Sunday, November 28, 2010

One Used Aircraft Carrier For Sale

HMS Invincible was scrapped in the defence cuts but could rake in £2million after being put up for sale on an E-bay style website Photo: M&Y

Aircraft Carrier HMS Invincible Is Put Up For Sale -- The Telegraph

After 32 years of service in the Royal Navy, the carrier Invincible is up for sale on the Disposal Service Authority website – the government equivalent of eBay.

It is an ignominious end for a ship that served in the Royal Navy from 1973 to 2005, and took part in the Falklands, Balkans and Iraq wars before being decommissioned in 2005.

The Ministry of Defence is understood to be hoping to raise £2 million after they put the 17,000 ton vessel up for sale on edisposals.com.

But so far no bids have been received for Invincible, which is listed on the site as 'in stock'.

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My Comment: Aircraft carriers are not the only things that the U.K. Ministry of Defense is getting rid of .... this guy is also looking for a job.

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