Did a number of training sessions for a new peice of kit onboard a number of Royal Navy warships a couple of years back and without doubt the best ship I worked with over the whole period was this one. Very sad to see She's out of service.
I served on this ship and know the chap that spotted the missile that saved the Missouri , and what a nice chap at that . This is the best ship in the RN to serve on . I went to former yugoslavia during the conflift on this ship , brilliant ships company as well.
There's also no argument that the Type 42's are faster.... two Olympus and two Tyne engines produce a lot of horses, a lot more than the 23's... but then a 42 is for air defence; a 23 is a sub hunter and needs to be quiet... there are few things noisier on the oggin than a 42 at full speed.
Knew one bloke on the Gloucester... one LMEM Templeton (eyes in both watches, once seen never forgotten) who I got blind drunk with in Pompey... well, I got blind drunk... he was just getting started when I fell over... and I served on Richmond... it was my last ship in the Navy, and it was the best.
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I see more impressive vessels in the bath tub during my nightly bubble bath. Come to think of it, my bubble bath dispenser is also impressive in girth.
Well me hearty this ship has the same type of engines as concord, It 4.5 Vickers mk8 gun will fire a shell over 20 miles and hit a object the size of a car from that range, It's sea dart will down the fast jets at all levels it will and has take out incomeing missiles i know i was on this ship when it took out silkworm Missiles in GW1.Then the Plalanx CIW will fire at 3000 rpm Its. Stingray torpedoes for anti nuc sub hunting makes it on hell of a warship. This was my ship,
Grow up mate !! . Your the type of person who's never served in the forces and never will . I have served in the RN and very proud of it as well , the best navy in the world !!!!!!!
Did a number of training sessions for a new peice of kit onboard a number of Royal Navy warships a couple of years back and without doubt the best ship I worked with over the whole period was this one. Very sad to see She's out of service.
BIGVERN1966 2 weeks ago
Fuck me. You could waterski behind that.
crapatev 4 weeks ago
A small country but a BIG attitude ... can do & will do ... Very Proud to be BRITISH ..
arthurpounder 4 weeks ago 2
I want the fighting G back please Mr Cameron
jonnyb1900 1 month ago
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210482fmj 1 month ago
the Royal Navy may be small, but it doesnt half pack a punch! always has, always will!
remama1981 3 months ago 5
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remama1981 3 months ago
it saved the uss misouri
blahblah48856 5 months ago
proud to say i am officially the last marnier seaman speciallist to steer that ship at her full speed and to raise the ensign for the last time
pistonfire182 5 months ago 3
@pistonfire182 Maybe a daft question from a land lover....but why is it not flying the British ensign?
DoctorEnzo 3 days ago
Love the sound of those gas turbines
ingledude 10 months ago 2
Just looked at some images of HMS Sheffield & Coventry that went to fight in the war against Argentina; This class has changed quite a bit .
matapan50 2 years ago
Best of luck to Gloucester and the Royal Navy. Have they started building the new carriers yet? The sooner those ships are in operation, the better.
matapan50 2 years ago
Damn those are beautiful ships...is this the same Gloucester that saved USS Missouri from an Iraqi missile in the '91 war?
matapan50 2 years ago 3
Yep, same one - commissioned in '85 and still serving.
madbob73 2 years ago
I served on this ship and know the chap that spotted the missile that saved the Missouri , and what a nice chap at that . This is the best ship in the RN to serve on . I went to former yugoslavia during the conflift on this ship , brilliant ships company as well.
kevdavid94 2 years ago
ye it is
wiganerrmc 2 years ago
@matapan50 yes - it used a sea dart to shot down Silkworm missile, very proud.
dom86juve 1 year ago
There's also no argument that the Type 42's are faster.... two Olympus and two Tyne engines produce a lot of horses, a lot more than the 23's... but then a 42 is for air defence; a 23 is a sub hunter and needs to be quiet... there are few things noisier on the oggin than a 42 at full speed.
highlandmidgie 3 years ago
Knew one bloke on the Gloucester... one LMEM Templeton (eyes in both watches, once seen never forgotten) who I got blind drunk with in Pompey... well, I got blind drunk... he was just getting started when I fell over... and I served on Richmond... it was my last ship in the Navy, and it was the best.
highlandmidgie 3 years ago
what do you know m8, i worked on these ships. excellent powerful deadly work horses
kev3663 3 years ago
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I see more impressive vessels in the bath tub during my nightly bubble bath. Come to think of it, my bubble bath dispenser is also impressive in girth.
TOY BOAT!
chordversemelody 3 years ago
really !!!
amazed92 3 years ago
you dont know much about ships do you?
seano322 3 years ago
Well me hearty this ship has the same type of engines as concord, It 4.5 Vickers mk8 gun will fire a shell over 20 miles and hit a object the size of a car from that range, It's sea dart will down the fast jets at all levels it will and has take out incomeing missiles i know i was on this ship when it took out silkworm Missiles in GW1.Then the Plalanx CIW will fire at 3000 rpm Its. Stingray torpedoes for anti nuc sub hunting makes it on hell of a warship. This was my ship,
btx5 3 years ago 9
You're idiotic. Or American. Same thing.
hew35s 3 years ago 14
@hew35s, That comment is offensive to say the least, you get just as many arrogant Brits on YT as Yanks!
TheCharlie359 3 months ago
Grow up mate !! . Your the type of person who's never served in the forces and never will . I have served in the RN and very proud of it as well , the best navy in the world !!!!!!!
kevdavid94 2 years ago