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From: M J Carley on 21 Jul 2010 05:25 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/naval-obituaries/7895377/John-Coates.html -- Si deve tornare alle basi: Marx ed i Clash. Michael Carley: http://people.bath.ac.uk/ensmjc/
From: Charlie on 21 Jul 2010 05:40 On 21/07/2010 10:25, M J Carley wrote: > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/naval-obituaries/7895377/John-Coates.html Ah yes, what a wonderful and inspiring man. I read his obit in the Times on (I think) Monday. The old documentary about the building and sea-trials of Olympias was glorious.
From: Tosspot on 21 Jul 2010 05:41 On 21/07/10 10:25, M J Carley wrote: > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/naval-obituaries/7895377/John-Coates.html Torygraph rather late on that obit. However, awsome bloke, check out the fully built badger http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWlgxhUH3JQ http://www.triremetrust.org.uk/ Top speed 10 knots, now that's *proper* engineering :)
From: The Older Gentleman on 21 Jul 2010 06:13 M J Carley <ensmjc(a)bath.ac.uk> wrote: > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/naval-obi tuaries/7895377/John-Coates.html Lovely. From guided missile destroyers to triremes. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Triumph Street Triple Honda CB400F Suzuki TS250 Suzuki GN250 chateaudotmurrayatidnetdotcom Nothing damages a machine more than an ignoramus with a manual, a can-do attitude and a set of cheap tools
From: Hog on 21 Jul 2010 06:44
The Older Gentleman wrote: > M J Carley <ensmjc(a)bath.ac.uk> wrote: > >> > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/naval-obi > tuaries/7895377/John-Coates.html > > Lovely. From guided missile destroyers to triremes. Indeed, and that comment at the end 2030-1680BC FFS!! -- Hog |