Model Boat Mayhem

Mess Deck: General Section => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: Wasyl on October 07, 2010, 09:11:25 am

Title: Narrow-U-Boat in Chorley
Post by: Wasyl on October 07, 2010, 09:11:25 am

Hi, Guys,i spotted this in the paper this morning,
(http://s3.postimage.org/TFuS9.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/350la3o90/)

Wullie

Title: Re: Narrow-U-Boat in Chorley
Post by: BarryM on October 07, 2010, 10:27:35 am

Shades of 'Last of the Summer Wine'?

Barry M

Title: Re: Narrow-U-Boat in Chorley
Post by: funtimefrankie on October 07, 2010, 08:11:39 pm

Some years ago Many years ago the Royal Navy had a fleet of narrow boats which looked like warships, including a sub, They used to attend rallies for publicity/recruiting.

Cleopatra - a Leander Class Frigate
Renown - A ballistic missile submarine
London - a guided missile destroyer
Sheffield - a type 42 destroyer

Title: Re: Narrow-U-Boat in Chorley
Post by: John Mk2 on October 07, 2010, 08:14:02 pm

Das Narrow Boot :D

Title: Re: Narrow-U-Boat in Chorley
Post by: dreadnought72 on October 07, 2010, 08:32:06 pm

Quote from: BarryM on October 07, 2010, 10:27:35 am

Shades of 'Last of the Summer Wine'?

Barry M

Msybe not quite. It's not rolling down a hill with old fellas in it, their screams drowned out by a post-production laughter track and inevitable brass band music.  %)

Andy

Title: Re: Narrow-U-Boat in Chorley
Post by: gondolier88 on October 07, 2010, 10:53:48 pm

Aye, and I bet the fishermen still chuck their lines at it and leave them in the water until the last moment and then shout at him and glare lat him because he shouldn't be there!!!

Sorry for the rant- canal and river fishermen and myself have had many a cross word bandied- through no fault of my own other than floating on the bit of water they feel they have to hide in a green tent all day next to so no-one sees the copious amounts of lager they drink!

Yes i'll be careful as I step down from Mayhem's soapbox- it's got a shine on it at the moment!

Greg

Title: Re: Narrow-U-Boat in Chorley
Post by: Wasyl on October 07, 2010, 11:05:57 pm

 {-) {-) {-) {-) {-) {-)


Wullie

Title: Re: Narrow-U-Boat in Chorley
Post by: tigertiger on October 08, 2010, 04:56:25 am

I read that the conversion of the narrow boat cost £50 000.

 :o :o

Title: Re: Narrow-U-Boat in Chorley
Post by: John Mk2 on October 08, 2010, 06:49:34 am

Some more pics here.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3168682/When-U-boat-comes-in.html

Title: Re: Narrow-U-Boat in Chorley
Post by: davidm1945 on October 08, 2010, 04:20:20 pm

I liked the comment from a reader in The Sun - "Not so much U Boat as U Berk!"

Dave