HMS Kraken

tigercat · July 17, 2016, 02:59:07 PM

More salvage capacity for the RN

tigercat · July 17, 2016, 05:47:38 PM

Old Wombat · July 18, 2016, 02:56:26 AM

Did you say it's HMS Kraken, or it's being taken by the Kraken?

zenrat · July 18, 2016, 03:13:32 AM

The Kraken?!

tigercat · 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.

JayBee · 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?

He, He, He ! Love it

tigercat · July 18, 2016, 10:18:58 AM

tigercat · July 18, 2016, 10:24:02 AM

kerick · July 18, 2016, 06:50:08 PM

So how do you pronounce Kraken?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXKoWLSyxz4

tigercat · 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 ..

NARSES2 · July 27, 2016, 06:43:32 AM

JasonW · July 28, 2016, 06:11:26 AM

Has to be the most heavily armed salvage ship ever.........

tigercat · July 28, 2016, 06:18:22 AM

It's a valuable naval asset , can't have the pesky Luftwaffe sinking it.