Model Boat Mayhem

Mess Deck: General Section => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: regiment on March 16, 2010, 03:06:36 pm

Title: falmouth
Post by: regiment on March 16, 2010, 03:06:36 pm

went to falmouth argus is back moored  up in the dock  also a strange looking ship called STRONGBOW  had a strange looking funnel ?? with looked like a radar dome and 2 anchors at the bow could not see the stearn blunt at both ends

Title: Re: falmouth
Post by: Jimmy James on March 16, 2010, 06:27:28 pm

Sounds interisting , Any Pictures?
Freebooter

Title: Re: falmouth
Post by: regiment on March 18, 2010, 06:31:36 pm

sorry forgot camera but it had a helecopter stand  on the  back

Title: Re: falmouth
Post by: Capt Jack on March 19, 2010, 01:26:21 pm

Think she was the trials barge for the type 45 destroyers radar ete.

Title: Re: falmouth
Post by: pugwash on March 19, 2010, 05:25:23 pm

If the barge is the LONGBOW Capt Jack is correct she was used to test the Samson Radar and Astor 15 
and 30 Missiles - she was working off the south mediteranean coast of France wor several months and I believe
they fired several missiles very successfully from Longbow

Pugwash