Fighting 42's.. The last one de-comissioned today..

[noharmdone]

I know this will not be of ANY interest to most GOT members...

But the Royal Navy waved goodbye to the last of the Type 42 Destroyers today..

They have all served this country well and its the end of an era of such ships.

I never served on Liverpool.. I served on Nottingham.. But even though they needed heavy maintainance.. if needed.. they were there..

RIP to the lads who died onboard..

 

[noharmdone]

[video=youtube;WYarYfYTpC0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYarYfYTpC0[/video]

They could shift like...

 

[noharmdone]

[video=youtube;vkJBsOmxN44]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkJBsOmxN44[/video]

I left just before this.. I knew the lad down the FER when it ran onto the rocks.. He wouldn't even have been arsed..

 

[noharmdone]

The 4.5 shells make ace ash trays / door stops ( now Ive given up )..

[video=youtube;fgQmBP9h5s0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgQmBP9h5s0[/video]

 

[Goat]

Not a patch on the 81st.

 

[noharmdone]

Not a patch on the 81st.

The 81st will keep the good work going..

 

[Fensta]

[video=youtube;InBXu-iY7cw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InBXu-iY7cw&list=PL37E8DFF2A7F4915D[/video]

 

[Degs62]

Got any pics if the ships 'barrel'?