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Old 10-29-2012, 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by dvyws View Post
Why mess abut with frgates and training ships?
The Royal Navy still as the Victory in comission - how hard would it be to flood the drydock she sits in, and Presto! Britannia rules the waves once more!

Might have fun finding a crew for her of course...

And so begins the next naval arms race!
From what I recall, thats a non-starter. Her hull is in horrible shape - far to gone to be returned to seaworthy conditions shy of more than a few tens of millions of dollars in work.
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