industry.
Obviously a vigorous writing industry too.
We could completely fine keep on having no problems with those even if all the Anglo nations sank in the ocean tomorrow.
But we still appreciate the best you have to offer, as the best German, French, Italian, Chinese, Brazilian, Russian, etc have to offer. That is the major difference between us and you (the Anglo), who could tell a foreign writer or music song from their missing teeth, that's how provincial and limited your lives are.
@15. Just as a matter of interest, why are there talks going on between the EU and mercosur to extend European 'influence' in South America? I'll tell you how it works. It starts as 'influence'. Then the EU explains that certain goods cannot be imported into the EU unless certain minor regulations are complied with. You'll be amazed at how many EU regulations are considered 'minor'. But the EU will explain how. To make things easier, a number of organisations will need to be set up. Mostly operated by EU civil servants because of their familiarity with the subject. With any luck, before things get into full swing, Britain will have left the EU. Knowing the number of 'Anglos' that come here, why do YOU insist on coming here to 'interact'? You could stick with the spanish version. You could go somewhere else entirely. Could it be that you come here in the hope that some brain, experience, intelligence, knowledge, responsibility, thought, wisdom will seep across?
Mar 29th, 2015 - 02:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“HMS Lancaster takes over from HMS Dragon in South Atlantic patrol tasking”
Mar 29th, 2015 - 02:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0patrolling what?
and who the fuck told these assholes to patrol anything?
they have nothing to do in south america.
maybe these assholes think they are the police of the world.
now that is funny cause they are the biggest criminals ever.
@23 great so when are you murderous bastards leaving Argentina then?
Mar 29th, 2015 - 04:11 pm - Link - Report abuse 021
Mar 29th, 2015 - 04:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Depends on which foreigner you are talking about....
http://www.economist.com/node/15060097?subjectid=7933596&story_id=15060097
or
http://www.economist.com/node/15060097?subjectid=7933596&story_id=15060097
@23 idiot child/payaso/mamarracho/paulcedron
Mar 29th, 2015 - 04:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The Oxford Dictionary defines “patrol” as “A routine operational voyage of a ship or aircraft” doesn't mention “policing”. Wrong again! You foul mouthed juvenile idiot!
#21
Mar 29th, 2015 - 05:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Can you make up your mind ? On one hand you tell us you want to have nothing to do with the rest of the world and now you tell us you do...under conditions.
https://www.osac.gov/pages/ContentReportDetails.aspx?cid=15693
Mar 29th, 2015 - 05:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0https://www.osac.gov/pages/ContentReportDetails.aspx?cid=15693
Jewel in the crown?
#28
Mar 29th, 2015 - 06:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0It's called IRONY !
@29 Of course it is!
Mar 29th, 2015 - 08:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0patrolling what?
Mar 29th, 2015 - 08:36 pm - Link - Report abuse 0patrolling British territory.
gordo tirapedos
Mar 29th, 2015 - 09:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0since when you, a hopeless monoglot, know what the other hispanoparlantes say about our wonderful version of spanish?
what the fuck can you know about foreign languages when you dont even understand english?
the only idiom you understand is the noise of your stinky farts, you flatulent fatso.
as for the definition of the verb patrol, according to the oxford dictionaries, here you have the one that fit the best:
[transitive] patrol something to drive or walk around a particular area, especially in a threatening way.
fatso and imbecile...great combination.
@32 Since you ignored me on another thread I will ask you these questions again.
Mar 29th, 2015 - 10:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0If YOU needed to get to a CT scanner, how long would it take Pauly? A serious answer now, how long would it take to get someone from your area to a CT scanner?
Also, if the Falklands become an Argentine territory, would we be required to have a CT scanner on the islands? Or a University? And what would become of our natural resources (fishing, oil etc)? Would we have a degree autonomy from the state (like Hong Kong)? Can you answer these adult questions Pauly?
Now if Pauly can't answer this, is there at least ONE Argentine who will? I'm simply curious as Argentinians are always saying the Falklands are Argentine but I have never heard what Argentina's plans for the Islands are should they gain sovereignty.
