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triumphjon

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Re: HMS Bristol
« Reply #25 on: April 04, 2011, 09:51:12 pm »

not sure of the tonnage of the dredger working on the mooring , but she leaves the harbour at every high tide very well laden , ive noticed her movements over the last couple of weeks while sailing in the area ! with the new ferry terminal opened last friday and talk of ocean cruise liners using the port this summer who knows what incentives have been paid to who !
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Re: HMS Bristol
« Reply #26 on: April 10, 2011, 03:22:04 pm »

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-13029156

Ex-warship HMS Bristol leaves River Tyne after refit


A Tyneside-built former warship has sailed away after returning for a major overhaul.

HMS Bristol was launched at Swan Hunter's Neptune yard in 1969 and served in the Falklands War before becoming a Royal Navy training vessel.

The ship arrived at A&P Tyne, in Hebburn, in November for a revamp and the project involved some of those who helped build the ship.

She left the River Tyne on Sunday to sail back to her Portsmouth base.

The refit of the Type 82 destroyer included replacing decking, a fire detection system, more accommodation, an office inside the funnel and a lecture theatre inside the old missile silo.

Electrical foreman Ed Smith, 62, from Walkerville, and Bill Colquhoun, 59, from North Shields, production manager at A&P Tyne, served out much of their apprenticeships building HMS Bristol.

Mr Smith said: "It was like welcoming back an old friend when she sailed in.

"There's a few more here like me who helped build her and we've enjoyed reminiscing about those times.

"I served out my time as an apprentice on the Bristol, watched her launched, took her out on sea trials and she has always had a special place in my heart."

Mr Colquhoun said: "When the Bristol came in you could tell she was 40 years old but after the refit and a complete repaint she looks beautiful."
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ben hall

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Re: HMS Bristol
« Reply #27 on: April 13, 2011, 01:56:07 pm »

i cant wait for the bristol to come back as a former sea cadet when we have weekend training on whale island we stay on hms bristol and cant wait to see her with new gear
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triumphjon

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Re: HMS Bristol
« Reply #28 on: April 13, 2011, 05:09:06 pm »

does anybody know when she is due back in portsmouth ,? i cant remember how long it was going to take for her to be towed up north !
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Colin Bishop

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« Reply #29 on: April 13, 2011, 05:25:00 pm »

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triumphjon

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Re: HMS Bristol
« Reply #30 on: April 13, 2011, 05:36:18 pm »

missed that one , only looked at the tide time for this evening , not the shipping lists ! tommorrow looks interesting though with a squadron of naval patrol ships operating in the  channel ?
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ben hall

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Re: HMS Bristol
« Reply #31 on: April 13, 2011, 07:41:38 pm »

i have sea cadets on thursday i will check if the bristol is back and inform you
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deadbeat

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Re: HMS Bristol
« Reply #32 on: April 14, 2011, 01:39:27 pm »

Bristol arrived on schedule, I watched her come in!
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raymond

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« Reply #33 on: April 14, 2011, 02:10:11 pm »

I sent the artical on the refit and return to portsmouth of H.M.S. Bristol to my son now living in Australia,this was his reply.
     She certainly needed the aircon refit ,the old POs. mess had ducts that sounded like a harrier take off all night and when you closed them the seals were so worn the covers vibrated and sucked louder than when open!! the ratings mess deck was worse and had no shut off,good to see her back though and not scrapped.
                     Ray
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Re: HMS Bristol
« Reply #34 on: April 14, 2011, 03:37:40 pm »

Every time we let someone borrow it, it comes back with bits missing!!









Can we have our masts back please?
Seriously, its nice to see the old bucket back again :-))
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triumphjon

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Re: HMS Bristol
« Reply #35 on: April 14, 2011, 08:45:30 pm »

less of the bucket please , she shares her name with my home city !
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« Reply #36 on: April 14, 2011, 08:52:15 pm »

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less of the bucket please , she shares her name with my home city !

Oh! You mean she's an old tub then?  :}
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« Reply #37 on: April 14, 2011, 08:54:35 pm »

Dear,dear Colin.....are we getting a bit crotchety as dotage looms? BY.
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Colin Bishop

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Re: HMS Bristol
« Reply #38 on: April 14, 2011, 09:03:54 pm »

Sorry Bryan, I don't have your dotage experience - no doubt it will come in due course....

Colin
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ben hall

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Re: HMS Bristol
« Reply #39 on: April 14, 2011, 10:15:58 pm »

she isnt on her normall morings because i walked up there at nine o;clock today and she was not mored to whale island
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j22mdr

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Re: HMS Bristol
« Reply #40 on: April 25, 2011, 10:57:37 am »

Hms Bristol is now back at whale island I have close ties with this ship My uncle served on her and bought her back to portsmouth for the last time. I worked on whale island and used to deliver mail on to her everyday my mum still does.
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snowwolflair

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Re: HMS Bristol
« Reply #41 on: April 25, 2011, 02:35:22 pm »

On Wednesday she was moored at the end of Fountain Jetty.

I was at the decommissioning ceremony for RFA Bayleaf and got this shot from the top deck.

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Yarpie

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Re: HMS Bristol
« Reply #42 on: April 25, 2011, 04:02:23 pm »

Aha!!

That confuses the hell out of the 'unfriendly' satellite spy cams. %)

Just the presence of HMS BRISTOL at FLJ swells the current RN fleet by 20%.  Shrewd positioning. :-))

Look out world, Britain's re-arming. :o :D O0

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dave301bounty

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Re: HMS Bristol
« Reply #43 on: April 25, 2011, 07:26:32 pm »

Yarpie ,you have a great way of saying things ,  got a point as well ,good man.
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Colin Bishop

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Re: HMS Bristol
« Reply #44 on: April 25, 2011, 07:46:22 pm »

They may have just moved her out of the way to make room for increased used of the Ferryport which expects to host a number of cruise ships this year.

Colin
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ben hall

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Re: HMS Bristol
« Reply #45 on: April 27, 2011, 07:44:38 pm »

i know that the pontoons where being moved as last week i was asked by sea cadets to look after the canadians for a week (only with two hours notice of course >>:-( ) and we had to go to a diffrent unit to sleep because the bristol was not back the sea cadets dont get her back for a month or so and they were moving her pontoons cause we were going to do sailing there but we couldnt so we had to go  to yet another unit to do sailing so i guesse once there back in place and they done checks for safty we will get her back
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triumphjon

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Re: HMS Bristol
« Reply #46 on: April 27, 2011, 10:24:03 pm »

cruise ship discovery was spotted leaving last weekend ! 
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j22mdr

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Re: HMS Bristol
« Reply #47 on: April 28, 2011, 06:26:30 am »

Have just bought a model of her 61" long rc The real ship is being put back in her normal spot until autumn now when they will have more cash to move her in towards whale island and move her up a bit further
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