HMS OCEAN - L12

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HMS OCEAN - L12

Postby brianh » Fri May 08, 2015 5:45 pm

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Arriving Sunderland on 1st May 2015 for a 3 day visit.
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Re: HMS OCEAN - L12

Postby Whickham » Wed May 03, 2017 7:09 am

HMS OCEAN at Sunderland. Sorry no date on photo, but much earlier than the visit recorded by Brian

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Re: HMS OCEAN - L12

Postby Dennis Maccoy » Thu Jul 06, 2017 7:14 pm

Ocean entering the Wear this afternoon.
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Re: HMS OCEAN - L12

Postby northeast » Fri Jul 07, 2017 6:09 am

Very good of the crew, turning out just for you Dennis!
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Re: HMS OCEAN - L12

Postby Dennis Maccoy » Fri Jul 07, 2017 10:00 am

They were making sure that I behaved myself George!
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Re: HMS OCEAN - L12

Postby northeast » Fri Jul 07, 2017 12:00 pm

Very sensible of them!
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Re: HMS OCEAN - L12

Postby E28 » Fri Jul 07, 2017 6:35 pm

Yes, very sensible indeed Dennis and George.

I am not referring to Jack with his pokey small toy GPMG (General Purpose Machine Gun).

Look to the right of image and there sits a real machine gun....the Vulcan Phalanx.
How do yer fancy 60 rounds per second of high explosive 20mm ordnance up yer.....

You do the maths. Ok, i'll do it for you. 3,600 rpm per minute.
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Re: HMS OCEAN - L12

Postby E28 » Sat Mar 03, 2018 6:40 pm

Ocean has now been sold to Brazil for about £80 Million sans Vulcan Phalanx. Hand over in next months.

In a similar vein the Swan Hunter built Majestic class carrier Leviathan, yno 1703 launch 7 June 1945, was proposed for sale to Brazil in 1953 but never was, ultimately never completed and heavily cannibalised then scrapped Faslane 1968. Brazil duly acquired the Colossus class Vengeance, Swan Hunter yno 1699 launch 23 Feb 1944, in 1957 renamed Minas Gerais.
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Re: HMS OCEAN - L12

Postby E28 » Fri Jun 29, 2018 6:52 pm

PHM Atlantico, A140, of the Brazilian Navy commissioned in Devonport today, 29th June 2018.

The ex Ocean has been sold pretty much as was with 4 Mk 5B landing craft. Now displays a very different paint job.

She will remain in British waters for some weeks getting a work over by the FOST staff to whom she will be a familiar candidate. Wonder if their Portugese is up to speed as it has been a few years since Brazil purchased ex RN hardware with 4 Type 22's.

Atlantico is due to arrive in the Naval Arsenal Rio 25th August 2018.
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