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Originally posted by Herald View PostAs a matter of interest Murph, How old id that Basin work? Is it from the RN days?
Probably one of the more modern facilities in the RN repetoire until handed over to the Free State where it became derelict until WW2Covid 19 is not over ....it's still very real..Hand Hygiene, Social Distancing and Masks.. keep safe
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Originally posted by hptmurphy View PostDates back to the RN days. Haulbowline/ Queenstown was the HQ of the southern Irish squadron and a victualling and fuelling station for the RN back in the day.
Probably one of the more modern facilities in the RN repetoire until handed over to the Free State where it became derelict until WW2
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My understanding is that the floor of the Basin is tiled. It has in it's life been grab dredged. I think the tiling is only bedded in place except at the entrance to the old dry dock which needed to seat and house the floating dock gates. Hopefully the west wall will be developed for berthing , fueling and watering on site. There are low level plans in train to cover in the dry dock to allow maintenance of ships in a weather free environment. Perhaps gates can be found, and pumps. to re-establish the dock!!
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With EU funding in former years it became difficult to build ships with a high naval capability. Naval hardware and software inputs had to be funded from Defence budgets. As a consequence our ships had a low self defence capability. In latter years the 20mm guns were augmented by the addition of 12.5mm HMG's and 7.96mm GPMG's. However, in the current piracy and global terrorist threats our newest ships are in need of a better self defence suite by the addition of a 30mm weapon system coupled to a dedicated Fire Control. The GPMG's could be replaced with two mini guns as additional fire power. The p60 series ships would then have 1x 76mm, 1x30mm Bushmaster, 2x20mm, 2x12.5mm, and 2xmini guns. A formidable ship for piracy patrol.
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Originally posted by Herald View PostThanks Murph, yeah I'm aware of the history of the base, it was the concreting works I was interested in specifically, I was wondering was it original or work done since by the NS.Covid 19 is not over ....it's still very real..Hand Hygiene, Social Distancing and Masks.. keep safe
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Spotted this recently. Not sure if it's come up already.
115 S is the smaller version of the 123 SF, and features a lower speed and moderate cargo- and additional personnel capabilities. Commercial rules are applied.
Looks the part, pretty modular too, depending what you want to do with it.
115m-139m
4500-5600T
Of course Damen still have the OPV 2600.
For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.
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Originally posted by ias View PostInteresting vessel, can anyone explain what are the differences between "commercial rules" build and "naval rules" build (apart from the price).
theres probably a lot more to it.
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My understanding is the same as ropebag's. Flood one engine room, commercial rules say ship won't sink. Naval rules say ship will continue to carry out all its functions with no loss of capability. The Meko type, for example has all its electronic systems duplicated and located deep in the centre of the ship. However this duplication of systems reduces crew accommodation space.For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.
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I wonder what the chances of a forth P60, followed by two P70's (EPV) would be.
@Sarsfield, when your attaching the image, untick the box beside "Retrieve remote file and reference locally"What are you cackling at, fatty? Too much pie, that's your problem.
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