Subdeacon Joe 28,514 Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/EquipmentAndLogistics/HmsVictoryToBeRestored.htm HMS Victory, the world's oldest commissioned warship, is to be returned to her former glory thanks to a ten-year restoration programme.HMS Victory The Royal Navy's oldest commissioned vessel, Lord Nelson's flagship HMS Victory, at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard It will be the most extensive restoration of the 246-year-old warship since she was repaired after the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The work will begin this month and be undertaken by BAE Systems Surface Ships at Portsmouth Naval Base under a £16m contract awarded by the MOD. The restoration of Lord Nelson's flagship will include the ship's masts, rigging and bowsprit, and will involve replacing side planking and decayed timber with hand-fitted teak to maintain the structural integrity and unique profile of the vessel. Link to post Share on other sites
Old Scatterbrain 0 Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Interesting. I would not have expected BAE to know much about woodworking. Link to post Share on other sites
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 3,680 Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 $25,000.000.00+ in these hard financial times? Wow. You would think that they could make a better ship for for the buck with todays warfare. I mean, what happens if they meet up with the guy that has the gun that shoots 16,000 rounds a second or somesuch, and he has an attitude? Link to post Share on other sites
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 7,520 Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Interesting. I would not have expected BAE to know much about woodworking. They don't, that's why they decided to do it. Wait for the cost overruns. Link to post Share on other sites
Utah Bob #35998 17,169 Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Good show! Link to post Share on other sites
Subdeacon Joe 28,514 Posted December 5, 2011 Author Share Posted December 5, 2011 $25,000.000.00+ in these hard financial times? Wow. You would think that they could make a better ship for for the buck with todays warfare. I mean, what happens if they meet up with the guy that has the gun that shoots 16,000 rounds a second or somesuch, and he has an attitude? He'll be out of ammo in a second or two. Victory can likely sustain 2 rounds/minute/gun for several hours. Link to post Share on other sites
S. Quentin Quale, Esq. SASS 9953 0 Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Very Cool!!!!! Got to tour Victory in '71 while deployed. It's amazing to think of 1000 guys in that very small (by today's stanards) ship. SQQ Link to post Share on other sites
Pulp, SASS#28319 324 Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Word to the Brits: "Don't make us dust off the USS Constitution." I know, there's probably not a speck of dust on the USS Constitution. I suspect the folks at the USNA keep it pretty clean. Link to post Share on other sites
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 7,520 Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Very Cool!!!!! Got to tour Victory in '71 while deployed. It's amazing to think of 1000 guys in that very small (by today's stanards) ship. SQQ They were little guys. Link to post Share on other sites
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 3,680 Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Soooo that is where the term, "Powder Monkey" came from? Link to post Share on other sites
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 7,520 Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Word to the Brits: "Don't make us dust off the USS Constitution." I know, there's probably not a speck of dust on the USS Constitution. I suspect the folks at the USNA keep it pretty clean. The Constitution is not at USNA and is not manned by Middies. http://www.ussconstitutionmuseum.org/ Link to post Share on other sites
Subdeacon Joe 28,514 Posted December 5, 2011 Author Share Posted December 5, 2011 Soooo that is where the term, "Powder Monkey" came from? Exactly. In fact, the youngest and smallest did that job because they could move about the easiest on the gun decks. Link to post Share on other sites
Chantry 1,465 Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Good for the British and $25 million (US) doesn't sound too bad given how long it has been since the last overhaul. To put it into perspective: USS Constitution has had at least 4 significant overhauls between 1906 and 1995. 1906 $100,000 (In today's dollars $2.28 million) 1925 $946,000 (In today's dollars $12.23 million) 1970 Unknown 1995 $12,000,000 (In today's dollars $17.82 million) Link to post Share on other sites
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