morto

hi all , im lucky enuff to live in barrow in furness were we make subs now iv always wanted to look at one close up and a freind of mine got me a ticket going at 3pm to v.s.e.l ship yard b.a.e own it now, im going to see the new attack sub ..the astute class.
no mobiles or camaras and loads of security

andzz

GARETH T

sounds cool,,, i love any feat of engineering

Rhys

Cooool try and sneak some pics

morto

we made the trident here and only us and the usa have these massive subs that carry the trident missile thanks to the amaricans who gave us the blue prints becus of our special and close relationship

andzz

RichardPON

I've been on board one once when I was younger.

Fook living in that thing for months at a time - I'd go fookin crazy!

Phil

iTrader: (1)

Awesome, I love stuff like that So much power an engineering work gone into it!

Stavros

didnt think it was possible to think you was lucky to live in barrow

and yea, ive been there once

philc

i second that. my mum is from there and i still have family that are unfortunate to live there. always be scared of a place with one road in and one road out

D19 STE

I worked on two of those tridents when I work in the yard god help anyone on them ones

D19 STE

And so you should be

Linsay

My dad is in the RFA and i have been up to Faslane to see him. They had some Tridents up there and a resident Hippy commune, living in coaches nearby, who came to protest about the Subs and stayed!!!

Phil

iTrader: (1)

I've seen the hippies living in the forest across from the base Muppets

morto

if you go out for a night out here thers a place in town called cornwallis street, and localy its known as the garza strip thus saying that thers loads of riot vans to try and stop the fighting its even been on the telly!!!!!
but we love it ! loads of fit birds tits and arse

andzz

morto

but remember guys.. when your all tucked up in bed like little babys a Trident sub is somewere keeping a watch out for you thanks to the people of barrow

andzz

philc

thats what worries me

red october

SUBS!!!!
i like SUBS!
SUBS
SUBS
SUBS


we got a museum near here, rather cool

D19 STE

PMSL

morto

steve, im out at 12 doin a p.c, i c the girls have gone to have ther hair done

andzz

D19 STE

Yep they have gone to do their girly bit and I am cleaning my engine bay see you later mate

Big G

Me bro in law was based at Faslane on the subs, he sneaked me on at an open day at Rosyth, well mint things they are.
The protesters can stay there as long as the site is manned by no less than 2 people at all times, feckin weird laws

Andreas

Since when did staying with loads of men in a small space put you off?

morto

it was a fantastic experiance!!! when i saw the space these guys have to sleep in very lucky my mate works on them!! and i talked to a guy who spent 3 days on a trident doin sea trials, now this is not bullshit but he told me when thay had finished thay surficed and had a barbaque on the top of the sub i no what your all going to say but it is the truth..

andzz

SS1

iTrader: (3)

lol havent you seen the film red october


love subs there is german sub onland on the wirral
http://www.thisischeshire.co.uk/ches.../warships.html

German submarine U534 is also based there. It is the only German sub to be raised from the seabed after being sunk by the Allies. She was almost certainly the last U Boat to leave Germany and her sinking, on May 5 1945, marked the end of the Battle of the Atlantic

looks AWESOME even got back torpedo tubes

well worth a day out to look at it if your around that area

Linsay

I can believe it, my dad and his friends play football and sunbathe on the helicopter decks!

c0ss1e9i6

Well it is your lucky day then!

I've been on submarines for 17 years!!!

I'm betweeen jobs teaching sonar at the minute but I left an attack submarine recently, that was deployed to the middle east for 8 months, obviously i can't divulge what we were doing!

I join a new one in December!

And if you think i'm a complete bullshitter i have a varied photo album! (you can use phones and cameras when your there!! Because why would you want to give things away??)

Hence if you want pics they will be selective!!!

PhilM

Yeah you can......"blowing shit up" would suffice lol

(Probably inserting SB tho? ).

c0ss1e9i6

Alright, even Tony will admit we were blowing shit up!

He probably had more idea where it was as well!

c0ss1e9i6

SB i don't know what ya mean!!!

But they had black rope!

Big G

Me bro in law used to be on the old diesel/electric subs (HMS Oracle)

He told us that they were on a test or summat once playin like hide n seek with a Polaris sub (was sooper dooper then) and how they were about 20 foot away from the Polaris and didnt get picked up

SS1

iTrader: (3)

got any pics via pm if ya want
regards steve

c0ss1e9i6

This is the only one on photobucket at the minute!

I'm the stumpy one!

Will post some more later!

morto

greyrs, that is what the guy told me and he is a big wig in the shipyard, i dident want to write it cus i new no one wud belive me!
anyway it was a great 2 hours, the astute class sub looks awsome

andzz

c0ss1e9i6

Hopefully they'll finish the bloody thing before i leave in 7 years!!!

morto

coss1e9i6, i think ther buildin 3, the first is nearly ready,it was in 3 peices just waitin to be welded but the best was sein the trident role out absolutly massive

andzz

c0ss1e9i6

You certainly wouldn't want one on your head as a wart!

You been there a few times then!!

morto

no only once mate, but its a big event when thay role one out, thers a bridge that you can stand on and watch when thay show a new sub to the world the trident came back for repairs abit back and you cud watch it going into the shipyard you and get pretty close probaly 30 foot away

andzz

c0ss1e9i6

I've been there once but didn't see any of the building work!

They are all pretty impressive out of the water, seen them loads of times in docks, etc

morto

were abouts in cornwall you live mate? ive just come back from working in truro

c0ss1e9i6

Near Liskeard about twelve miles from Devonport/Plymouth!