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we already have a submarine ... albeit unmanned! (ok so technically its an ROV... but meh!)"He is an enemy officer taken in battle and entitled to fair treatment."
"No, sir. He's a sergeant, and they don't deserve no respect at all, sir. I should know. They're cunning and artful, if they're any good. I wouldn't mind if he was an officer, sir. But sergeants are clever."Comment
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Actually, Robert Emmet or Wolfe Tone would work too.Comment
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Originally posted by morpheus View PostLE Wave of tears
LE Sword of Fire
LE Valley of Doom
LE Hammer of Smiting
LE Shield of Despair
These Warhammer 40k names or summat?"We will hold out until our last bullet is spent. Could do with some whiskey"
Radio transmission, siege of Jadotville DR Congo. September 1961.
Illegitimi non carborundumComment
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Originally posted by Goldie fish View Post
Respect the office alright, no one says one has to respect the person occupying it...
"We will hold out until our last bullet is spent. Could do with some whiskey"
Radio transmission, siege of Jadotville DR Congo. September 1961.
Illegitimi non carborundumComment
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Formerly a Car ferry as was /ulysees by James Joyce.Originally posted by kaiser View Post
If the ships were to be named in relation to maritime related persons who albeit only been born here , Barry, etc. it would be more acceptable to me.
No doubt some one will pick up on the James Joyce / David Norris connection.....LE Paedo!
And why not use them again.....Other navies do it the whole time.mythical Irish women, of which most have been used alreadyLast edited by hptmurphy; 12 June 2013, 15:31.Covid 19 is not over ....it's still very real..Hand Hygiene, Social Distancing and Masks.. keep safeComment
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Because nobody but the Irish can pronounce them.
Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can't stop them from doing.Comment
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Thanks to the back room boys in RTE's news and current affairsOriginally posted by Turkey View PostRespect the office alright, no one says one has to respect the person occupying it...
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Originally posted by Goldie fish View Post
We are preoccupied with other countries, do the russian or chinese worry that other nationalities wont be able to pronounce their ships names?.
We should be embracing our Irish names, its part of our identity.
Eireannach agus brodiul!!Comment
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I like the new names. Tradition is all very well but it shouldn't have a veto and having said that just how trad were the old names anyway?
It's a new direction and maybe,just maybe,a nod to modernity.
Mind you any of the following would have made my year.
LE Shatterer Of Worlds
LE Bloodtide Of Widowhood
And just to wind the neighbours up
LE Belfast
LE DerryLast edited by SpudGunner; 13 June 2013, 01:55." I will not have my fwiends widiculed by the common soldiewy"Comment
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Since even an 8 ship navy is still too small for the requirements of the size of our territorial area, why not re-instate a previous naming associated with such a problem: LE Faith, LE Hope, LE Charity, and maybe LE Desperation if a 4th name was needed."We will hold out until our last bullet is spent. Could do with some whiskey"
Radio transmission, siege of Jadotville DR Congo. September 1961.
Illegitimi non carborundumComment
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At least its not the Oscar Wilde or Wilde Oscar,Comment
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Why not? Have you some problem with Wilde too?Originally posted by BANDIT View Post
Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can't stop them from doing.Comment
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Fcuk them !Because nobody but the Irish can pronounce them.
Our Ships are unique as is their operation as is our Naval Service thus deserve their naming to be unique in nature and not named for convenience of those who may never engae with any of our naval vessels if that is your reasoning.
The little bits of tradition still associated with our Naval Service should not be thrown away . A high proportion of the names in use are used by actual people, two of my own kids have Irish girls names, used by the ships and no one has issue in pronouncing them and most people admire the names and comment positively on the originality and meaning of the names when explained.
Now have them changed or both my daughters will be en route to your gaff to kick your head in!Last edited by hptmurphy; 13 June 2013, 12:12.Covid 19 is not over ....it's still very real..Hand Hygiene, Social Distancing and Masks.. keep safeComment
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