I spent time on 3 Type 42s visiting most of the world. When i watch this series, I feel happy and sad at the same time. Amazing memories, told to all that will listen. I wonder if Twinks is still with us and what his life was like after this episode.
i dont mean to be off topic but does someone know a trick to log back into an Instagram account?? I was stupid forgot the password. I would love any tricks you can give me
@Xavier Jared Thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site thru google and I'm waiting for the hacking stuff atm. I see it takes a while so I will reply here later with my results.
I went to the Funeral of a Veteran I did not know last month He passed away without family or friends ??? FB asked veteran's from the services to attend ?70 of us turned up I looked around and saw 70 friends from all services and that's the difference between civilian's and service men and women I don't know any other body of men and women who would turn up to a Funeral for some one you never met we are special and we should never underestimate how special we are Army Navy or RAF we are a brotherhood
Joined in 73. Went straight into boats. Saw the original tv series on the telly in the MOD plod mess at Coalport while we were covering for a dockyard fire brigade strike. Accidentally married a Dumbarton deb. Left in 79. Ditched her in 92. Did 35 years on the railway. In all my time I never went anywhere. Spent it chasing Russians. So I retired to France to make up for it.
I was on HMS Minerva in 1979 when we escorted the Ark to Stranraer for scrapping. There we a lot of ex Ark lads onboard at that time. The Ark broke her tow at night in the middle of the Irish Sea. There were a lot of cheers onboard. Unfortunately the tow was reattached and she went to an inglorious end
What a stupid man to giggle whilst the former Navy man saw Ark Royal scrapped. Unless you have been to sea you cannot appreciate how it feels to see a magnificent ship cut up. Much of his life was within that ship. Many memories. But sadly all ships come to the end of their life.
That's why he was the joss and you were not. He ran the whole bloody ship and to you it might as well be just another brick factory. To him clearly the ship itself was a breathing soul.
jack tarr So basically your whole argument is you don’t get emotional towards certain things so others naturally shouldn’t. Not much of an argument in my book.
jack tarr I don’t assume anything. The chief’s emotional reaction, which you apparently find disagreeable with, is self evident in this video, as you can see with your own eyes. You aren’t the only one who have served here and I suppose you should know better that the awareness of humanity and all the human sentiments attached to it are the cornerstone of leadership. Bear in mind the old chap here has already retired. He is entitled to his memories and emotions and its isn’t up to anyone else to judge that he’s wrong.
jack tarr How’s a retired navy man in the video’s nostalgic sentiment relevant to any of our priorities? Why can’t you just accept that he is entitled to his emotional ties with his old ship without judging him based on what a serving soldier’s emotional measurement should or shouldn’t be.
Onions are being peeled again. I didn't serve on the Old Ark, but it's always sad to see a ship being scrapped especially when it has been your home for a long time. I could feel the camaraderie that you have on a ship when you have lived and worked together for so long. So sad to think a great ship is gone.
I'm surprised that they didn't make the Ark Royal into a museum or monument since it was the last of the great RN carriers. In the US there are so many museum ships that we're running out of places to put them all.
HAZMAT FireGuy we tried to buy Illustrious to do just that and there was a £7 M bid from a business consortium but thenUK government sold it to a Turkish scrap yard for £2M, work that one out. At least I was in during then60/70/80 era and not now
@@grahamkearnon6682 true, the reason I stated the the Ark Royal was the last of the great RN carriers and not include Hermes is because Hermes was converted into a ASW/Commando carrier before the Ark was decommissioned. I understand what you're saying though.
That's the Government for you, when the shit hit's the fan they want the armed forces, after they don't give a toss, that part never changes. Ex F126, F70 D89.
Swearing is far from being ignorant of any language for that matter. In fact one needs to be imaginative in his colourful application of swear words throughout his conservation and he knows damn well what his words mean. In what way is that an ignorance?
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I spent time on 3 Type 42s visiting most of the world. When i watch this series, I feel happy and sad at the same time. Amazing memories, told to all that will listen. I wonder if Twinks is still with us and what his life was like after this episode.
"...she didn't deserve this..."
amen and God bless!
I hope your two new carriers do even better! Fair winds and following seas!
i dont mean to be off topic but does someone know a trick to log back into an Instagram account??
I was stupid forgot the password. I would love any tricks you can give me
@Vincent Augustine instablaster :)
@Xavier Jared Thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site thru google and I'm waiting for the hacking stuff atm.
I see it takes a while so I will reply here later with my results.
Love this series - the Skipper, XO, Joss and Bish seem as good as you would ever get.
I remember watching on a new colour TtV the original program. Was a masterpiece of TV production.
