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Banba was moved out in 1984. Fola and Grainne both went to the breakers in spain.in 1988 with in a week of each other I've got photos of Fola going...on a rainy sunday morning....check out my page!
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As an ex-Mary...
Laners is correct to say that the Presidental flag is the same design as the Jack but on a blue field.
The Commodore's Pennant is a green burgee (swallow-tailed pennant) with a central five pointed star.Comment
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Hard to believe they had any scrap value considering they where wooden hulled ,and the cost to tow them to Spain would make a financial loss for whoever bought them .Don't spit in my Bouillabaisse .Comment
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Allthough the bronze anchors and cables and deck fittings would be worth a few quid.
We lost an anchor and a few cables of anchor cable in Kenmare River during a salmon patrol one year, a few days later we went alongside the Dutch salvage vessels in Bantry who where working on the Betleguise tanker wreck, the Dutch fellas asked about our missing anchor and we explained what happened and where, they wanted to head off and retrive the anchor and cable because they knew it was made of bronze and worth a bunch of money .Last edited by Laners; 6 May 2005, 01:01.Don't spit in my Bouillabaisse .Comment
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Page 123 of Tom McGinty's book , shows an overhead view of Fola and you can make out the Pennant .Don't spit in my Bouillabaisse .Comment
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are old penants not hung in the Naval Church like our overseas and old unit penantsThings fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere***
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.Comment
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The pennants get replaced every few months and are pretty in much in tatters at that time .
I don't recall ever seeing any military flags in the Base Church except during the anual retreat .Last edited by Laners; 6 May 2005, 23:51.Don't spit in my Bouillabaisse .Comment
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Hedgehog. You are confusing the commisioning pennant with the Ship's colours,which are indeed hung in the church in Haulbowline when the ship is decommisioned.Comment
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Mission accomplished.Originally posted by Laners
In the second photo you can barely make it out,compared to the signal flag flying below it(zero?)
Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can't stop them from doing.Comment
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and to all those who doubted the fact it was flown....ha!Covid 19 is not over ....it's still very real..Hand Hygiene, Social Distancing and Masks.. keep safeComment
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We can all sleep peacfully at night now .Don't spit in my Bouillabaisse .Comment
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