Ship Launch - HMS Duncan 11th October 2010

[yoker brian]

The last of the Royal Navy's Type 45 destroyers being built in Glasgow is being launched on Monday 11th October 2010

Unfortunately I cannot make it along to this one but I have some tickets available, which I'm offering to any of the regular posters on here who can make better use of them.

Anyone interested - reply to this post.

Cheers
YB

PS Landlubbers need not apply

[tobester]

I was wondering that today when it was due to launch, i was at the diamionds launch as i got tickets from my sister

[Fossil]

Aye if you have a couple spare would be good.

[tobester]

Ill ask my sister too, see if i can get any

[yoker brian]

Aye if you have a couple spare would be good.

2 tickets reserved for Fossil - pm me to sort out the details of getting them to you

2 tickets still spare

[Fossil]

Aye if you have a couple spare would be good.

2 tickets reserved for Fossil - pm me to sort out the details of getting them to you

2 tickets still spare

cheers YB
aye will do

[proevofanatik]

where is this happening? i seen a boat launch in glasgow before but cant remember where again. where would i be able to get tickets to see this? id love to take my wee lassie to see it.

[The Egg Man]

She's at Fairfields. If you can't wangle tickets you should get a good view from the Glasgow Harbour area across the river.

[proevofanatik]

do you have the address for there? im trying to find it on google maps

[Lone Groover]

Any ideo on the time? I'll get time off work if I can. You can get a great view from many points along there

[The Egg Man]

do you have the address for there? im trying to find it on google maps

If you head for http://www.glasgowharbour.com/ and click on O2 Maps and Plans you'll see where the Glasgow Harbour site lies with the shipyard across the river from it.

[gblewden]

I set Google to alert me to anything about HMS Duncan, hence me finding this thread.
I live in Cardiff and went aboard HMS Daring at Navy Days in Plymouth.
I was so impressed that I vowed to see Duncan's launch but discovered that I will be in Germany on the 10th of October. However, my wife and I have arranged to return via the Amsterdam / Newcastle ferry, arriving in Newcastle at 0900 on the 11th. That should give me ample time to drive up to see the launch, which I believe is scheduled for 1517.
Thanks to all for the information given here.

[gblewden]

Ooops - sorry, I meant Navy Days in Pompy not Guz!

[The Egg Man]

..........That should give me ample time to drive up to see the launch, which I believe is scheduled for 1517.
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You'll know better than many that time and tide wait for no man - even a man on a North Sea Ferry

[popeye]

It's that soon? I thought it wasn't until November.

Have to make sure I can skive off work early. My living room is on the 11th Floor of the last block of flats looking directly over the beast! I've been watching her "grow" for months now

Few beers and a prime window seat