For Sale: HMS Invincible

**Gerbil** · 02-12-2010, 03:14 PM

Just In Time For The Holidays!

The once-Great British navy has put the aircraft carrier HMS Invincible up for sale on an eBay-like website. It's a sad end for a proud 690-foot warship that sailed Her Majesty's seas from 1980 to 2005, and took part in the Falklands, Balkans and Iraq campaigns. Its crew of more than 1,000 piloted the ship's two-dozen aircraft up to 7,000 nautical miles from home. It steamed at speeds topping out at 28 knots, thanks to its four Rolls-Royce turbine engines (sorry -- they've already been removed to power other ships in the fleet).

The HMS Invincible

The Brits hope to pocket about $1.5 million by selling her, largely for scrap metal. It's funny seeing something like this on an auction website. You can check for "comparisons," add it to your "wish list" or put it -- all 10,000 tons of its "mild steel" -- into your "cart." Better yet: it's "In stock." But you have to hurry -- it's up for inspection by Admiral Lord Nelson-wannabes beginning today, but only through December 10.

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**sabang** · 02-12-2010, 03:18 PM

They already sold it once, to the aussies. Then reneged on the deal when the argie bargy started.

**Butterfly** · 02-12-2010, 03:20 PM

I actually went on it when I was 15 visiting some UK family in an exchange program

**Norton** · 02-12-2010, 04:23 PM

Originally Posted by Gerbil

Just In Time For The Holidays!

In the holiday spirit, the French have offered a special weekend cruise deal just for you Poms. Book well in advance. At the moment its broken and can't get underway. This soon will be rectified so say French navy officials.

I give you Charles de Gaulle, the one and only French carrier.

**keda** · 02-12-2010, 06:12 PM

Originally Posted by Norton

Originally Posted by Gerbil

Just In Time For The Holidays!

In the holiday spirit, the French have offered a special weekend cruise deal just for you Poms. Book well in advance. At the moment its broken and can't get underway. This soon will be rectified so say French navy officials.

I give you Charles de Gaulle, the one and only French carrier.

Ingenious these French, how on earth do they make planes fly backwards?

**Moonraker** · 02-12-2010, 04:32 PM

Are we not supposed to be sharing our new carriers with the frogs?

Will they have enough life boats for the garlic munching surrender monkeys when they want to surrender and we don't?

**harrybarracuda** · 02-12-2010, 04:32 PM

That picture can't be right. It's sailing forwards.

**Moonraker** · 02-12-2010, 04:39 PM

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

That picture can't be right. It's sailing forwards.

It's done its u-turn already

**Rigger** · 02-12-2010, 04:34 PM

Originally Posted by Gerbil

10,000 tons of its "mild steel"

So worth around 3.3 million USD in scrap at Thailands local scrap price

**Thai Pom** · 02-12-2010, 04:36 PM

Spent a few happy trips on Vince, A sad day.

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