The Royal Navy Fleet 1982/83 featuring various ships and submarines

[@michaelowen1234]

Essential viewing for the new defence secretary perhaps. In the 80's those of us who joined in the 60's thought we were becoming a laughing stock, on reflection it looked like the Grand Fleet compared with today's Navy.

[@AsteroidM749A]

This hurts so much to watch. 😢

[@matthewpayne42]

@@AsteroidM749A There is mo

[@matthewpayne42]

There is no cold war nowadays.

[@AsteroidM749A]

@matthewpayne42 I'm not so sure my friend.

[@paulrailton2221]

When the iron curtain came down I thought no more of this war & the money saved could be used for health care & education etc. "No". These bstds need more wars to feed their bank accounts.

[@1977ajax]

@@matthewpayne42 Who told you that!

[@davebradshaw2537]

Oh to have a fleet these days!!!! We've barely got much more than a flotilla now! 😥😥😥

[@paulrailton2221]

When the iron curtain came down I thought no more of this war & the money saved could be used for health care & education etc. "No". These bstds need more wars to feed their bank accounts.

[@ingurlund9657]

They've been getting rid of the country since the 50s in multi generational warfare. Why wouldn't they have been getting rid of it's Navy?

[@therealunclevanya]

Bit too late for my dads era. His last two ships were HMS Salisbury (out of Plymouth) during the Cod War and HMS Chichester in HK. I remember him weeping during the Falklands campaign as he was besties with the Jaunty on HMS Sheffield

[@jonathanstrong4812]

AH HELL! I HOPE HIS FRIEND SURVIVED IF HE DIDN'T GOD BLESS HIM

[@exsubmariner]

35 submarines when I joined up in 78 weve barely got eight operational now

[@nickbrough8335]

and most of those are undergoing maintenance or upgrades currently. We have 2 ? deployable SSNs and 1 SSBN

[@nottmfunguy]

A work colleague of mine has a son who is training to be a submariner. Nearly 90% of that training has been on land. His son has had wait an eternity to get on a sub as there is such few of them and hardly any go to sea.

[@mikegillard7283]

I could have used this in my general naval knowledge (GNK) exam at Raleigh in the late 80s. If you know you know!!!

[@Hants_Prints]

2:2? 😁

[@stephennelmes4557]

Failed my GNK, got back classed a week from Anson 08 to Walker 09 in 1979. Thick 😂😂. 3:2 NAMET. Used to need 7:7 just to get through Raleigh. It then went up to 9:9, and everyone thought WTF? I have no idea what it is now.

[@madogllewellyn]

Nice video showing the time when NATO including the USA were focused on real war and maintaining readiness and the ability to counter any threat.

[@nickbrough8335]

The really shocking thing is that the whole of Europe's Navies combined would be hard pressed to match what the Royal Navy could deploy in the mid-1980s (let alone anytime before then).

[@MarioGon-y5r]

Fajny film

[@nige7951]

Happy days.

[@Hants_Prints]

Indeed!

[@stevenbuscombe9019]

My ex father in law was submarine crew his turbulent

[@Cous1nJack]

So not your father or a current relative. Hardly worth saying.

[@stephennelmes4557]

​@@Cous1nJackBe nice 😊😊😊.

[@marvwhtft6834]

This looks and sounds a lot older than 83 based on production / presentation.

[@Hants_Prints]

It does doesn't it, it looks a lot like the 50s or early 60s films 👍

[@stephennelmes4557]

3:01 ADAWS 4/5, Action data automated weapon system. PC+>(1234) Y ( HB )>P ( TB ) *. Oh, the memories. Did ADAWS 5 Ikara leander.

[@arthurcarter5126]

Is that Richard baker?ex navy man of course

[@trevorhart545]

Distinctive Voice!

[@paulrailton2221]

When the iron curtain came down I thought no more of this war & the money saved could be used for health care & education etc. "No". These bstds need more wars to feed their bank accounts.

[@stevenbarrett7648]

I noted the narrative, "our fleet is the largest after the Superpowers" yup even back then we were a little Navy from a little Country

[@nemo6686]

But we're told the NHS is the envy of the world...

[@Rondon68]

I joined the mob in 85. First ship intrepid 86/88. Then nelson and London. It was a great time. The royal navy is no more. The politicians saw to that. And not one of the senior officers who signed off on the cuts, resigned over it. No, they all went to the boards of the defence companies. These new frigates there building along the road from me ( I'm glasweigen) are a waste of time. No real attack weapons. Point defence mostly. And this bullshit about being fitted for but not carrying certain weapon systems is another cost cutting exercise. Just like when the type 23s were sharing harpoon. It's a fucking embarrassment.