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elmayerle:
You have to wonder who was afraid of it that much.
Volkodav:
--- Quote from: elmayerle on March 02, 2021, 11:47:04 AM ---You have to wonder who was afraid of it that much.
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Austal?
jcf:
--- Quote from: Volkodav on March 02, 2021, 08:01:39 PM ---
--- Quote from: elmayerle on March 02, 2021, 11:47:04 AM ---You have to wonder who was afraid of it that much.
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Austal?
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
jcf:
--- Quote from: elmayerle on March 02, 2021, 11:47:04 AM ---You have to wonder who was afraid of it that much.
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Nobody, it burned up while being fitted out. The company that built it was setup by a couple
of Swedes and it was designed in concert with a naval architecture firm in New Zealand.
There was no skilled labour base so flat panel design for the all composite construction was
a given.
The Kiwi NA firm:
http://www.lomocean.com/projects/cutting+edge
http://www.lomocean.com/projects/defence
Volkodav:
--- Quote from: jcf on March 05, 2021, 01:56:32 PM ---
--- Quote from: Volkodav on March 02, 2021, 08:01:39 PM ---
--- Quote from: elmayerle on March 02, 2021, 11:47:04 AM ---You have to wonder who was afraid of it that much.
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Austal?
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Apart from hating competition on trimarans, Austal also has experience in highly flammable (well actually meltable) patrol boats.
https://www.news.com.au/national/queensland/navy-patrol-boat-hmas-bundaberg-catches-fire-while-undergoing-refit-at-hemmant-shipyard/news-story/db2e76f21bbd4568cc791d537c43642d
No great loss as the classes structural issues are so severe that burning to the ground (or waterline) actually makes very little difference to their capability or longevity.
Not saying Austal's political connections, rather than their performance, is what continues to get them contracts, but......
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