1/30/2003: HMS York sees action

Undertoad · 01-30-2003, 08:37 AM

Rough sailing today? The HMS York is shown being tailed by an enormous waterspout as she sails through the Mediterranean. The shot was taken from the HMS Edinburgh, which was about four miles away.

The sailor who took the shot said: "It was very dramatic. The skies darkened and we had a terrific hailstorm, with thunder and lightning. A first tornado was followed by three more tornados, drawing up humidity and showing themselves as white waterspouts."

Griff · 01-30-2003, 08:53 AM

Those boys were probably happy they weren't on the original. Click history.

Bitman · 01-30-2003, 09:38 PM

Wow, that looked like a missile at first. But that picture almost makes me believe in water demons that want to sink our ships. Angry skies, large ice-rocks from the sky, and finally a water elemental.

Torrere · 01-30-2003, 11:07 PM

How is all of that history tied to the same ship?

Griff · 01-31-2003, 08:23 AM

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Originally posted by Torrere
How is all of that history tied to the same ship?

Ships are often named for earlier boats. It gives the sailors a connection with the past helping morale etc.. I had a history Prof in college who was in the Navy during WW2. He got an invite from some British sailors to see their ship. He made it as far as the gang blank where he stopped and and spit, refusing to go aboard. I think the boat was the HMS Jackal which was named for a ship involved in some notorious action against the US.

Thadius · 01-31-2003, 01:59 PM

This is all the work of that middle east munchkin Saddam and his goddly wrath...

Griff · 01-31-2003, 02:06 PM

I've been assured by Bill O'Reilly, however, that it'll all be good as soon as we knock him off his perch. Then God will side up with us.

01-30-2003, 08:37 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	1/30/2003: HMS York sees action Rough sailing today? The HMS York is shown being tailed by an enormous waterspout as she sails through the Mediterranean. The shot was taken from the HMS Edinburgh, which was about four miles away. The sailor who took the shot said: "It was very dramatic. The skies darkened and we had a terrific hailstorm, with thunder and lightning. A first tornado was followed by three more tornados, drawing up humidity and showing themselves as white waterspouts."

01-30-2003, 08:53 AM	#2
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Those boys were probably happy they weren't on the original. Click history. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-31-2003, 01:59 PM	#6
Thadius Civil Civilian Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Birmingham England Posts: 34	This is all the work of that middle east munchkin Saddam and his goddly wrath... __________________ 'It takes 2 people to tell a lie,' 'One to lie, and one to listen'. Homer Simpson

01-30-2003, 09:38 PM	#3
Bitman cellar smellar Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: californy, baby! Posts: 403	Wow, that looked like a missile at first. But that picture almost makes me believe in water demons that want to sink our ships. Angry skies, large ice-rocks from the sky, and finally a water elemental.

01-30-2003, 11:07 PM	#4
Torrere a real smartass Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Kirkland, WA Posts: 1,121	How is all of that history tied to the same ship?

01-31-2003, 02:06 PM	#7
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I've been assured by Bill O'Reilly, however, that it'll all be good as soon as we knock him off his perch. Then God will side up with us.

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