AuthorTopic: You don't get many of these to the pound.............  (Read 689 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Lord Shagg-Pyle

  • Posts: 1519
  • Attack: 100
    Defense: 100
    Attack Member
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • "Where we're going, we don't need roads!"
  • Referrals: 0
You don't get many of these to the pound.............
« on: April 14, 2009, 19:53:09 »
Not 4x4 related in anyway, but an awesome sight anyway.

I was out bobbing about on the Solent the other weekend and this leviathan hoved in view from the mist.
Yaar! T'was enough to make me barnacles shiver me bowsprit, yo ho ho and bottle of parrot.

Tis the Yankee aircraft carrier, USS Theodore Roosevelt, one of their little ones.

Offline crazymac

  • Posts: 1891
  • Attack: 100
    Defense: 100
    Attack Member
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • Referrals: 0
Re: You don't get many of these to the pound.............
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2009, 21:06:12 »
They truly are huge aren't they?

During my time in, I had a two week period on the USS Nimitz!!

That thing had its own getto's, no go areas, etc. I got lost on there several times :oops:
I HAVE THE BODY OF A GOD

shame its Budda!!

Offline Lord Shagg-Pyle

  • Posts: 1519
  • Attack: 100
    Defense: 100
    Attack Member
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • "Where we're going, we don't need roads!"
  • Referrals: 0
Re: You don't get many of these to the pound.............
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2009, 21:25:41 »
Apparently the latest one, the USS Ronald Reagan, makes this look like a rowing boat.

Offline Mark Y

  • Posts: 173
  • Attack: 100
    Defense: 100
    Attack Member
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • Referrals: 0
Re: You don't get many of these to the pound.............
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2009, 22:18:27 »
Crazymac, I was fortunate to also spend time on the Nimitz when I was in Mayport, what a ship, then I was working for a couple off weeks operating from Cecil Fields, long time ago and real lamp swinging times  :grin:
Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder
I can see clearly now, the brain has gone

Discovery 3
Defender 90
Series2a

Offline Lord Shagg-Pyle

  • Posts: 1519
  • Attack: 100
    Defense: 100
    Attack Member
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • "Where we're going, we don't need roads!"
  • Referrals: 0
Re: You don't get many of these to the pound.............
« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2009, 22:45:30 »
Blimey!

Is this turning into a salty seaman reunion? :shock:

Offline denviks

  • Posts: 1219
  • Attack: 100
    Defense: 100
    Attack Member
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • Referrals: 0
Re: You don't get many of these to the pound.............
« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2009, 23:01:58 »
that was parked up near to the beach i walk my dog on.......amazing veiw everyday i can tell you  :D :D :D
cheers
dennis
more moves than a dad in a disco!!!!!!!!!!


im always @ www.plcuk.co.uk

 






SimplePortal 2.3.5 © 2008-2012, SimplePortal