HEY! Wanna buy an aircraft carrier? It works great and stuff, it was overhauled just a few years ago.
Vengeance was a light fleet aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy's Colossus Class. She was built by Swan Hunter, launched on 16th November, 1942, and commissioned 14th January, 1945. Afterwards, loaned to Australia and later sold to Brazil.
It's a steal at only 4.5 million USD. Please buy fw this ship. thanks
specs inside.
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
Source would be
http://www.frenchcreekboatsales.com/details.asp?File_Number=BOP12
This is in Brazil, the listing for sale is Canadian.
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.
