HMAS Shropshire, and the not mentioned defect.

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Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Only if they're cute and particularly if they are driving the 80"Landy.

It must be difficult when they have to drive it up to the bridge. :D

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Your eyes are much better than mine. There would be an interesting story behind that.

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Originally Posted by bob10

Don't know what they have now. I belonged to the steam era, back in the age of dinosaurs, " up one stokes!" ,splash lubricated shaft bearings, lignum vitae stern bearings. Those were the days, no air conditioned MCR's, hands on steaming. Back in the day when if it was broke, you were told to fix it. No spares? as one infamous Engineer would say " make a bastard! ".

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Not from the days of "Down funnel, up propeller, hoist sails"?

John

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Originally Posted by bob10

The sailors?

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I suspect she is referring to the Landrover.

John

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Originally Posted by bob10

Your eyes are much better than mine. There would be an interesting story behind that.

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There were a whole bunch of 80"Landies purchased by the RAN in the early 1950s. HMAS Quadrant had one as did HMAS Tobruk when it was deployed to the Korean War.

This is Quadrant.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...016/03/281.jpg

Note the Land Rover on the afterdeck immediately behind the superstructure.

The " Q " class story.

HMAS Quadrant | Royal Australian Navy

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Originally Posted by JDNSW

Not from the days of "Down funnel, up propeller, hoist sails"?

John

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Get it right. Extra training in the first dog, that man.



Hands aloft! Up screw, loose topsails, set staysail and jib