Aircraft Carrier For Sale: A Perfect Father's Day Gift!

http://www.frenchcreekboatsales.com/details.asp?File_Number=BOP12 ^ | 5/29/3

[NativeNewYorker]

Ex-Aircraft Carrier--US$4,500,000 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. For History of this vessel follow this link: www.fleetairarmarchive.net/vengeance/

[keithtoo]

Great! Now all I need is a bathtub big enough to fit this in.

[ericthecurdog]

The ship was initially sold to Brazil as Minas Gerais on 12th December 1956 for a total of US$9 million.

Hey! It's half off!!

[11B3]

You want to buy a tank? I know where you can get a pretty good one (British Chieftain Mk XIV) for less than a new Kia. (With shipping to the US it's just over $10,000.) If anyone seriously wants one, drop me a note at the e-mail address on my profile page - I'd be more than happy to steer you to these folks, they've got some pretty cool stuff.

[BlueLancer]

FRS VIKING KITTY

[Dog]

I'll chip in 10 bucks....lets buy it.

[patriotUSA]

Love all the thoughts and suggestions. I however do not want to own it, but I would like the next owner to come by my place for a beer. Just park that baby right in front of my house!!

[lowbridge]

Just the thing for your favorite evil billionaire genius!

Let's not give Bill Gates any ideas.

[Dead Corpse]

You rock. HMS Vengance re-christined as the FRS Viking Kitty.

I'm in for a grand even. Anyone wanna start an account?

[11B3]

Mayor Daley in Chicago should have to buy it and park it off of Meggs Field to replace that runway. I know it's shorter, but the adrenaline would make it worth it.

[PISANO]

Great Idea!! I'm in.

[Constitution Day]

I know where you can get a pretty good one (British Chieftain Mk XIV) for less than a new Kia.

You're killing me, man. If only I could *really* get one!!

Mrs. CD would have my head if I did. I already have a '55 Chevy and a '69 Chevy truck.
She has told me I can't have any more toys right now. :(

[Constitution Day]

Awesome!!!

[D. Brian Carter]

Yeah! Have you seen the "add $4 for '04" thread here yet? How about everyone up their monthly donation another couple of bucks til the ship is paid off? LOL... can you imagine the chaos if FR owned an aircraft carrier?

[Consort]

It's a steel at $4.5 mil.

[spodefly]

3,196 Tons of oil equals 6,392,000 pounds of oil ... oil weighs about 7.5 pounds per gallon, so that means that there are 852,266.67 gallons of oil ... at a buck and a quarter per gallon, that means it costs $1,065,333.30 to fill the tanks.

How much you want to bet that the selling price does not include a full tank of gas?

[lowbridge]

can you imagine the chaos if FR owned an aircraft carrier?

Yeah. We could REALLY invade a liberal state like California or Massachusettes with that.

I got dibbs on steering it first.

[July 4th]

For $4.5m, this boat is in great shape. 2 refittings in the 90's? Wow. The scrap value of this boat even seems higher than the asking, especially if the electronics/radars are fully operational.

[MrNeutron1962]

"Perhaps we should start a "freep-a-thon" to rally the money up for the USS FREEP."

You bet, and the pinko commies over at DUmmyunfounded would have an apoplexy

[lowbridge]

How much you want to bet that the selling price does not include a full tank of gas?

We could negotiate for that, And dont forget to have the dealer throw in a freee pair of those giant fuzzy dice to hang on the rear view mirror.

[al_c]

It's British ... it's bound to have an oil leak and electrical fire problems. ;o)