tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14299289.post3260215879627011888..comments2024-01-05T02:06:03.153+13:45Comments on Oswald Bastable's Ranting: HistoryOswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14299289.post-66864312219195491872012-03-13T14:31:16.796+13:452012-03-13T14:31:16.796+13:45Constitution still functions, Victory has been on ...Constitution still functions, Victory has been on the hard since 1922....Ciaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05007117694321366334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14299289.post-76331453600370987232012-03-13T13:49:56.612+13:452012-03-13T13:49:56.612+13:45The Royal Navy could give them lessons in longevit...The Royal Navy could give them lessons in longevity.<br />HMS Victory, Nelson's flagship at Trafalgar, is still in service. She was, if my memory serves me correctly, built in about 1765. <br />(I remember the keel being laid)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14299289.post-80967363973992459962012-03-13T12:07:21.531+13:452012-03-13T12:07:21.531+13:45Popcorn rots the brain, Ciaron. ;)Popcorn rots the brain, Ciaron. ;)KGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01940428991630766942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14299289.post-80497927075969656972012-03-13T09:06:21.755+13:452012-03-13T09:06:21.755+13:45Dammit:
Kirks Enterprise was a Constitution class...Dammit:<br /><br /><i>Kirks Enterprise was a Constitution class:)</i>Ciaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05007117694321366334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14299289.post-81729583741700607492012-03-13T09:05:02.852+13:452012-03-13T09:05:02.852+13:45Doesn't the Constitution hold the honour, as s...Doesn't the <i>Constitution</i> hold the honour, as she is still commissioned?<br /><br />(as another ST reference, Kirks <i>Enterprise</i> was a class :))Ciaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05007117694321366334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14299289.post-6431383475675993462012-03-12T20:15:24.976+13:452012-03-12T20:15:24.976+13:4550 years is a lifetime for a ship. It would be in...50 years is a lifetime for a ship. It would be interesting to hear original plank owners (commissioning crew) talk about their experiences.PM of NZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02095175012980278919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14299289.post-54535956246347436522012-03-12T20:14:13.369+13:452012-03-12T20:14:13.369+13:45She's still a wonderful old ship. I saw her do...She's still a wonderful old ship. I saw her docked once and as an expression of raw power she was an awesome sight.KGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01940428991630766942noreply@blogger.com