HMS Spanker ? it had to be a misprint, but when I looked at the relative page there it was, HMS Spanker, minesweeper. I turned back to the index and soon discovered that HMS Spanker was not the only warship to bear a silly name. A quick check unearthed the destroyers HMS Fairy and HMS Frolic, the light cruiser, HMS Sappho and the corvette, HMS Pansy.(from https://www.reddit.com/r/Warships/comments/3bh5ze/a_humorous_read_about_rn_ship_names/ ... )I saw (but failed to find again) a list of really silly RN ship names that all start with I (which weren't actually used) but these supposedly were.
Quote from: Lar on 05/03/2017 02:22 pmHMS Spanker ? it had to be a misprint, but when I looked at the relative page there it was, HMS Spanker, minesweeper. I turned back to the index and soon discovered that HMS Spanker was not the only warship to bear a silly name. A quick check unearthed the destroyers HMS Fairy and HMS Frolic, the light cruiser, HMS Sappho and the corvette, HMS Pansy.(from https://www.reddit.com/r/Warships/comments/3bh5ze/a_humorous_read_about_rn_ship_names/ ... )I saw (but failed to find again) a list of really silly RN ship names that all start with I (which weren't actually used) but these supposedly were.Here's a list from 2003, all starting with "In", which is a mix:https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.puzzles/ZOFsCULp42I/Y-QVUMsBJgsJ
This is Elon Musk. You know that there would be a Love Boat and a Gilligan.
Quote from: Joffan on 05/02/2017 10:13 pmQuote from: Doesitfloat on 05/01/2017 09:08 pmThey could just use a speedboat with a winch on the back.Hook on the the para-foil harness and bring it back like a para sailor.Are we going to start naming fairings yet?Bob.
Quote from: Doesitfloat on 05/01/2017 09:08 pmThey could just use a speedboat with a winch on the back.Hook on the the para-foil harness and bring it back like a para sailor.Are we going to start naming fairings yet?
They could just use a speedboat with a winch on the back.Hook on the the para-foil harness and bring it back like a para sailor.
Quote from: Joffan on 05/02/2017 10:13 pmAre we going to start naming fairings yet?Bob.
Are we going to start naming fairings yet?
I doubt fairings would ever be named but if they were I think it would be named as a couple like 'Ralph and Alice' 'Romeo and Juliet' etc.
"Hi, I'm Larry. This is my fairing Darryl, and this is my other fairing Darryl."
Quote from: Kansan52 on 05/02/2017 10:34 pmQuote from: rockets4life97 on 05/02/2017 10:22 pm Plus, by then they'll need another pad set up for crew for the 12 flights around the moon each year.So only when there is a full moon? Why would you want to go on a moon mission when it's only a crescent or worse a new moon when it's not even there!
Quote from: rockets4life97 on 05/02/2017 10:22 pm Plus, by then they'll need another pad set up for crew for the 12 flights around the moon each year.So only when there is a full moon?
Plus, by then they'll need another pad set up for crew for the 12 flights around the moon each year.