Former French aircraft-carrier Clemenceau is heading for Teesside to be scrapped.
By: Radpoe Meteor - 15th February 2009 at 13:21
Before they scrap her, someone ought to recover those brand new, crated aircraft from the hangar before they’re scrapped too.
Or is that just a vicious rumor?;);)
By: super sioux - 10th February 2009 at 21:23
Even the French joke about it!
In a Parisian paper is a cartoon showing the Clemencau leaving France and two French sailors ashore watch the event. One says ” Battle of the Nile, Trafalgar. Another French warship goes to be destroyed by the English!”
By: avion ancien - 10th February 2009 at 20:19
Wouldn’t that make it Italian:diablo:
Noooooooooooooo – unless it’s got five reverse gears (now I’m really showing my age in being able to remember that joke!).
By: 12jaguar - 10th February 2009 at 16:26
Left hand drive? Nonsense!! It just has the pointy thing on the wrong end…drive her backwards!:D
Wouldn’t that make it Italian:diablo:
By: CSheppardholedi - 10th February 2009 at 15:51
Left hand drive? Nonsense!! It just has the pointy thing on the wrong end…drive her backwards!:D
By: Resmoroh - 10th February 2009 at 15:17
Creaking Door, Hi,
Brilliant! That’s got to be the best One-Liner of the year (so far) on this Forum!!
Rgds
Resmoroh
By: Creaking Door - 10th February 2009 at 14:54
In the absence of a decision from our gutless, spinless and incompetant Nu Lab leaders as to the procurement of the ‘new’ carriers, perhaps we ought to give it a full service, a lick of paint then operate her!!!
We can’t do that…..it’s left-hand drive! 😀
By: J Boyle - 10th February 2009 at 04:20
Other possible UK uses:
A place for various “celebrities” to store their excess ego?
A place for rock stars to house their “natural” children?
A dormitory/training academy for Modonna’s future boyfriends? (I hear they’re identified at a young age and specially trained..Rather like the Dali Lama:D).
Overflow housing for Brad & Angelina’s offspring?
A new restaurant location for Gordon Ramsey; “The Boiler Room? The Catapult? The Etendard Bar & Grill?
Something new for Top Gear to destroy?
By: D1566 - 10th February 2009 at 03:35
Well, when i 1st saw it i though hmmmmmm that would make a nice little house boat:)
Moor it on the Thames as the 3rd Heathrow runway? :diablo:
By: AndyG - 10th February 2009 at 00:05
In the absence of a decision from our gutless, spinless and incompetant Nu Lab leaders as to the procurement of the ‘new’ carriers, perhaps we ought to give it a full service, a lick of paint then operate her!!!
By: Lindy's Lad - 9th February 2009 at 23:21
[QUOTE=mlc;1362060]”We’ve now got a ticking, toxic time bomb and we’re going to live in a nightmare haze of toxicity for the rest of our lives. We live in a town where we’re breathing it every day of our lives.”
QUOTE]
Sounds like Teesside before the ghost ships….. 😀
(and yes, I’m a product of Teesside!)
By: JDK - 9th February 2009 at 22:15
why not just sink her as a reef, that has happened to a number of old warships in Australia. Makes a great diving spot and the marine life seem to love it.
They cut holes in the thing all over the place so divers can visit it safey
They also remove all the nasty stuff inside – with a ship like this, I suspect once you’ve done that, you need to scrap it.
Both the sinking of HMAS Perth II and the carrier USS Oriskany occurred after a good deal of work making sure they were ‘clean’.
By: Proctor VH-AHY - 9th February 2009 at 21:38
why not just sink her as a reef, that has happened to a number of old warships in Australia. Makes a great diving spot and the marine life seem to love it.
They cut holes in the thing all over the place so divers can visit it safey
cheers
By: avion ancien - 9th February 2009 at 18:25
Sorry, I was engaging in a spot of leg pulling earlier. I might equally have suggested using the Clemenceau as the Middlesborough STOLport or as a portable detention centre for asylum seekers!
By: DavidS - 9th February 2009 at 15:20
Why would we want a French carrier preserved in Britain? Start saving now to bring the Hermes back. She has a history.
By: RPSmith - 9th February 2009 at 12:24
Hmmm, why not moor it on the Tees, and open it to the public as a tourist attraction, for a few years before putting the torch to it. You’ve got to think laterally in these hard economic times!
I like that idea – with the weakness of the £ more Brits holidaying at home and more foreign visitors.
However just think of all the H&S issues associated with opening it to the public.
Roger Smith.
By: l.garey - 9th February 2009 at 11:42
In fact the Clémenceau has been towed around the world for the last year or so. It was on its way to India for scrapping when the ecological storm it provoked made them take it back to France and then negotiate with the UK to do the job properly. It is of interest that the liner FRANCE is being broken up on the Indian subcontinent at this very moment. Bits of it were auctioned in Paris yesterday, getting anything from 300 to 100,000 euros.
Laurence
By: Merlin Madness - 9th February 2009 at 11:16
Well, when i 1st saw it i though hmmmmmm that would make a nice little house boat:)
By: avion ancien - 9th February 2009 at 11:11
Hmmm, why not moor it on the Tees, and open it to the public as a tourist attraction, for a few years before putting the torch to it. You’ve got to think laterally in these hard economic times!
By: Merlin Madness - 9th February 2009 at 11:11
Well i am a local, i saw the Clemenceau coming in and i fully support Able in all they are doing. They are to build a dry dock so any toxic “stuff” cannot get into the water. As long as the local wildlife does not suffer, i think its a win win situation. As a fabricator/welder i think we are in a position to do the job right, at least its not getting beached in india and getting gutted on a beach with no health and safety.
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