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GUEST,John Gray / Australia BS: The last sloped launch in Bath (31) RE: BS: The last sloped launch in Bath 14 Jun 01

Here in Oz most of our warships are built by the Tenix shipyard at Williamstown, a few kilometres from Melbourne. Working for one of the suppliers to the shipbuilding programme, I get invitations to every launch. Yeah, pretty stirring stuff to see them sliding down with all the whistles & sirens going and all the crowd yelling & cheering. Especially so at the launch of a warship with everyone aware that it will be home to a crew of young sailors and will have to protect them in tempest & battle. Being ex-navy I always come away with a tear in my eye.

JG/FME.


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