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GROUP BUILDS => 2016 Group Builds => The Knackers Yard => In The Navy => Topic started by: tigercat on July 17, 2016, 02:59:07 PM

Title: HMS Kraken
Post by: tigercat on July 17, 2016, 02:59:07 PM
More salvage capacity for the RN
Title: Re: HMS Kraken
Post by: tigercat on July 17, 2016, 05:47:38 PM
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Title: Re: HMS Kraken
Post by: Old Wombat on July 18, 2016, 02:56:26 AM
Did you say it's HMS Kraken, or it's being taken by the Kraken? :blink:
Title: Re: HMS Kraken
Post by: zenrat on July 18, 2016, 03:13:32 AM
The Kraken?!
Title: Re: HMS Kraken
Post by: tigercat on July 18, 2016, 03:37:01 AM
It's based on an Italian ship the Anteo .

Kraken and Troll has a certain ring to it. Kraken snatching ships from the deeps

I'm resisting temptation to add an I beam to one of the lifts and turning it into some kind of experimental guided  weapon launch ship.

I did think V1 launcher but that would be a,quick way to sink the ship and the V1 would need serious RATO assistance.
Title: Re: HMS Kraken
Post by: JayBee on July 18, 2016, 04:49:59 AM
Quote from: Old Wombat on July 18, 2016, 02:56:26 AM
Did you say it's HMS Kraken, or it's being taken by the Kraken? :blink:

He, He, He ! Love it  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: HMS Kraken
Post by: tigercat on July 18, 2016, 10:18:58 AM
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Title: Re: HMS Kraken
Post by: tigercat on July 18, 2016, 10:24:02 AM
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Title: Re: HMS Kraken
Post by: kerick on July 18, 2016, 06:50:08 PM
So how do you pronounce Kraken?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXKoWLSyxz4
Title: Re: HMS Kraken
Post by: tigercat on July 26, 2016, 01:06:38 PM
Well the Captain is from Bristol , the First Lieutenant is from Glasgow, most of the crew from Liverpool, the Lamptrimmer from Birmingham, and the Carpenter from The Shetlands , the Stewards from Hong Kong and the engineering crew are a mix of Indians , Welsh and Dutch with the Chief Engineer being a cockney and Salvage crew and divers are Free French , Dutch ,and Malaysian .

So God knows how they pronounce Kraken ..
Title: Re: HMS Kraken
Post by: NARSES2 on July 27, 2016, 06:43:32 AM
 ;D ;D
Title: Re: HMS Kraken
Post by: JasonW on July 28, 2016, 06:11:26 AM
Has to be the most heavily armed salvage ship ever.........
Title: Re: HMS Kraken
Post by: tigercat on July 28, 2016, 06:18:22 AM
It's a valuable naval asset , can't have the pesky Luftwaffe sinking it.