Wilco 944 Posted December 21, 2003 Amazingly enough, there is :P So if you have 6 million laying around and another 3.5 million to take off the weapons and such, go ahead, would be a nice alternative to taking a sunday drive Quote[/b] ]Great aircraft carrier just decommissioned in 2001 is now available for sale. Aircraft Carrier • Built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Limited England/1942-1945 • Loaned to Australia 1953 – 1955 Sold to Brazil 1956, re-fitted 1957 – 1960 in Rotterdam Holland, angled deck added, overhauled 1976 –1980 • Laid-up 1987, Refitted 1991 – 1993, Refitted 1997 – 1998 • De-Commissioned November 2001, Sold to Private concerns 2002, Sale did not complete. • Length: 693’ 3†Overall 630’ Waterline 690’ Flight deck • Beam: 80’ 119’ 6†Flight deck • Draught: 23’ Fore 23’ 5†aft • Catapult: 1 Mactaggart Scott C – 3 steam powered 8.5 degree launch • Displacement: Full Load 19,890 Tons, Normal 17,500 tons, Standard 15,890 tons • Engine Type: 2 shaft Parsons geared steam turbines, 4 Admiralty 3 drum boilers • H.P.: 36,000 SHP • Fuel: Oil • Capacity: 3,196 Tons plus 98,000 gallons of Aviation fuel • Endurance: 12,000 Nautical miles @ 14 Knots, 6,200 Nautical Miles @ 25 Knots • Radars: Air search, Lockheed SPS 40B, Surface search Plessey AWS 4 Navigation Signaal ZW 06 • Complement: 1300 (1000 Navy, 300 Air) • Hanger: 322’ long by 52’ Width by 17’ 6†height • Generators: 4 Turbo generators and I diesel Generator producing 2500Kw AC. Priced for just $5 Millions US dollars. Buyer will have to pay an additional $3.5 million for the removal of all weaponary on board plus US or UK government permission (if the buyer is from a non-NATO country.) Happy Bidding Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FSPilot 0 Posted December 21, 2003 thats pretty cheap for an aircraft carrier and it is christmas time... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blackdog~ 0 Posted December 21, 2003 Funny, was just looking at auctionarms. Found this: http://www.gatlingguns.com/videos/computer.mpg You shoot the dynamite... it goes BOOOOOM! 100 sticks for 100 dollars Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blackdog~ 0 Posted December 21, 2003 @ Dec. 21 2003,00:03)]Ye olde news Yeah... I remember the carrier being on the forum at least a year ago? Same pics, too. I don't know why the guy who is selling the thing can't shell out $200 for a camera to take actual pictures with. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamme 0 Posted December 21, 2003 That's cheaper than the finnish hovercraft the military is selling. It's 10 million euros and it's the worlds only combat hovercraft. The navy tested it and said it was good, but someone decided to buy some missile ships instead. A hovercraft fleet would've been alot cooler... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadow 6 Posted December 21, 2003 That carrier would cost you 9.5 Mill 6 for the carrier and 3.5 for removal of weapons-systems and ammo etc I think I'll pass for now Need to a buy a Harrier first so I have something that can land on it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trenchfeet 0 Posted December 21, 2003 im willing to sell my car, sister, mother in law and anything else to help raise funds to purchace this carrier anyone else!!!!! wanta bid lol off topic; unfortunatly i've lost the web address of this site in Australia in Brisbane, it was i think called www.thearmory.com.au or something like that, any way they are a millitry collection shop and 2 items of interest were a diamler (spelling) 6 pounder gun scout car (like in ww2ec's brit pack) for $6000 and i think an m5 stuart tank for $11000 all working order and with ammo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blackdog~ 0 Posted December 21, 2003 http://www.collectorsarmoury.com.au/Collectors%20Armoury/default.html ? :] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dauragon 0 Posted December 21, 2003 why dont we all pay around 100$ each and then we can have a massive ofp lan on it and party with stuff etc.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamme 0 Posted December 21, 2003 why dont we all pay around 100$ each and then we can have a massive ofp lan on it and party with stuff etc.. Who's driving? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baron von Beer 0 Posted December 21, 2003 Hehe, OFP LAN Party World Cruise. Can just see the Navy coming to snoop. Instead of a flight deck busy with crewmen and aircraft, they find hundreds of tables w/ gamers and their PCs, fragging away. Make for a memorable picture, both for the participants, and the Navy that took the shot! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trenchfeet 0 Posted January 5, 2004 blackdog your a champion!!! Thats Aus $, so whats that 30c American? whay have a car when you can have armourred plating, mmmmm armoured plating doesn't say much for my memory  i think the carrier would have to be converted to a cvN to run all the pc's  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pii3000 0 Posted January 5, 2004 WTF! Land rover 6,500$ IN finland you get that price only old Lada Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ozanzac 0 Posted January 5, 2004 Hey, six and a half grand for an old landie. Not bad. I need a paddock basher that'll last. WTF, they got a piloted V1 Buzz bomb for $26,000. How come I've never heard of ths place before? Something for me to do in queensland now. edit: Shit, she's in good nick too. I wonder if that MG works? Would make Rabbit huntin a whole lot easier now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waffendennis 0 Posted January 5, 2004 That Mgun will be ripped off when they deliver it to you ( Due to the laws of fire arms ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blackdog~ 0 Posted January 5, 2004 it's probably demilled or an airsoft gun Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ozanzac 0 Posted January 5, 2004 As long as they keep the mount on, I don't mind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
