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.
murder rank	Tue Mar 24 05:56:15 "It was not between deployments until a washing machine caught fire." It was nearing the end of a long deployment. It only makes sense to end it if it has to be brought in for repairs ... and that should have happened when the plumbing broke. -
Pillz rank	Tue Mar 24 06:32:20 Indians don't need toilets or clean laundry, neither should US service members
Sam Adams rank	Tue Mar 24 17:49:22 There's the greatest naval engagement since the Falklands and the UK can't put to sea any significant naval force. What would Nelson think? How utterly embarrassing for all involved.
jergul rank	Tue Mar 24 19:26:20 I am sure they would be there to stop the agressors, but Iran does not seem to need any help.
Seb rank	Tue Mar 24 22:30:21 Sam: Nelson would think "Why is this our war to fight?" "How utterly embarrassing for all involved" Indeed, which is why we have decided not to be. The Americans want to prat-fall on the totally unexpected issue of Iran being able to shut the straits, so be it. Either the Americans will TACO, or they will succeed in bombing Iran into opening the straits. Not our circus, not our monkeys.
Sam Adams rank	Tue Mar 24 22:46:32 Nelson would take one look at the status of the fleet and immediately flog you to death for treason. Then he would probably cry and kill himself too. What a pathetic disaster your once mighty nation has become.
Seb rank	Tue Mar 24 23:52:31 Nelson isn't really going to be in a position to offer a view on the state of the fleet. It's somewhat beyond his experience. But given the fleet is largely suffering from budget cuts driven by partaking in US instigated wars, I quite agree we need to tell you guys to fuck off and then focus on ASW.
Sam Adams rank	Wed Mar 25 00:18:32 You have betrayed your heros seb.
Pillz rank	Wed Mar 25 01:16:11 Heroes are beyond seb's comprehension, tbf.
Rugian rank	Wed Mar 25 02:01:35 "But given the fleet is largely suffering from budget cuts driven by partaking in US instigated wars" *blames the US for the UK not having the money for a proper fleet* *ignores the welfare payments has made to millions of Muslim rapists living in the UK* FFS Seb.
Sam Adams rank	Wed Mar 25 03:32:36 "Heroes are beyond seb's comprehension, tbf." Excellent point. Heros have honor, loyalty, bravery and usually skill. I'm not sure a socialist knows what a single one is.
Forwyn rank	Wed Mar 25 04:30:16 Reminder: the UK spent 9 billion on the Iraq War, and 22 billion on Afghanistan. Adjusted for inflation...50 billion? The UK budget in 2023 was 1.1 trillion. Seb says that 30 billion in expenditures bankrupted his military for the next twenty years. But spends half a billion every year on housing and cash for invaders.
Paramount rank	Wed Mar 25 09:10:18 They don’t have any colonies anymore. Do they need a large navy?
Seb rank	Wed Mar 25 11:26:34 Rugian: Yes, because we spent the money fighting a bunch of very expensive wars for untrustworthy allies, who then decided to wage a trade war on us.
Seb rank	Wed Mar 25 11:28:19 Forwyn: Yes, surprisingly, running schools, hospitals and paying pensioners is more important than building a navy to support stupid American wars.
Seb rank	Wed Mar 25 11:29:41 The fact that Trump seems to want to replay the Dardanelles fiasco, I'm quite glad that Starmer is no Churchill.
Sam Adams rank	Wed Mar 25 15:29:44 "I'm quite glad that Starmer is no Churchill." Lmfao Amazing
Seb rank	Wed Mar 25 17:00:22 Sam Adams: Suspect you don't know what the Dardanelles campaign was, that it was an epic fail, and who its main proponent and architect was.
Seb rank	Wed Mar 25 17:00:36 Whoops, the above was to NaMBLA.
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