northeast wrote:Is she a stealth ship now, invisible to our photographers? Or too far offshore?
Ron2, maybe you should dig into these missing bombs?
When I moved into this house which was new I turned over the back garden and found a brick wall, sorting through old maps before t'internet came out I found we were built on an old farmhouse.
In the past I have been involved in WW2 aircraft recovery where unexploded bombs were a "feature", one Halifax Bomber we partially uncovered had what was thought to be a Land Mine aboard, digging promptly stopped and Bomb Disposal attended, when the "Sea Mine" was fully uncovered it was found to be a Container full of Machine Pistols, Pistols and Ammunition all neatly packed and in perfect condition.
The Bombs previously mentioned are still underground somewhere, the problem is, was the Bomb found the first,middle or last one dropped of a stick of three.
Having "teething problems" on a newbuild is not uncommon but the two new Carriers seem to be having their fair share and quite expensive problems too
( Land Mine complete with Parachute not Sea Mine)