Matthew Warwick

Graduate in International Politics & Strategic Studies. Dabble in naval history. Frequently distracted by cricket.

[Matthew Warwick @mpwarwick]

The King George V class were the most modern British battleships of the Second World War.

They are perhaps best known for their actions against Bismarck in 1941 and Scharnhorst in 1943, as well as the sinking of Prince of Wales in December 1941.

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[Matthew Warwick @mpwarwick]

The lovely time of year called “faff around with insurance quotes”, because insurance companies just can’t help themselves. 15% increase on last year despite no claims.

[Matthew Warwick @mpwarwick]

Seen on Reddit. Feels a bit too close to home for the UK at the moment…

[Matthew Warwick @mpwarwick]

@TomSharpe134 Metric should be how many ships-of-the-line captured in battle.

Wellington had a tally of zero and struggled as PM!

[Matthew Warwick @mpwarwick]

@TomSharpe134 Perhaps. But if our ambition was to launch 75kg drones from a catapult on a trailer, we wouldn't have built 70,000 ton aircraft carriers!

The work may be valuable, but it's a frankly damning symptom of where we are with carrier strike...

[Matthew Warwick @mpwarwick]

To be honest this just feels like it's compensating for 1) a lack of aircraft for the carriers, and 2) a lack of other platforms from which to launch small drones from.

[Navy Lookout @NavyLookout]

Four Nyan One-Way Effector strike drones launched from HMS Queen Elizabeth during trial last month.

If the carriers can be set up to quickly fire off a big swarm of Nyans in short time this would be a really significant capability

https://t.co/oBZCs7FEms

[Marcus Walker @WalkerMarcus]

There is something odd - really odd - about the government’s decision-making.

• Release violent criminals onto the streets… but send people to prison for 14 years for missing the Tourist Tax
• Say we are 1000 days from war but cut funding for army training
• Prepare for blackouts but close refineries

It’s just mad.

[Matthew Warwick @mpwarwick]

Octopus new 12 month fixed tariff would increase unit charges by 37% for electricity and 88% for gas. Ouch.

[Matthew Warwick @mpwarwick]

New painting on the wall, as my dad has run out of wall space.

[Matthew Warwick @mpwarwick]

@TomSharpe134 Are not the B2 Rivers' costs rather distorted on the basis they were as much about keeping the industry alive as they were providing ships?

[Matthew Warwick @mpwarwick]

The battleship HMS Duke of York on her full power trials, 1 November 1941.

The ship had 8 boilers generating 110,000 SHP, driving 4 propeller shafts, allowing the 42,000 tons of ship to move through the water at speeds of 28 knots (32 mph, 52 kph).

[Matthew Warwick @mpwarwick]

@juswar777 No doubt that they made a major mess of things, but the last time a labour government ordered a frigate was 1979.

[Manuel Pedro González López @ManuelPedroGon4]

Armoured Carriers
@ArmouredCarrier
@simonharley
@AC_NavalHistory

[Matthew Warwick @mpwarwick]

In 2005 we had 20 frigates.

3 sold without replacement
4 scrapped without replacement
8 decommissioned 2021-26 before their replacements were ready, because we built ships for a 18 year service life, then took a 20 year gap in frigate orders, and take 10 years to build new ships

[Jerome Starkey @jeromestarkey]

🚨 ROYAL Navy is on track to have just ONE working ASW frigate available for ops next year.

They need 13
They have 5
2 could be ruled “unseaworthy” in months as per @NavyLookout
That leaves 3, all over 24 yrs old

1 on ops
1 in work up
1 in maintenance

https://t.co/W8fdwN3EJU

[Matthew Warwick @mpwarwick]

Proud to see Caesar make this list.

[Wessex Girlie @wessex_girlie]

10 Greatest Englishmen in history:
1. Jesus Christ
2. Oliver Cromwell
3. Arthur, High King of Britain
4. Hector of Troy
5. Alfred the Great
6. Horatio Nelson
7. Henry V
8. Saint George of Lydda
9. Julius Caesar
10. Harold Godwinson

[Madeline Grant @Madz_Grant]

I wrote about my love for the film Master and Commander, in honour of Trafalgar Day this week https://t.co/wO4wHdUrvf

[Matthew Warwick @mpwarwick]

@Empireaesth The colourisation does somewhat emphasise the marks compared to the black and white. Still, always good to remember that this was n impact on just 1” of steel!

[Matthew Warwick @mpwarwick]

'The Heavyweight Punch' by Geoff Hunt.

HMS Victory, HMS Temeraire and HMS Neptune lead the Weather column towards the combined fleet, off Cape Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 [1599 x 1059]

[Tom Sharpe @TomSharpe134]

Agree, a para taken from some notes I tapped out last night:

"The communications are already troubling. Defence Minister Luke Pollard welcomed her into Devonport today like she was a returning combat veteran. With two ocean-going tugs strapped on amidships and one through the bow because her engines don’t work, this is not a smart tweet. Her decline will have been known about for a long time. Where is the aggressive plan to replace her? Instead, the same tweet gave us a loose reference to how the Defence Investment Plan says she will be replaced. What does that even mean? How about, for once, recognising a gapped requirement in advance, being aggressive in seeking a replacement and then honest in the communications. Who knows, voters might even like that. If we can’t get this right for an ice breaker, what hope is there for genuinely complex systems and ships."

[Matthew Warwick @mpwarwick]

Well, this tweet is going well.

[Jack Abbott MP @jackabbott90]

Do you want to find the cheapest petrol in Ipswich?

Now you can with the Government's Fuel Finder.

Partnering with Google, Fuel Finder provides real-time data and displays the prices at each petrol station.

Give it a go by searching 'petrol' on Google Maps before you fill up.

[Matthew Warwick @mpwarwick]

@Adm_Hindsight 100% agree.