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by **Sharon** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 10:04 am

BAE Systems are launching a ship on good friday (whenever that is) and Radio Clyde are giving away tickets to go watch....

...but i didnt quite catch what the the number to call was...any ideas anyone???

I've never seen a launch before

by **Pgcc93** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 10:30 am

Good Friday is the 9th April. They usually launch at high tide. A quick look at my tide computer and high tide on that day is 16.00 @ Greenock, so it'll be high tide at Glasgow about 25mins later around 16.25. That'll be roughly the launch time I would reckon. They might do it a bit sooner though as this will give them time to dock the ship after launch with the water still rising..

this is the ship on the slipway.

by **Sharon** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 10:31 am

cool, i'll now need to stay tuned to Clyde to see if they give out the number again!!!

:cry:

by **Pgcc93** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 10:41 am

Well if you win a pair, I'll have the spare one :wink:

Failling that you'd better be up on the cycle track early to put a towel down for the best viewpoint ::):

by **Sharon** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 10:45 am

As far as i could gather it was a case of call the number and ask for them to send you tickets.

by **Pgcc93** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 10:55 am

Phone the radio staion, directory enq's whatever.....now! Well don't just sit there woman!!! :wink:

by **kn0wledge** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 11:19 am

Ship launches are great. I was at the launch of the Mirabella V, the world's largest single-masted yacht, at the Vosper Thorneycroft shipyards in Southampton, late last year. My father was the Director of Production for VT Ships at the time.

I have photos of the launch on my server at home. Once my modem's replaced (some time next week) I'll paste the links.

by **Pgcc93** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 11:30 am

Re: Mirabella. Wow! thats awesome. I thought Simon Le Bons old yacht 'Drum' was massive. This dwarves it. Friends of mine bought a 50ft Moody last year and I was impressed with the room on that, wait till I show them this, they'll be impressed. If not a little put out ::):

by **kn0wledge** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 11:37 am

It's a definite ego-killer if people compare it to boats that they own :>

Anyone going to the Naval show this year, down on the south? Or it may be next year, I can't remember. It's to commemorate the Battle of Trafalgar. Apparently most of the Royal Navy will be there, along with some Nimitz-class aircraft carriers from the USA. Most European navies will be contributing their flagships. All at once, off the south of England.

I know I'll be there.

by **Sharon** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 11:39 am

That sounds good actually...see if you can find out when. I have a sister near Portsmouth that need's visited occassionally!!

by **Sharon** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 12:59 pm

OK, the number is..... 0141 445 8004

and that takes you though to BAE Systems...

I asked for 6 so, will probally have a few spare!

by **kirkyguy** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 9:46 am

Drat ..dam ..booger..called it got an automated number telling me that due to high demand i was too scram...

by **Pgcc93** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 7:22 pm

Looked like a normal large sailing yacht until you see the folks standing on the deck! It's that big it's almost obscene

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