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Australian Navy Ship Goes Up In Flames
Aug 11^th, 2014 at 3:04pm

Navy ship HMAS Bundaberg goes up in flames in Brisbane's east

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August 11, 2014

A large navy ship has gone up in flames east of Brisbane.

Firefighters in breathing apparatus are battling to contain the fire in a commercial boat shed on Barku Court in Hemmant, about 11 kilometres east of the CBD. About 50 firefighers and 16 fire trucks are at the scene.

Authorities have confirmed the ship on fire is the HMAS Bundaberg, a navy vessel that was in Brisbane for repairs.
A 70-foot boat goes up in flames at Hemmant, east of Brisbane. Sad

Fire crews were called to the shipyards on the Brisbane River at 11.52am after an automated alarm went off.

"The boat was fully involved when we arrived," a Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokesman said. Sad

"The shed is smoke logged at the moment and we’re still trying to get it under control."

An ambulance spokeswoman said a 33-year-old man was treated for smoke inhalation but did not need to be taken to hospital.

Initial reports were that a 70-foot boat was ablaze, however the HMAS Bundaberg is much larger.

The Armidale-class patrol boat is about 56 metres long and was commissioned in 2007.

According to the Navy website, the HMAS Bundaberg (II) and 13 sister vessels are used for fisheries protection, immigration, customs and drug law enforcement operations.

Read more: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/navy-ship-hmas-bundaberg-goes-up-in-flames-in-brisbanes-east-20140811-102p54.html#ixzz3A3ZDg9BB

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Gnads Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 29681 Gender:	Re: Australian Navy Ship Goes Up In Flames Reply #2 - Aug 11^th, 2014 at 5:36pm Abbort can just cancel one of those $166 million dollar each F35 Jets that can't even fly yet & buy 2 or 3 replacement ships.
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Kat Gold Member Offline Socialism IS the answer. Posts: 17709 Everywhere and no-where Gender:	Re: Australian Navy Ship Goes Up In Flames Reply #4 - Aug 11^th, 2014 at 6:02pm Best news I've heard all week. Still haven't stopped laughing. Suck sh1t, fascists.
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chicken_lipsforme Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 7090 Townsville NQ Gender:	Re: Australian Navy Ship Goes Up In Flames Reply #5 - Aug 11^th, 2014 at 6:24pm That large Navy 'ship' is only a patrol boat. Just for once can the media get something right.
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chicken_lipsforme Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 7090 Townsville NQ Gender:	Re: Australian Navy Ship Goes Up In Flames Reply #6 - Aug 11^th, 2014 at 6:25pm Kat wrote on Aug 11^th, 2014 at 6:02pm: Best news I've heard all week. Still haven't stopped laughing. Suck sh1t, fascists. Keep laughing. Your taxes will pay for the replacement if required.
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Re: Australian Navy Ship Goes Up In Flames
Reply #7 - Aug 11^th, 2014 at 6:28pm

chicken_lipsforme wrote on Aug 11^th, 2014 at 6:24pm:

That large Navy 'ship' is only a patrol boat.
Just for once can the media get something right.

From the OP:

"The Armidale-class patrol boat is about 56 metres long and was commissioned in 2007."

And, this from the Navy's own web site:

"Current Ships

"HMAS Bundaberg (II) - Patrol Boat (PB)"

http://www.navy.gov.au/fleet/ships-boats-craft/current-ships

Do you want to tell the Navy that you know more about their own vessels than they do, or shall I do it for you?

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longweekend58 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 45675 Gender:	Re: Australian Navy Ship Goes Up In Flames Reply #8 - Aug 11^th, 2014 at 6:38pm so was Abbott to blame??? that is the usual response from the usual suspects. I am also trying to work out how this is even remotely related to politics.
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Grappler Truth Teller Feller Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 84805 Proud pre-1850's NO Voter Gender:	Re: Australian Navy Ship Goes Up In Flames Reply #9 - Aug 11^th, 2014 at 7:31pm chicken_lipsforme wrote on Aug 11^th, 2014 at 6:24pm: That large Navy 'ship' is only a patrol boat. Just for once can the media get something right. It's (edits) half as big as a destroyer at the start of WW II.... around 150 feet...
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Reply #10 - Aug 11^th, 2014 at 7:54pm

Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Aug 11^th, 2014 at 7:31pm:

chicken_lipsforme wrote on Aug 11^th, 2014 at 6:24pm:

That large Navy 'ship' is only a patrol boat.
Just for once can the media get something right.

It's (edits) half as big as a destroyer at the start of WW II.... around 150 feet...

Over 50 metres.

And the Navy calls their patrol boats ships.

Good enough for me.

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Reply #11 - Aug 11^th, 2014 at 8:29pm

greggerypeccary wrote on Aug 11^th, 2014 at 7:54pm:

Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Aug 11^th, 2014 at 7:31pm:

chicken_lipsforme wrote on Aug 11^th, 2014 at 6:24pm:

That large Navy 'ship' is only a patrol boat.
Just for once can the media get something right.

It's (edits) half as big as a destroyer at the start of WW II.... around 150 feet...

Over 50 metres.

And the Navy calls their patrol boats ships.

Good enough for me.

and out comes greggary's ONE skill. pedantry.

but after being banned for supporting another poster, I understand your desire to make posts of zero value.

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AUSSIE: "Speaking for myself, I could not care less about 298 human beings having their life snuffed out in a nano-second, or what impact that loss has on Members of their family, their parents..."

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Re: Australian Navy Ship Goes Up In Flames
Reply #12 - Aug 11^th, 2014 at 8:32pm

longweekend58 wrote on Aug 11^th, 2014 at 8:29pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Aug 11^th, 2014 at 7:54pm:

Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Aug 11^th, 2014 at 7:31pm:

chicken_lipsforme wrote on Aug 11^th, 2014 at 6:24pm:

That large Navy 'ship' is only a patrol boat.
Just for once can the media get something right.

It's (edits) half as big as a destroyer at the start of WW II.... around 150 feet...

Over 50 metres.

And the Navy calls their patrol boats ships.

Good enough for me.

and out comes greggary's ONE skill. pedantry.

but after being banned for supporting another poster, I understand your desire to make posts of zero value.

I was responding to chickenshitforbrains.

He protested at the use of the term "ship".

I merely pointed out that he was wrong to do so.

I wouldn't have brought it up, otherwise.

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