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Published: 2016-09-05 15:48:22 +0000 UTC; Views: 466; Favourites: 16; Downloads: 5
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The German frigate F218 FGS Mecklenburg-Vorpommern makes a turn to portΒ in Plymouth Sound as she heads for her berth in Devonport Dockyard. Fort Bovisand lies astern. I would not like to be a Yeoman of Signals on this ship - how long would it take to send a signal?! They must abbreviate it, surely. September 1, 2016.Note the heat haze from the uptakes.
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Me neither and you know how many letters the average German word takes??? Enough to give nightmares.
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I tried to learn German at school. I was a failure
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I had too. I was stationed there 3 times.. and well the first thing you learn is " Wo ist die Herrentoilette ? ".. thats VERY important
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God yes! I went over with a mate for the steam in '74 and we went into a German pub. I said to the guy behind the bar "zwei Bier bitte" - and he started putting out all these glasses. I thought bloody hell, did I ask for two or twenty?! But he just poured off the froth into the others.
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with a German when it comes to drinking 2 IS 20
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Ha! Yes I guess so!
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I wonder who came up with the name of the ship? Were they being intentionally cruel to signallers?
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I tried to find out if there were any previous ships of that name but I only found Pommern which was a battleship sunk at Jutland.Β I think there may have been a sailing ship of that name too. Where the Mecklenburg part came from I don't know. Perhaps a German ship enthusiast can enlighten us!
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Nice shot indeed.
Do tell why they would take a long time to send a signal?
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To all units - this is M-E-C-K-L-E-N-B-U-R-G-P-O-M-M-E-R-N. Sorry Captain, all the other ships have gone!
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Signalling the really loooooong name part would be likely very time-consuming.
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Oh right! Yeah, they must have used a call sign or something.
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