Probably one of the best milsurp in the world, ever!

[Brit plumber]

HMS Ark Royal (R07) on eBay (end time 28-Oct-10 18:25:34 BST)

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[rich v]

Let's pitch in; You can be captain!

[Gibbs505]

Group buy?

[Adolf Galland]

That would be great party boat

[bearhunter]

I wonder who they will rent an aircraft carrier from, when they need one? To bad, that was a decent ship. I somehow doubt she is fully servicable or the bidding would only include international bidders, that are qualified. At this stage in the world's economic downturn, there won't be many bidders.
Those ships are utilitarian as far as living standards go and would require an extremely expensive refit. Even for an extravagent oil magnate, it would be cheaper and easier to build from scratch.
I am also willing to bet, spares are a nightmare and special purpose built. Again extremely expensive. There must be several million pounds($) of scrap in her though. Her generators alone, would provide enoung power to run a small city.

[Soulcrusher]

Well if you can't afford to buy the whole thing you can have a piece of her. In the catalog for Deutsche Optik the are selling of the china from the officers mess in lots. I passed because the china itself has no actual marking on it tying to to the Ark Royal the just have pictures of the boxes that it was purchased in with label on it reading supply officer Ark Royal.

Michael

[enfield303t]

I think the Brits should just give it Canada, after all we bought those wonderful "subs" at a bargain basement price...LOL????

[Stevo]

I think the Brits should just give it Canada, after all we bought those wonderful "subs" at a bargain basement price...LOL????

Oh yeah. I'm sure that would work out waaaaaay better than the subs.

[enfield303t]

Oh yeah. I'm sure that would work out waaaaaay better than the subs.

Stevo, are you insinuating the subs weren't a good buy?

Question, do we still have those subs or were they "converted" into paper clips?

[Stevo]

We still have them. Not sure how they're working out yet.