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17-01-2009, 07:22
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Ark Royal
Just thought i would let you know if your looking for somewhere to take the kids today (saturday) the Ark Royal is in Liverpool Dock.
so if you fancy a look round an Aircraft Carrier get over there its only there for 2 days and docked yesterday so leaves tonight so thats where i am off to today  |
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18-01-2009, 09:26
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Re: Ark Royal
Just uploaded a few photo's from this visit into the Gallery
just click on the link below Unfortunately we did not go on board as the Que was all the way down the docks  so got a ferry instead Ark Royal- Accrington Gallery |
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18-01-2009, 09:44
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18-01-2009, 10:39
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Re: Ark Royal
Just a few facts for you
This Ark Royal (this ship is the 5th to carry the name ARK ROYAL) Displacement: 20,000 tonnes Length:211 metres Speed: 30 knots Crew:726,with flight embarked 1110 Propulsion: 4x Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines providing 97,000hp (75MW)8 paxman Valenta diesel generators Armament:3x mark 15 Phalanx CIWS, 2x GEM-B01 20mm guns Also carries Chinook,Lynx, Apache and sea kink Helicopters. also unspecified fighter jets |
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18-01-2009, 12:00
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Re: Ark Royal
just out of interest, how much was the ferry trip Mick? it cost me and Reece over £8 last time we went on it
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19-01-2009, 09:55
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19-01-2009, 10:19
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Re: Ark Royal
Mersey ferrys price list;
Mersey Ferries - Ticket Prices and there website so you can see what else is going on www.merseyferries.co.uk Last edited by Mick; 19-01-2009 at 10:23. |
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19-01-2009, 10:37
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Re: Ark Royal
We went on Saturday and the que wasnt that long so we waited we got on board and was glad we qued when we got inside they had all the guns on display and took pictures of jack with the guns, he also had his picture took with the captain, a army man, a sailor man a guy on the deck with a gun! it was cold on top deck and the line to go back down was long but glad we took the trip there where bombs and missiles on show up on deck and a couple of helicopter thingys lol, a great (cold) day!
These are just a couple of pictures all the rest are on micks phone and ive not took them off yet!
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19-01-2009, 10:52
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I didnt know you were going! i rang you and you didnt know if david would be off work we got there about 12 ish and parked on the toys r us car park parking is extoritionate in Liverpool.
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19-01-2009, 11:07
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Re: Ark Royal
What time did you go the Ferry was there when we was you never know Jack could have been waving to you! There was also a life boat that went zooming round!
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19-01-2009, 11:15
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It was about 1pm when we where on the ferry,the "life boat" was a harbor patrol boat yes we saw it we where on the outward bound ferry as it passed hehe
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19-01-2009, 11:28
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Re: Ark Royal
Yep so now i can tell Jack he was waving at grandad you will have to tell him you saw him waving with 2 arms! lol
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