I went to the Funeral of a Veteran I did not know last month He passed away without family or friends ??? FB asked veteran's from the services to attend ?70 of us turned up I looked around and saw 70 friends from all services and that's the difference between civilian's and service men and women I don't know any other body of men and women who would turn up to a Funeral for some one you never met we are special and we should never underestimate how special we are Army Navy or RAF we are a brotherhood
File under "things that never happened".
Clear and precise UK English accent, just love it and miss it now.
Joined in 73. Went straight into boats. Saw the original tv series on the telly in the MOD plod mess at Coalport while we were covering for a dockyard fire brigade strike. Accidentally married a Dumbarton deb. Left in 79. Ditched her in 92. Did 35 years on the railway. In all my time I never went anywhere. Spent it chasing Russians. So I retired to France to make up for it.
I was on HMS Minerva in 1979 when we escorted the Ark to Stranraer for scrapping. There we a lot of ex Ark lads onboard at that time. The Ark broke her tow at night in the middle of the Irish Sea. There were a lot of cheers onboard. Unfortunately the tow was reattached and she went to an inglorious end
What a stupid man to giggle whilst the former Navy man saw Ark Royal scrapped. Unless you have been to sea you cannot appreciate how it feels to see a magnificent ship cut up. Much of his life was within that ship. Many memories. But sadly all ships come to the end of their life.
I remember seeing this live on TV as a boy. Now after many years. Wow, very sad.
That's why he was the joss and you were not. He ran the whole bloody ship and to you it might as well be just another brick factory. To him clearly the ship itself was a breathing soul.
jack tarr So basically your whole argument is you don’t get emotional towards certain things so others naturally shouldn’t. Not much of an argument in my book.
jack tarr I don’t assume anything. The chief’s emotional reaction, which you apparently find disagreeable with, is self evident in this video, as you can see with your own eyes. You aren’t the only one who have served here and I suppose you should know better that the awareness of humanity and all the human sentiments attached to it are the cornerstone of leadership. Bear in mind the old chap here has already retired. He is entitled to his memories and emotions and its isn’t up to anyone else to judge that he’s wrong.
jack tarr How’s a retired navy man in the video’s nostalgic sentiment relevant to any of our priorities? Why can’t you just accept that he is entitled to his emotional ties with his old ship without judging him based on what a serving soldier’s emotional measurement should or shouldn’t be.
I spent 'many' years aboard the mighty 'R'...first in the lower hangar, then Flight Deck party Firesuitman. Great times. LOTS of memories.
Onions are being peeled again. I didn't serve on the Old Ark, but it's always sad to see a ship being scrapped especially when it has been your home for a long time. I could feel the camaraderie that you have on a ship when you have lived and worked together for so long. So sad to think a great ship is gone.
The worse thing is that there has been another Ark Royal since this documentary series was made, and now she too has been scrapped :(
if you think the navy is small then you should see it now
It’s a bloody shame!🇬🇧
I'm surprised that they didn't make the Ark Royal into a museum or monument since it was the last of the great RN carriers. In the US there are so many museum ships that we're running out of places to put them all.
HAZMAT FireGuy we tried to buy Illustrious to do just that and there was a £7 M bid from a business consortium but thenUK government sold it to a Turkish scrap yard for £2M, work that one out. At least I was in during then60/70/80 era and not now
In 81 we bought a load of fittings, chairs signs etc from the Ark and fitted out a bar in Churchills in Whitley Bay as the Ark Royal bar
What RN ship did you serve on? I was in the US Navy from '95 to '99 on active duty and served aboard two aircraft carriers.
Hate to differ, Hermes 82 , ring any bells. We did stuff no carrier had ever done, a war changes everything,.
@@grahamkearnon6682 true, the reason I stated the the Ark Royal was the last of the great RN carriers and not include Hermes is because Hermes was converted into a ASW/Commando carrier before the Ark was decommissioned. I understand what you're saying though.
I always hated the way we scrap our old ships.
Did I remember wrong, or wasn’t the title song the actual Rod Stewart track?
I loved the ventriloquist dummy…. “waheeey wankers…”
That's the Government for you, when the shit hit's the fan they want the armed forces, after they don't give a toss, that part never changes. Ex F126, F70 D89.
To see a ship dismembered is always a sad sight even more if you have served on her.
Only got part of the series. Should be shown again to enlighten a lot of people.
the cosatguard Landrover is still on the road in 2020
At 4:50 , there were always more lifeboats than ships you prig.....
Illustrates perfectly the problems endemic in Royal Navy.
Swearing is far from being ignorant of any language for that matter. In fact one needs to be imaginative in his colourful application of swear words throughout his conservation and he knows damn well what his words mean. In what way is that an ignorance?
Typical God botherer...
Sad...
paulakhs---i feel for all my old ships and shipmates that are gone--
Get a grip man it's just a ship - or was!
+paulakhs You've clearly never been to sea
oh?
Worked in hq1
You just dont know my friend.
You obviously have no clue about the life. Worst comment I've read in years..fool!