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Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 - 12:47 AM UTC
Does anyone know of a surplus warship I can put on my lot and live in until hurricane season is over? :-) :-)

Kenny
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Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 - 12:49 AM UTC
The "ghost fleet" on the James River has a bunch of them. But the wind blows the wrong way to get them from VA to LA! :-)

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Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 - 12:51 AM UTC
Most 'modern' RN frigates and destroyers are pretty much surplus. All they can actually do is defend themselves, which makes them a bit pointless really. Sometimes referred to as "self licking ice creams"
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Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 - 01:00 AM UTC
"self licking ice creams"

ROTFLMAO Love it! :-)
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Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 - 01:04 AM UTC

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"self licking ice creams"

ROTFLMAO Love it! :-)


That is pretty good, and also pretty sad as that is really what they are supposed to do, protect others.

I suppose you can always try to hang out at the Alabama? She wound up listing, but other than that handled storms pretty well.

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Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 - 01:55 AM UTC
Don't want to hijack the thread, but anyone with an interest in the UK military should read "Lions, Donkeys and Dinosaurs" by Lewis Page. Sobering and sadly very true...
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Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 - 01:57 AM UTC
Hey Graham, is your Flower class corvette sea worthy enough for a hurricane?
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Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 - 02:02 AM UTC
Not Campanula I'm afraid, they scrapped her in about 1947 iirc. You could try HMCS Sackville though. And if the weather gets too heavy ask them for some Moose's Milk - that will take your mind off ANYTHING!
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Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 - 04:00 AM UTC

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Does anyone know of a surplus warship I can put on my lot and live in until hurricane season is over? :-) :-)

Kenny


You know, we see very few hurricanes here in Kansas....look at it like mothballing your fleet in the Gobi Desert. :-) :-)
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Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 - 04:05 AM UTC
Yeah, Renee's dad lives in Wichita.
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Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 - 09:56 AM UTC
Well, there you go.
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Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 - 08:12 PM UTC

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Does anyone know of a surplus warship I can put on my lot and live in until hurricane season is over? :-) :-)

Kenny


You know, we see very few hurricanes here in Kansas....look at it like mothballing your fleet in the Gobi Desert. :-) :-)


Yeah, but how do they stand up to tornadoes? Fortunately we get neither too often in Colorado Springs.

Did you know there were some ships ashore not too far north of you, in Omaha? Just off the river they've got something like a sub chaser and a couple other small ships on dry land. I keep wanting to get over there to see them.

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Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 - 10:08 PM UTC
Nope. Don't do tornadoes either. We get some of those here too. At least with a hurricane we know it's coming. Well, Kansas is out. Sorry Steve.
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Posted: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 - 12:05 AM UTC
Ahoy Shipmates

I have an answer to your problem.

We have HMS Canterbury for sale at the moment here in New Zealand .

Its a Leander class frigate currently sea worthy and available.

Its has survived numerous cyclones and tornadoes in the Pacific over the years. Therefore it has a proven record.

Spacious, water tight , battleship grey in colour and only one owner (RNZ Navy)

Regards

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Posted: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 - 02:50 AM UTC

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Spacious, water tight , battleship grey in colour and only one owner (RNZ Navy)


Not to be anal or anything but if she was "only one owner" wouldn't she be HMNZS Canterbury? If she was HMS she was owned by the British navy, then the New Zealand navy. Or am I wrong?

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Posted: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 - 03:53 AM UTC
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"We have HMS Canterbury for sale at the moment here in New Zealand .

Its a Leander class frigate currently sea worthy and available.

Its has survived numerous cyclones and tornadoes in the Pacific over the years. Therefore it has a proven record.

Spacious, water tight , battleship grey in colour and only one owner (RNZ Navy)"


Sold. Do they deliver? And, with hurricane season starting tomorrow, how soon. And do they take personal checks? :-) :-)
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Posted: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 - 10:11 AM UTC
Ken's Cajun Kiwi Navy :-) :-) :-) :-)

You could tie her up next to the Civic Center and sell tours!


Remember back in what was it, 83-84 the add campaign on Bayou 104 FM..."Sailors make good Neighbors in Lake Charles."?
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Remember back in what was it, 83-84 the add campaign on Bayou 104 FM..."Sailors make good Neighbors in Lake Charles."?


Man, that's a blast from the past. I can see SWLA's mascot, Gumbeaux Gator, in his sailor's cap now.


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You could tie her up next to the Civic Center and sell tours!


Hey, that's a GREAT idea! Maybe rig it to do some fishing charters too.

Kenny

edit: Yes, we have a mascot in southwest Louisiana and his name is Gumbeaux Gator.
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Posted: Thursday, June 01, 2006 - 05:51 AM UTC
See. Here's Gumbeaux at 12th Night (Mardi Gras kickoff)



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Hey, that's a GREAT idea! Maybe rig it to do some fishing charters too..


Now, you can't be doing any of that Cajun style fishing with depth charges and a dip net! :-) :-) :-)
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Posted: Thursday, June 01, 2006 - 09:32 PM UTC
Maybe you can get a bargain on the Iowa...they still haven't fixed that turret
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Now, you can't be doing any of that Cajun style fishing with depth charges and a dip net!

Maybe you can get a bargain on the Iowa...they still haven't fixed that turret


Hey, now that's an idea. The HMS Canterbury for fishing trips and the Iowa for duck hunting. Hit and plucked all in one shot! :-) :-)

Kenny

edit: a little cajun engineering will fix the turret.
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Posted: Sunday, June 04, 2006 - 11:54 PM UTC
Oops my typo.

To be correct she is of course described as "HMNZS Canterbury".

Thanks to Rodger for kindly pointing out my oversight.

Here is a brief precise of the frigate:

HMNZS CANTERBURY was launched by Her Royal Highness Princess Anne (the Princess Royal) on 6 May 1970 and was commissioned into the Royal New Zealand Navy on 22 October 1971, and will be retired from active service early 2005. HMNZS CANTERBURY is the last of the Leander-class frigates commissioned into service in the Royal New Zealand Navy and her decommissioning in 2005 will mark the end of the steam turbine era.

Particulars of HMNZS CANTERBURY
• Length: 113.4 m
• Draught: 5.6 m
• Displacement: 3,182 tonnes
• Machinery: Two steam turbines driving twin shafts
• Speed: 30 knots
• Complement: 240 (Officers and Ratings)
• Pennant Number: F42


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