Fail Britannia, Who Used to Rule the Waves
British sailors forced to use GERMAN ship on crucial Nato mission in ‘national embarrassment’
By Peter Stevens
British sailors will be forced to use German ships on a key Nato mission in what has been branded a “national embarrassment”.
The UK is unable to meet its commitments in the Atlantic Ocean and Baltic Sea due to having no warships available.
The Royal Navy is set to lead the Standing Nato Maritime Group One, a permanent naval immediate reaction force operating in the Baltic Sea and North Atlantic Ocean.
But it will do so using a German vessel – though one carrying British personnel.
“As the UK deploys HMS Dragon to the eastern Mediterranean, German frigate Sachsen will take over from HMS Dragon as NATO maritime task group flagship – an expression of the close German-British partnership,” the German embassy in London confirmed on Wednesday.
The Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon was deployed to the eastern Mediterranean and arrived to the coasts of Cyprus earlier this week.
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Conservative MP and veteran Ben Obese-Jecty said he had repeatedly raised the issue of missing Britain’s Nato commitments.“It is a national embarrassment that the Royal Navy has run out of ships… Britannia most definitely does not rule the waves,” he told The i Paper.
Left unsaid was HMS Dragon docking shortly after arriving in the East Med for surprise! maintenance problems. This after taking nearly a month to arrive in Cypress to defend a British base there from Iranian missile attacks. France and Spain sent ships to cover the base during the interim. Well played, Sir Keir. It would be sad it not so pathetic.
Category: NATO
Aren’t they just being a great asset to NATO? I guess things like that happen when you make handouts to illegal foreigners a higher priority than national defense!
Brit Aviator circa 1941: “Right, Jerry. Could you just land that Heinkel right over here at RAF Blighty? As long as you are here anyway? We’d like to use your kite, load some our bombs on it and have a crack at dropping bombs on you but all our planes are down, d’y’see. Thought we could share.
No?
Are you sure?
Well, cheerio, mate.”
The loud rumbling sound you hear emanating from the Earth is Sir Winston Churchill spinning Dervishly in his grave.
I heard he gotten bored with it.
More like weeping over the fall of the formerly Great Britain.
It reminds me of their Lordships Raglan and Cardigan. After the orders were given, they retired to tea. As for the troops, “Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.”
But, then again, at least the 600 had their own horses.
You’ll take my life, but I’ll take yours too
You’ll fire your musket, but I’ll run you through
So when you’re waiting for the next attack
You’d better stand, there’s no turning back
Have the British gone back to, “For it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an’ Chuck him out, the brute!”
It’s too bad because there’s no one left for, “But it’s Saviour of ‘is country” when the guns begin to shoot”
Labour’s whole idea.
Cheap way of re building their fleet is Ship of the line square rigged sails, plenty of canvas, wood hulls and 2 decks of cannons. Worked in the past…And bring back rum rations.
Rum, sodomy, and the lash.
“Bad food, brutal discipline. No women.” – CDR William Riker
Man, those were the days my friend. Hey, wasn’t that a 60 song.
We thought they’d never end.
We’d sing and dance forever and a day.
Album… by The Pogues, 1985:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum_Sodomy_%26_the_Lash
The other one though… ’60s, by Mary Hopkin:
The Labor Party would much rather diddle the little girls the Muslim gangs have enslaved than do anything right.
An ironic and prophetic video now… Brit progressives have brought it (you know, all those Syrians they virtue-signaled about) there:
Wasn’t all that long ago the EU wanted to continue the Russia/Ukraine thing as long as they had the backing of our benevolent uncle.
I don’t recall where I read it, maybe here. CTH, Ace of Spades, HMS Defiant. Makes no difference, but it was reported that Britain could muster no more than about 1000 fighting men and women. And one of their ships, (maybe the only one?) had to recently return to home port right after the US/Iran shit started. Something about repairs needed…..
Some of you smarter than i folks may have a different take, but it seems as long as we were doing the heavy lifting, spending, protecting, these allies felt they didn’t have to expend much treasure. Seems to me they’ve been exposed as woefully unprepared to take on themselves what we have always done for them, like it was expected or something.
Found it.
https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/04/11/british-general-admits-that-it-cant-deploy-a-division-abroad-n3813813
Sounds like the descendants of Neville Chamberlain have taken over.
Well, what if Prince Harry put on his father’s sailor outfit and made a photo op on the German ship and conquered it in the name of Camilla… the Empire or maybe a pint of Guiness for all?
Then there’s this:
Mississippi when they find they have more wealth per capita than Britian:
Huh, neat. Looks like the Germans did beat the British in the end.
Somewhere, Bismarck (not to mention Wilhelm II) is laughing his ass off.
Along with Erich Rader and Karl Dönitz. 🤣
If only Britain listened to Enoch Powell, they wouldn’t be in this mess.
His ‘ Rivers of Blood ‘ scenario would probably be an improvement at the moment
How the mighty have fallen, And the weapons of war have perished!
And I thought it was bad when they had to bring in H&K to fix the L85/SA80.
They’ve fielded a 7.62mm AR platform, but can’t afford to buy any, too. So much the replacement.
I’m suprised the L85 didn’t leak oil
Optics by Lucas?
If true, they wouldn’t be able to see a truck idling 5 meters away.
Lucas…Prince of Darkness.
Why do Brits drink warm beer? Because Lucas makes their refrigerators.
Lucas…because gentlemen shouldn’t motor about after dark.