Colin was it at UFAF, that is now the ammo point for ships now. They(RN warships) have to recycle their ammo on a regular basis, as missiles etc have best by dates like food. Bedenham when I last had anything to do with it was the main maintainer of missiles. Used to load 150 plus Sparrow missiles plus at Ernisettle and sail over night for Bedenham for the next morning work time, then they rather a bomb or missile went of at sea on a boat rather than say Fareham high street. The rules then a lorry could only carry 4 missiles with a dummy lorry following no more than 20m behind. But when they wanted to make savings(i.e. scrap the two ammo carriers and sack a working gang at Bedenham pier) they employed 22 lorries on a constant conveyor type system. But now it is a Tri service system and at first the Army suggested shutting all the RN ammo dumps and transport from a few large central depots to where and when the RN needed supplies.
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Topic: Standard of u/k military equipment via UK paramentary committee (Read 2192 times)