Want to own your own aircraft carrier?

[themoneycollector]

You can buy the British HMS Invincible :cbig:

http://www.edisposals.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/Disposals-Public-Site/en_US/-/GBP/ViewProductDetail-Start;pgid=MieqQ4wkQg8000ArvQ_8K1sp0000giKn52gz?ProductUUID=38jAqBIQwVwAAAEsaApaBWLN&CatalogCategoryID=VaLAqBELPagAAAED8GeasfoP&JumpTo=OfferList

HMS Invincible is for sale by tender. Laid down in 1973 at Vickers Shipbuilding, Barrow-in-Furness, she was completed in 1980. She is currently stable for tow, subject to buyer confirmation.
Displacement - Current 17000 Tonnes
Estimated metal weight - 10000 Tonnes
Estimated metal % - 95% mild steel
Length - OA 210m, W/L 193m
Draught - Fwd 5.2m, Mid 5.8m, Aft 5.8m
Beam - Extreme 35m, Ex-walkways 32m, W/L 27.53m
Height - 46m (estimated at current draught
Engines - Removed
Generators and Pumps - Generally unserviceable or not working
For fuller information, please see the General Particulars.

 

[MattBell]

Tried to add it to my cart. It wouldn't list the price though.

YOU JUST LOST A BUYER!!!!!

 

[iCraig]

No engines kills the deal for me.

 

[Highlander]

Top Gear ought to buy it and see how far some old super cars could jump off that harrier ramp.

 

[gentimmy]

anyone wanna go in on a split?

 

[iCraig]

anyone wanna go in on a split?

BOTL herf on an aircraft carrier!

 

[Alwayslit]

great skate ramp at sea....other than that, YURZ!!

 

[Dave]

I can see it now.... pulling up next to the CIGAR-RV at a stop light....crank up the loudspeakers and in my best Japanese-accented Howard Cosell voice:
"Truly a sight to behold. A man beaten. The once great champ, now, a study in moppishness. No longer the victory hungry stallion we've raced so many times before, but a pathetic, washed up, aged ex-champion."

 

[tobii3]

Better off Dead!

Two brothers... One speaks no English, the other learned English from watching "The Wide World of Sports." So you tell me... Which is better, speaking no English at all, or speaking Howard Cosell?

Classic Movie!

 

[The EVP]

Does it come Natural or Maduro?

 

[Treinenwj]

Oooh, perfect! I've been looking for somewhere to keep all those F-16s I have cluttering up my garage!

 

[Thunder.Gerbil]

Meh, internet aircraft carriers. Everyone knows that B&M aircraft carriers are better.

 

[stogies&hoagies]

BOTL herf on an aircraft carrier!

I second that.

I had the pleasure of doing just that...TWICE. I did a carrier landing aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, spent a day and a half before flying back off. Smoked cigars with the Capt, XO, and numerous officers. Second time spent a week aboard traveling from Pearl Harbor to San Diego. Brought 200 cigars aboard to share. Every day after lunch we would sit on the Fan Tail with various officers and the fleet admiral who joined us once and smoke until sundown.

 

[smokinghole]

Eric should buy it for the site and host the servers on there. Keep it floating off the cost of Nicaragua.

 

[ciggy]

Wow...think of the "Floating Cigar Lounge" that puppy would make!! Park your car's on the main deck and head on down. Stock it with coffee, water, booze, top notch stogies, and arcade area, poker tables, cigar babes delivering sticks to your table....awwww man I can see it now. Damn I need to win the lotto!!:blob:

 

[Thegreekone]

BOTL herf on an aircraft carrier!

Craig, that is a KILLER idea. We can get a chick to jump out of a cake, like in "Under Seige." Erika Elaniak was her name (sp?)

I"M TOTALLY DOWN!