As usual, the deep, deep Argentine insecurity surfaces when ever there is a mention of British military in the Atlantic.
Mar 30th, 2015 - 04:18 am - Link - Report abuse 0lol!
@32 idiot child/payaso/mamarracho/paulcedron.
Mar 30th, 2015 - 06:03 am - Link - Report abuse 0Just when are you actually going to have anything meaningful and adult to add to these conversations? Why don't you do us all a favour and, for example, reply to @33. Or would that mean you would have to think about how to be sensible and grown up?
bet all those “raritos” of the second image started to dance to this song, once the photographer was out.
Mar 30th, 2015 - 08:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Village People - In the Navy OFFICIAL Music Video 1978
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InBXu-iY7cw
@36
Mar 30th, 2015 - 11:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0What song do you sing when you are singing lullabies to your CT scanner?
and the singer is the black guy of the first pic
Mar 31st, 2015 - 02:03 am - Link - Report abuse 0@36 idiot child/payaso/mamarracho/paulcedron
Mar 31st, 2015 - 05:55 am - Link - Report abuse 0As the link you supply is about the US Navy NOT the Royal Navy it is not pertinent. Wrong again!
And when are you going to reply about the CT scanner Argentina will supply to the Falkland Islands?
@36 If YOU needed to get to a CT scanner, how long would it take Pauly? A serious answer now, how long would it take to get someone from your area to a CT scanner?
Mar 31st, 2015 - 03:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Also, if the Falklands become an Argentine territory, would we be required to have a CT scanner on the islands? Or a University? And what would become of our natural resources (fishing, oil etc)? Would we have a degree autonomy from the state (like Hong Kong)? Can you answer these adult questions Pauly?
Now if Pauly can't answer this, is there at least ONE Argentine who will? I'm simply curious as Argentinians are always saying the Falklands are Argentine but I have never heard what Argentina's plans for the Islands are should they gain sovereignty.
Why can't you answer Pauly? If you don't have an answer just say so, you are only making yourself look stupid by ignoring me.
gordo tirapedos
Apr 01st, 2015 - 09:24 am - Link - Report abuse 0if malvinas were ruled by argentina, there would be a ct scanner in every corner, you fatso.
do you have corners in the islets?
@41 What? Are you actually brain damaged? Now give me a serious answer you idiot.
Apr 01st, 2015 - 12:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0If YOU needed to get to a CT scanner, how long would it take Pauly? A serious answer now, how long would it take to get someone from your area to a CT scanner?
Also, if the Falklands become an Argentine territory, would we be required to have a CT scanner on the islands? Or a University? And what would become of our natural resources (fishing, oil etc)? Would we have a degree autonomy from the state (like Hong Kong)? Can you answer these adult questions Pauly?
Now if Pauly can't answer this, is there at least ONE Argentine who will? I'm simply curious as Argentinians are always saying the Falklands are Argentine but I have never heard what Argentina's plans for the Islands are should they gain sovereignty.
Corners? No we only have circles lol.
Just answer my questions you indoctrinated Peronist.
40 UK101 (#)
Apr 01st, 2015 - 02:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Mar 31st, 2015 - 03:39 pm
As paulcedron is incapable of answering any question sensibly, I can give you a partial answer to your query on how long it would take me to get to a CT scanner in case of emergency:
1) After obtaining an order from my GP, it would take me (in clock time) 45 minutes approximately to get to the clinic which has the apparatus, BUT it is the only CT scanner in an area which attends to about 35000 people so there would surely be a waiting time involved which I am unable to calculate.
With regard to your other questions, I can only state that at present in the whole Province of Neuquén (aprox. 551,000 inhabitants [census 2010]) there are 3 privately owned CT scanners and 1 owned by the provincial government. I doubt that if we somehow took over sovereignty of your Islands we could afford to put up a CT scanner for 3,000 people!!!! The same would go for a university. As to the natural resources they would be squandered and over exploited until you were left with sweet FA.
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