Royal Navy 2008

[Dave]

Visited Pompey  last week  the dockyard  you might call it      Quiet
   I do have a few photo`s 

[Dave]

3rd April 2008  Quiet day in the Dockyard    HMS Warrior
     RFA Orangeleaf   HMS Exeter    plus up the Trot   and a few more
           from the Spinnaker Tower
 
     

[James Hutton]

Dave,

Thanks for the pictures. Keep them coming - when the gallery has been finished ( - expect an MOD style timetable!) I'll put them all up is separate galleries.

James.

[Dave]

 Cheers James    have more to post in time   Dave

[MikeD]

Excellent photo Dave, must go up that tower next time in Pompey. Hardly recognise the Dockyard now, think I can just  make out the Victory.  All the best,  Mike D

[Dave]

 The Dockyard  3rd April 2008     just to the right of the Victory is the Mary Rose exhibition 
Thanks mike   enjoyed my few days down there 
       

[Dave]

 Two Waiting  and the Victory

   

[Dave]

HMS Victory   also under the white cover the  Mary Rose

 

[Dave]

 
    A general view   

     with the Cape Town Star    Banana Boat

         

[Dave]

 3rd April 2008 a few up the Trot

 

[Dave]

 The Submarine Museum Gosport 3rd April 2008
 



 

[Dave]

 Gosport   3rd April 2008   Short of RN

 

[Dave]

 Gosport  3rd April 2008   1         times change

 

[Dave]

 Gosport 2       Years apart

 

[stokerstan]

Now this story may not be true,but I heard in pub that the government had sold the Royal Navy to pay the M.P.s their expenses ? Well maybe not, but I have just read an R.N.A journal,(area 10),April 2007, where-in their president quoted part of prophetic speach made in the Nelson era.

" It is upon the Navy,under the good providence of God,that the safety honour and welfare of this realm do chiefly depend".

 I would be quite happy to argue this case to be every bit as true today as it was then, with anyone !

A great article.