New Submarines

[Cashie]

What, so we shouldn't be importing anything from Japan because of the horrendous crimes that occurred during WW2? We currently import 21 billion dollars worth of stuff from Japan a year (we export 51 billion dollar worth though).

[Charliewool]

I said WARSHIPS!!!

[pottery beige]

ship ahoy??

[Cashie]

Originally Posted by Charliewool

I said WARSHIPS!!!

Fair enough, sadly we've already built an entire class (ANZAC Frigates) of German (MEKO) ships..

[pottery beige]

Hobart Class

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FElxj90LztM

[Cashie]

Originally Posted by pottery beige

Hobart Class

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FElxj90LztM

Yep that is certainly the Hobart AWD, they will be a top ship when they are eventually finished, your point?

[cheap]

Originally Posted by Charliewool

My old man's ashes would be turning in their urn at the idea of the Japs building OUR warships (subs) AND on OUR soil!!
For christsake, what is wrong with the frigging bozos supposedly running this bloody country??
Gee, how'd I'd love to be able to wind back the clock to 1944 and ask our brave lads fighting in Darwin, PNG, or Burma or starving in Changi what they reckon of the idea?
Fairdinkum, Australia has totally lost the plot!
And WE (me included) just continue to allow mindless decisions to be made by mindless imbeciles without a whimper... furthering our slide down the gurgler!

From your signature block:

Bionic BF F6... UPDATE: Replaced by Shiro White 370z 7A Roadster

I don't know how you could possibly drive what you drive (just pointing out an apparent oddity)

[pottery beige]

Originally Posted by Cashie

Yep that is certainly the Hobart AWD, your point?

no point

enjoy the vid??

a little update

[Cashie]

Originally Posted by pottery beige

no point

enjoy the vid??

a little update

Thanks, good vid!!

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by cheap

From your signature block:

Bionic BF F6... UPDATE: Replaced by Shiro White 370z 7A Roadster

I don't know how you could possibly drive what you drive (just pointing out an apparent oddity)

He also has a Falcon ute

[cheap]

Originally Posted by pottery beige

Hobart Class

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FElxj90LztM

So when will they be finished ?

There is significant detailed fit-out to do, then sea trials and then rectification, these ships are years away from being commissioned. What the heck is going on, is this for real?

[pottery beige]

Originally Posted by cheap

So when will they be finished ?

There is significant detailed fit-out to do, then sea trials and then rectification, these ships are years away from being commissioned. What the heck is going on, is this for real?

ship ahoy!!

[Cashie]

Originally Posted by cheap

So when will they be finished ?

There is significant detailed fit-out to do, then sea trials and then rectification, these ships are years away from being commissioned. What the heck is going on, is this for real?

Hobart operational March 2016 and roughly one a year after that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTY3H4PjtKs

[Road_Warrior]

Originally Posted by cheap

So when will they be finished ?

There is significant detailed fit-out to do, then sea trials and then rectification, these ships are years away from being commissioned. What the heck is going on, is this for real?

IOC for Hobart is in 12 months so I don't know what you're on about

E: beaten

[cheap]

Originally Posted by Cashie

Hobart operational March 2016 and roughly one a year after that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTY3H4PjtKs

Thanks, so they are years away.

[Cashie]

Originally Posted by cheap

Thanks, so they are years away.

ONE year away for the first.
You do realise they are capital warships and not cars they're building?

[cheap]

Originally Posted by Cashie

ONE year away for the first.
You do realise they are capital warships and not cars they're building?

Yes they require skills and time to build/commission. However they're already years behind schedule, and millions (maybe billions) over budget.

[pottery beige]

It will be a good ship lollipop

[Charliewool]

Originally Posted by cheap

From your signature block:

Bionic BF F6... UPDATE: Replaced by Shiro White 370z 7A Roadster

I don't know how you could possibly drive what you drive (just pointing out an apparent oddity)

Yep.. Valid point!... Spose it came down to whether I was more fearful of Japanese invasion OR my other half's desires in her choice of car?

[GasoLane]

Originally Posted by cheap

However they're already years behind schedule, and millions (maybe billions) over budget.

This is because they pay pottery beige waaay too much money to play with boats all day

[Road_Warrior]

So according to the 'Future Surface Fleet' conference, the shipbuilding "valley of death" will be about 3 years. Nice work, NOT

[pottery beige]

Originally Posted by GasOLane

This is because they pay pottery beige waaay too much money to play with boats all day

Its one of those rare leap out of bed jobs in the morning and roll with the punches

Valley of death doesn't even come in to it, do the best you can, build it the best you can

[SB076]

Originally Posted by GasOLane

This is because they pay pottery beige waaay too much money to play with boats all day

Or maybe some of the modifications he requested, such as replacing the two gas turbine engines with 197 Cleveland engines "because it sounds better", whilst impressing the Navy with good top speed (127 Knots) The fact that the ship ran out of fuel 1 minute and 27 sec's after reaching its top speed, didn't impress the Navy's top brass

[Bill M]

Originally Posted by Agile

Here is an excerpt from the published letter by a former Collins Class commander.

Perhaps our strongest supporter is the highly acclaimed United States submarine service and that should say it all. The Americans also visited us many times during our build program and have adopted concepts such as modular design and build, performance contracts, and combat system concepts in their own submarine programs. They are great admirers of what we have achieved and are mystified by the paucity of the political debate and lack of support for such an important element of our Defence Force, though they would not be so impolite to say so.

Want the truth read on

http://indaily.com.au/opinion/2015/0...olitical-spin/

A welcome change from the usual armchair "expert" comment.
cheers
Bill.
thank you.

[Road_Warrior]

LMAO

[Road_Warrior]

pottery

sitrep plz

A little birdie says Ship 01 (HMAS Hobart) may be launching at the end of the month...

[pottery beige]

Little birdie could be on the money for float off later this month

[pottery beige]

getting there

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6V_gkVjQzk

[Road_Warrior]

Originally Posted by pottery beige

getting there

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6V_gkVjQzk

Nice! She's got an identity now

[Road_Warrior]

Float off tomorrow!!!