The Glorious Icelandic Coast Guard.

[bloddyaxe]

A few pictures of the glorious Icelandic coast guard which has slaughtered the British Navy three times in a row.
http://www.lhg.is/upload/images/large/23-4-2002-8977.jpg
the newest gunboats V/S Týr and V/S Ægir.
http://www.lhg.is/upload/images/large/23-4-2002-456.jpg
V/S Týr.
http://www.lhg.is/upload/images/large/23-4-2002-6515.jpg
http://www.lhg.is/upload/images/large/14-5-2002-3669.jpg
V/S Óðinn, the really old gunboat which took part in all the Cod Wars or something like that.
http://www.lhg.is/upload/images/large/23-4-2002-9359.jpg
The really small thing called V/S Baldur.
http://www.lhg.is/upload/images/large/23-4-2002-2038.jpg
In the old harbour.
http://www.lhg.is/upload/images/large/23-4-2002-1468.jpg
Jól. ee Chriztmas.
http://www.lhg.is/upload/images/large/14-10-2002-186.jpg
The high tech 45mm cannon, which can sink a British trawler(after a few hundred rounds)
http://www.verslo.is/baldur/1024/sif-2-024.jpg
The glorious TF-SIF a Aerospatiale Dauphin helicopter, which damaged its tail with the main rotor in a way no other Dauphin has ever done before.
http://www.verslo.is/baldur/1024/lif-a3-024.jpg
The even more glorious TF-LIF a Aerospatiale Super Puma which hasn't crashed, ever, yet...
http://www.verslo.is/baldur/1024/F2734024.jpg
And the Fokker F27 TF-SYN, just before it crashed...
no I'm lying, it didn't crash.
http://www.verslo.is/baldur/1024/Lhg42024.jpg
The old painting style...
http://www.lhg.is/upload/images/large/22-10-2002-4984.jpg
And finally, the police training how to board a coast guard vessel and capture it without slaughtering the crew and blowing up the ship.

[bloddyaxe]

And maybe some more pictures...

Icelandic coast guard in IRAQ...

http://www.lhg.is/upload/images/large/1091.jpg
"At last some WATER."
http://www.lhg.is/upload/images/large/1097.jpg
The Icelandic coast guard is in the M4 gang. (BTW there is an Imperial Dane on the right.)
http://www.lhg.is/upload/images/large/1094.jpg
40 tons of explosives
http://www.lhg.is/upload/images/large/1113.jpg
One of those French missiles.
http://www.lhg.is/upload/images/large/1089.jpg
Iraqis like to keep their AKs fresh in the river.
http://www.lhg.is/upload/images/large/1188.jpg
Evil American bomb.
http://www.lhg.is/upload/images/large/1136.jpg
robbing a car?
No, there is probably something hazardous in there, there are more than enough cars in Iceland.

[Marmot1]

A few pictures of the glorious Icelandic coast guard which has slaughtered the British Navy three times in a row. A few pictures of the glorious Icelandic coast guard which has slaughtered the British Navy three times in a row.
Details please...!!!

[Steve Railsback]

Hooah!! Great pictures woot

I like the Icelandic coast guard, do you have any info about them?

[bloddyaxe]

Details:
About the vessels
The big ones are each 2000 tons, can steam about 16-20 knots max in good weather, hangar for a small helicopter like the very small one on one of the pictures.

Iceland won the three Cod wars in 1958, 1972 and 1975.
They were the results of Iceland expanding its economic zone to the maximum allowed in international law. The British didn't achnowledge that and sent their warships.
With the warships in the area, coast guard vessels couln't take the british fishing vessels in the zone and instead used a cutter to cut their nets or trawls off.
http://www.lhg.is/upload/images/large/30-4-2002-540.jpg
like this.
http://www.lhg.is/upload/images/large/30-4-2002-135.jpg
the cutting thingy.
And thus the british warships begun to ram the coast guard vessels, usually though with bad results for the warships because their hulls were weaker although they were much bigger and heavier.
So they sent very large tug boats
http://www.lhg.is/upload/images/large/1036.jpg
something like that one although its Norweigian.
These boats were much heavier and stronger than anything Iceland has ever owned, but less maneuverable. In the last war the British almost managed to cripple the entire coast guard, but then we threatened to cancel our NATO membership and even join the Warsaw pact.., they backed down obviously and we WON.
West Germany also took part in one of the wars, but they were much "weaker." or something like that.

[Marmot1]

Details:
About the vessels
The big ones are each 2000 tons, can steam about 16-20 knots max in good weather, hangar for a small helicopter like the very small one on one of the pictures.

Iceland won the three Cod wars in 1958, 1972 and 1975.
They were the results of Iceland expanding its economic zone to the maximum allowed in international law. The British didn't achnowledge that and sent their warships.
With the warships in the area, coast guard vessels couln't take the british fishing vessels in the zone and instead used a cutter to cut their nets or trawls off.
http://www.lhg.is/upload/images/large/30-4-2002-540.jpg
like this.
http://www.lhg.is/upload/images/large/30-4-2002-135.jpg
the cutting thingy.
And thus the british warships begun to ram the coast guard vessels, usually though with bad results for the warships because their hulls were weaker although they were much bigger and heavier.
So they sent very large tug boats
http://www.lhg.is/upload/images/large/1036.jpg
something like that one although its Norweigian.
These boats were much heavier and stronger than anything Iceland has ever owned, but less maneuverable. In the last war the British almost managed to cripple the entire coast guard, but then we threatened to cancel our NATO membership and even join the Warsaw pact.., they backed down obviously and we WON.
West Germany also took part in one of the wars, but they were much "weaker." or something like that.
rofl rofl rofl rofl Nice!!!! You are always welcone to visit Warsaw ;)

[Obergefreiter]

Are you guys still giving the British fit over Fishing rights?

