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/

[Constitution Day]

At only $4.5M this is pocket change to him.

[Shooter 2.5]

I'll get on the phone right now to Keanu Reeves.

Do they want a check, money order or cash.

[ericthecurdog]

It's a steel at $4.5 mil.

a HUGH steel!!

[The Iguana]

Pretty cheap at the price if it's not completely falling apart.

Of course, there's maintenance costs, crew, upgrades of electronics and other equipment, fuel, docking, etc....but still.

If nothing else, you could use it for ASW or amphibious assult support work. Or as a training ship.

[ericthecurdog]

If nothing else, you could use it for ASW or amphibious assult support work. Or as a training ship.

Sounds like it's been used for both already...

Ship History

[KarlInOhio]

FRS VIKING KITTY

The hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands,
To fight the horde, singing and crying: Valhalla, I am coming!
On we sweep with threshing oar, Our only goal will be the western shore.

Viking Kittens

[Hermann the Cherusker]

Does it come with Letters of Marque and Reprisal.

[ericthecurdog]

Imagine... with this one purchase you own a Navy more widely feared than that of France.

[Cachelot]

Certainly. Many of the ships and guns used in the Revolutionary war were privately owned

Yes. So I wonder, what would the rules be today on something like a private naval force? Primarily aiming at hiring itself out to Uncle Sam?

[Jim Noble]

, but do you think that if I had the money, the Second Amendment should protect my right to buy and arm this ship?

Well, ya can't do much altering or abolishing with popguns...

[Publius6961]

I really want one. Anyone up for a time-share deal or limited partnership?

Count me in!
Second Amendment BUMP!!

We better snap it up before the "palestinian" supporters do.

[Chemist_Geek]

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

Yeah. In addition to the gas bill, we'd have to rip out all the Lucas Electronics junk and refit it with Texas Instruments...

[Cachelot]

Imagine... with this one purchase you own a Navy more widely feared than that of France.

Actually, I would fear that of France too, although in another way. On the "De Gaulle", I would fear the deck rusting through under my feet :)).

[LionsDaughter]

I have no idea how much it costs to run an Aircraft Carrier, but I do know that the USS Enterprise has a crew of about 5,000.

[Redcloak]

A good question. Since Letters of Marque and Reprisal are mentioned in the Constitution, we can assume that the Framers accepted the idea of private citizens owning warships. It would have been silly to give Congress the power to grant these if no one was capable of using them...

[Havoc]

I'll have to forward this to Rush later. I'm sure 4.5 mill is peanuts to him. The EIB Navy.

[Bodacious]

But can you water ski with it?

[NativeNewYorker]

Hmmm. Wonder if this baby could be moored offshore so its broadcasts would be out of the regulatory grasp of the FCC.

No 50,000 watt power limit....

[ctlpdad]

To counter, the DUmmies would have to acquire a huge pink vibrator.

[Flint]

Finally! A place to keep all my F18's.