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Not to mention that the UK is then dependent on the US for servicing and parts. It's not like you can shop around for a cheaper servicing contract.
by junto 10y ago
Not to mention that the UK is then dependent on the US for servicing and parts. It's not like you can shop around for a cheaper servicing contract.
- arethuza 10y agoAs far as I know the only parts the UK has a dependency on the US for are the missiles themselves and re-entry vehicles - everything else (including the warheads) are manufactured in the UK but to designs that are, to various extents, "influenced" by US designs. Edit: I just noticed that the new UK subs are to be called the "Dreadnought" class - so they will probably all start with D and re-use old RN names - so we might end up with an HMS Devastation and HMS Destruction... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ship_names_of_the_Royal_Navy_(D%E2%80%93F) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ship_names_of_the_Roya...
- bencollier49 10y agoOr "Dainty" or "Desperate"!
- arethuza 10y agoAlso the "Dark" class of patrol boats is missing - could have a "Dark Avenger" or "Dark Hero": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark-class_fast_patrol_boat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark-class_fast_patrol_boat Edit: No coincidence that Iain Banks' father was in the RN - hence the Culture's use of Cool Ship Names.
- AlgorithmicTime 10y agoOr the "Gay" class. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay-class_fast_patrol_boat#Ships https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay-class_fast_patrol_boat#Shi...
- SEJeff 10y agoUnit motto: I AM THE NIGHT
- richmarr 10y agoI vote they call them Daisy, Dainty, Doily, and Floaty McNukeface