Utopia Talk / Politics / The shocking state of Britain's navy

Rugian rank	Mon Mar 23 02:10:15 Tl;dw: the UK's entire surface fleet of service-ready combat ships is down to 1 aircraft carrier, 2 destroyers and 5 frigates. http://m.y...YXRlIG9mIGJyaXRhaW5zIG5hdnk%3D Brutal.
jergul rank	Mon Mar 23 02:12:35 And yet, a pretty solid improvement from a few years back.
jergul rank	Mon Mar 23 02:19:50 Not that you are doing that great either. http://new...nd-marine-tracker-march-9-2026
Sam Adams rank	Mon Mar 23 02:45:52 I think seb might be some low level government functionary in naval procurement. Lololololol
Seb rank	Mon Mar 23 03:23:02 So 1/3rd ready, 1/3rd resupply & maintenance low readiness, 1/3rd refit and unavailable. This is entirely in line with the number of ships in commission. Like, what were you expecting? 2 aircraft carriers, 6 destroyers and 7 frigates. You know why the navy is the way it is? All the procurement programs in the 2000s were cut back to pay for two large and expensive land wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to support the US, who mocked the soldiers that died and then told us it was not going to bother with NATO collective self defence. Go fuck yourself Rugian.
Seb rank	Mon Mar 23 03:25:43 Anyway, it's shifting back now. The key thing for British defence is when the US comes knocking asking for support for a foreign adventure, is to listen to the ambassador carefully, then declare them persona-non-grata and make them send another one until they stop asking.
Sam Adams rank	Mon Mar 23 04:51:07 "it's America's fault we suck" Pathetic AND gay. LOL@brits having to live in a country with this sort of moronitude.
Forwyn rank	Mon Mar 23 04:58:34 "two large and expensive land wars in Iraq and Afghanistan" "46,000 troops were deployed at the onset of the invasion and the total cost of war stood at £9.24 billion in 2010." "The watchdog highlights that the use of official development assistance (ODA) to support refugees and asylum seekers in the UK, known as in-donor refugee costs (IDRC), rose sharply from £628 million in 2020 to a peak of £4.3 billion in 2023." http://www...2%A34.3%20billion%20in%202023.
jergul rank	Mon Mar 23 09:54:28 The Ford is out for 14 months because its clothsdryer caught fire. Probably longer as those things always last longer than planned. Sammys are just horrible at running well anything.
Rugian rank	Mon Mar 23 15:13:15 Jergul It's actually really sweet that you instinctively jumped in to defend your buddy. Okay Seb. I'm sorry I made fun of your little toy collection. It's actually really big and cool!
jergul rank	Mon Mar 23 15:28:40 Ruggy Its more that I pointed this out literally decades ago. I feel like I have been copy-write violated. Because, come on, seriously. Seb and I buddies? You cannot have been paying attention much.
murder rank	Mon Mar 23 18:40:35 "The Ford is out for 14 months ..." That's completely normal for a carrier between deployments. -
jergul rank	Mon Mar 23 19:24:19 It was not between deployments until a washing machine caught fire.
Pillz rank	Mon Mar 23 23:41:08 Saw this the other week. What timing. "Navy’s Kilby signals USS Ford could see 11-month deployment, approaching record length During the Vietnam era, the USS Midway set the record for longest at-sea deployment at 332 days. By Diana Stancy on March 05, 2026 7:38 am WASHINGTON — After being rerouted to support operations in the Middle East against the Iranian regime, the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford is expected to remain at sea for 11 months, according to Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jim Kilby. While the Navy’s carrier deployments are slated to last seven months, the Ford’s current deployment has been extended and could break previous records set during the Vietnam-era. “That extension will ultimately be about an 11-month deployment, so there will be an impact on her return and the schedule for her maintenance availability so she’s ready to go again,” Kilby told lawmakers on the Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday. “The good part about our public shipyards is they’re adjusting that schedule, they’re ready to bring back our carrier and maintain her.” " Continued https://br...ent-approaching-record-length/
jergul rank	Mon Mar 23 23:54:36 The original meaning of sabotage. Worers throwing wooden clogs (sabots) into machinery during workplace disputes. Not unlikely something like this happened. The vessel also had issues with plumbing backlogs when sailors flushed inappropriate items.
jergul rank	Mon Mar 23 23:54:53 Workers*
Sam Adams rank	Tue Mar 24 02:12:07 The first time jergul has been correct. The carrier was probably sabotaged by a muslim/wokist.
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