[kinghk]

http://www.lhg.is/upload/images/large/14-10-2002-186.jpg
The high tech 45mm cannon, which can sink a British trawler(after a few hundred rounds)


Looks like a 40 mm Bofors gun to me.

Fine bilder.

[oldsoak]

The Icelandic "cod war" was not one of the better moments of HMG. We pulled a couple of old frigates out of the mothballs, added external timber planks to the bows ( just in case we rammed someone ) and sent them out to play a game of chicken with the Icelandic coastguards. Another silly event that could have been sorted out in a much more civilised manner.

[pfclee]

I like that blue, red, white stripe.

It's small but nice touch.

:D

[CannibalSquirel]

rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl

Amazing post man, amazing. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I´m gone be honest... I love iceland for the women, go figure why.... p-)

[Marmot1]

http://www.lhg.is/upload/images/large/14-10-2002-186.jpg
The high tech 45mm cannon, which can sink a British trawler(after a few hundred rounds)


Looks like a 40 mm Bofors gun to me.

Fine bilder.
Helmet looks like fifefighter helmet... :hug:

[Catch22]

Huzzah for the Glorious (and Invincible) Icelandic Coast Guard! woot rofl

[Marmot1]

Huzzah for the Glorious (and Invincible) Icelandic Coast Guard! woot rofl
Agree!!!! woot

[Herrmannek]

http://www.lhg.is/upload/images/large/14-10-2002-186.jpg
The high tech 45mm cannon, which can sink a British trawler(after a few hundred rounds)


Looks like a 40 mm Bofors gun to me.

Fine bilder.
Helmet looks like fifefighter helmet... :hug:

Maybe this is water cannon

[Uncle Chô]

http://www.lhg.is/upload/images/large/14-10-2002-186.jpg
Helmet looks like fifefighter helmet...
Yeap !

http://www.gallet.fr/images/F1S/nickel.jpg

Another fine product from http://www.gallet.fr/index_new_uk.htm

Hilarious post indeed ;)

[dumdidum]

http://www.verslo.is/baldur/1024/lif-a3-024.jpg
The even more glorious TF-LIF a Aerospatiale Super Puma which hasn't crashed, ever, yet...

Maybe not in Iceland , but we have had three Puma crashes in Sweden, all claimeing lives. Two are still beeing ivestigated, The first took place during an alpine rescuemission, the rotor struck a mountainside while the helicopter was beeing positioned for winching. The direct cause of the accident could not be confirmed.

Link to the Swedish Accident Investigation Board´s report (only swedish): http://www.havkom.se/virtupload/reports/4665829_rm2002_01.pdf

[bloddyaxe]

Some rather more accurate details about the ships:

V/s Týr:http://www.lhg.is/upload/files/TYR-A-FULLU(1).JPG
Smíðaár: 1975 mars (building year)
Skipasmíðastöð: AARHUS FLYDEDOK a/s (builder)
Stærð: 1.214 Brúttó tonn (weight in tons)
Lengd: 71,15 metrar (lenght in metres)
Breidd: 10,00 metrar (width in metres)
Djúprista:5,80 metrar (keel)
Aðalvélar: MAN 8L40/54 x 2 3163Kw eða 4300 Hp (engine)
Ganghraði: 19 sjómílur + (speed in knots)
Togkraftur: 56 tonn (pulling power)
Fallbyssa: 40 mm Bofors L60 MK 3 (and the cannon)

V/s Ægir:http://www.lhg.is/upload/files/AEGIR(1).JPG
Smíðaár: 1968 júní
Skipasmíðastöð: Aalborg Værft a/s
Stærð: 1.128 Brúttó tonn
Lengd: 69,84 metrar
Breidd: 10,00 metrar
Djúprista: 5,80 metrar
Aðalvélar: MAN 8L 40/54 x 2 3163 Kw eða 4300 Hp
Ganghraði: 19 sjómílur +
Togkraftur: 56 tonn
Fallbyssa: 40 mm Bofors L60 MK 3

V/s Óðinn:http://www.lhg.is/upload/files/odinn.jpg
Smíðaár: 1960 janúar.
Skipasmíðastöð: Aalborg Værft a/s
Stærð: 910 Brúttó tonn
Lengd: 63,68 metrar
Breidd: 10,00 metrar
Djúprista: 5,40 metrar
Aðalvélar: B&W V.B.F 62 x 2 2096 Kw eða 2850 Hp
Ganghraði: 18 sjómílur +
Togkraftur: 48 tonn áætlað
Fallbyssa: 40 mm Bofors L60 MK 3

As you can see I exaggerated the size of the cannon by 5mm... very bad.
and also their weight by multiplying with 2.