We need a bigger dock
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We need a bigger dock
And people think our defence spending is flawed. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44871788
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Re: We need a bigger dock
Sorry mate, I misread the word DOCK. It's my eyesight you see.
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Well , they do say it makes you blind.
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Re: We need a bigger dock
You need to go to Specsavers then.houseboy wrote:Sorry mate, I misread the word DOCK. It's my eyesight you see.
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Re: We need a bigger dock
Similar thing happened in Dublin. They built the port tunnel from the M1 to the docks and found it was too small for lorries.
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Re: We need a bigger dock
So when you misread it, did you think it was "dick" or "cock"? (or "duck")
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"The original problem with the submarine dates back to 2013, when it was discovered that it was about 100 tons heavier than it needed to be.
That caused a problem for its buoyancy - so it could submerge, but might not come back up again.
A former Spanish official told the Associated Press at the time that someone had put a decimal point in the wrong place, and "nobody paid attention to review the calculations"."
That's brilliant if true
That caused a problem for its buoyancy - so it could submerge, but might not come back up again.
A former Spanish official told the Associated Press at the time that someone had put a decimal point in the wrong place, and "nobody paid attention to review the calculations"."
That's brilliant if true
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Re: We need a bigger dock
Sadly it sounds like it might not be.
Follow a few naval experts on twitter and the general consensus is that it isn't.
I'll try to get a link thats not in Spanish
https://twitter.com/navalhistorian/stat ... 6061182977" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Follow a few naval experts on twitter and the general consensus is that it isn't.
I'll try to get a link thats not in Spanish
https://twitter.com/navalhistorian/stat ... 6061182977" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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I can see how that could be a problem. Maybe they could name the subs after the ships in the Armada - just for luck!Damo wrote:That caused a problem for its buoyancy - so it could submerge, but might not come back up again.
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