New Aircraft Carrier
Posted in Bridges, Fife, Shipping at 19:50 on 24 August 2014
We were along the Fife coast a fortnight or so ago; at Limekilns where there is a good view of Rosyth Dockyard and the Forth Bridges.
Currently fitting out at the dockyard is the new Royal Navy aircraft carrier – the one there won’t be any planes for once it is completed. Both bridges are in the background.
Tags: Bridges, Forth Bridge, Forth Road Bridge, Limekilns, Rosyth Dockyard, Royal Navy
Denis Cullinan
24 August 2014 at 20:32
Hi Jack–
The aircraft carrier is being called “the battleship of the twenty-first century,” in other words, a big expensive fish in a barrel. The Navy’s mantra–or is that tantra?– these days is, “In the twenty-first century anything on the seas will either be under the surface, or a target.”
jackdeighton
24 August 2014 at 22:14
Hi Denis,
It’s a white elephant – and hasn’t even sailed yet. Building it is a form of willy-waving and will only impress civilians.
British politicians are obsessed with “Punching above our weight.” What’s wrong with not punching at all?