Penguin
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"In 1989 Egypt purchased two Oberon-class submarines from Britain. These submarines would require refitting and modernization before entering Egyptian service."There are no Oberon class in Egypt as far as I know but 1 0r 2 Sava class.... every military announcement in Egypt comes suddenly , like the SK frigate now.. it is always when a done deal is reach and training on the systems is at its end.. I am not saying that the Kilo class are imminent, i just pointed out that there were serious talks concerning them.. but the choice is apparently wider..
https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/egypt/navy.htm
"HMS Oberon was paid off in 1986. She was sold in 1987 to the Seaforth Group to be refitted for resale to Egypt, but was broken up at Grimsby in 1991."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Oberon_(S09)
OBERON (S 09), completed: 1961, fate: Sold to Egypt.
http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/rn/submarine/oberon/
On 8 May, 1989, Jane's Defence Weekly apparently carried an article "Egypt set to buy Walrus, Oberon" (p. 801). This is stated in the 1992 Sipri report Europe and Naval Arms Control in the Gorbachev Era , editted by Andreas Fürst,Volker Heise, Steven E. Miller. (Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-829152-3)
https://books.google.nl/books?id=Be...AEIaDAK#v=onepage&q=navy oberon egypt&f=false
Probably a deal that didn't go through (completely) as planned.
"to pull up your nose for" = to stick your nose up in the air and, possibly, look away= considering oneself too good for something, something is beneath you.lol. If I understand the Dutch flavor in that saying, it's the same as "thumbing your nose at..."?