No Longer Ruling The Waves: Royal Navy Is In A 'Shambles' Claim Top Sailors As They Back Admiral's Comments -- The Daily MailThe Royal Navy is in a ‘shambles’ and the war in Libya has been ‘cobbled together’ because of cuts, senior sailors have claimed.
They said Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope did not go far enough when he warned that the Navy would have to poach ships from ‘home waters’ if the war drags on for another three months.
Retired commanders also demanded ministers reopen the Strategic Defence Review after the First Sea Lord criticised the decision to axe Britain’s last aircraft carrier and the Harrier jump jets that won the Falklands War.
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My Comment: I have been writing in this blog for the past few years on the decline of the British Navy .... sighhh .... I expect this decline to continue even further as the British government focuses on other priorities rather than spending money on defense .... in particular on the navy.
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