Trouble in the Royal Navy.

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Trident Submarine HMS Vigilant Crew Discharged After 'Testing Positive For Cocaine' (https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/trident-submarine-hms-vigilant-crew-discharged-after-testing-positive-for-cocaine/ar-AAuaRZm?ocid=spartandhp)

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1. The RN is scrambling to find a replacement for HMS Diamond, D34, on a high profile 9 month operational deployment in the middle East, after it suffered a major propeller shaft failure en-route to its task. The 1 billion pound air defence destroyer was en-route to the gulf when the issues became apparent.

2. HMS Albion, and HMS Bulwark, in addition to 1,000 Royal Marines are in line to be cut from the RN's order of battle in order to save the carriers. Rear Admiral Alex Burton RN who raised specific concerns about further cuts to an already sub-critical RN was slapped down, and " re-allocated " for speaking truth to power. To add insult to injury, the French Government has offered to provide ships to the Royal Marines if they did not have their own........OUCH!

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RN type 45 destroyers can't produce enough electrical power to run the propulsion, and the weapons systems, together.

UK Royal Navy Warship Towed Back to Port After Two Days at Sea - Sputnik International (https://sputniknews.com/europe/201611251047837173-uk-royal-navy-ship/)

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In the event of another major War, should Australia jump in feet first, like before?

The Royal Navy Has a Problem (https://warontherocks.com/2017/10/the-royal-navy-has-a-problem/)