wellinghall: (Chatham)
2010-10-22 10:38 am
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HMS Astute grounded

"Nuclear submarine 'grounded on rocks' off Skye"

"Royal Navy submarine HMS Astute has got into difficulty off Skye, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-11605365
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wellinghall: (Chatham)
2010-10-21 07:05 pm
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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy has 44 admirals and 41 warships. That's according to Whitaker's Almanack 2011, published last week, and before the defence cuts announced this week.

ETA: Royal Marines: 8 generals. Army: 78 generals, 386 tanks, 877 artillery pieces. RAF: 46 air marshalls, 285 warplanes.
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