Naming a RN ship after Sunderland...

[Paddy O'Dors]

Would you support a campaign?

Just a toe in the water but there's a few frigates in the 26/31 city class that's gonna need a name in the next few years and according to one of the Ships Names Committee they're open to suggestions.

My first pitch was that the oldest Trafalgar Square in the country is in Sunderland in recognition of how many people lost their lives in the battle from our town. And they're all commemorated too.

 

[THELORDRODWELL]

Rather they built it there, than name it after there

 

[Goat Eyes]

Too right. You obviously know more about it than I do but let’s do it.

 

[Deleted member 7190]

We've had a flying boat named after the city, but a Navy ship would be good too.

 

[Paddy O'Dors]

Rather they built it there, than name it after there

We've never really built naval ships on the Wear unless we've been at war. I'm from a shipbuilding family and would like that too but it's never gonna happen.

 

[lostinfrance]

Would be nice.
It's been a while

HMS Sunderland - Wikipedia

 

[MickeyV]

Great idea to honour a City that has built so many Royal Navy ships, long ago admittedly. I'll sign a petition.

 

[Cockney Mackem]

Macky McMackemface

 

[Paddy O'Dors]

Great idea to honour a City that has built so many Royal Navy ships, long ago admittedly. I'll sign a petition.

Great stuff, and spread the word too hopefully.

Would be nice.
It's been a while

HMS Sunderland - Wikipedia

I've not clicked the link but HMS Newcastle sank in the same monsoon if it's the one off Pondcherry or whatever it's called.

 

[HeroHurley]

Macky McMackemface

Sounds too much like Mackemenemy which is too much like Lawrie McMenemy.

Too much.

 

[Wearside Wanderer II]

Outrageous that we haven’t had one named after us for ages.
All of my family have been in the RN, including me uncle who was on Arrow during the Falklands

 

[Paddy O'Dors]

Macky McMackemface

HMS Macky McMackemface you republican peacenik.

Outrageous that we haven’t had one named after us for ages.
All of my family have been in the RN, including me uncle who was on Arrow during the Falklands

We've just lost HMS Ocean too as our adopted warship.

 

[Wearside Wanderer II]

HMS Macky McMackemface you republican peacenik.



We've just lost HMS Ocean too as our adopted warship.

Aye but gained an unbuilt submarine

 

[Arkle]

HMS Quinnandphillips anyone?

 

[Alan BStard]

HMS Ashbrooke

 

[HeroHurley]

HMS Quinnandphillips anyone?

HMS Nyron has a sort of colonial ring to it that will suit us in the glorious post Brexit era.

 

[super noodles]

HMS FTM

 

[Arkle]

HMS Nyron has a sort of colonial ring to it that will suit us in the glorious post Brexit era.

True. It'll probably hit a rock and sink before getting out of port though (unless accompanied by HMS Evans).

 

[THELORDRODWELL]

HMSR6

 

[dcl0sc]

HMS Quinnandphillips anyone?

HMS Bradley Lowery for me like.....!