 Editor in Chief Bill   | 27 Aug 2016 6:42 p.m. PST |
Unable to find a permanent home for the retired Royal Navy carrier HMS Illustrious, the U.K. Ministry of Defence announced on Tuesday it would sell the ship for scrap to a Turkish firm. Illustrious was sold to LEYAL Ship Recycling Ltd. for around $2,640,000 USD ( £2,000,000.00 GBP ), read the statement… link |
| Waco Joe | 27 Aug 2016 7:30 p.m. PST |
Dang Bill, had you been a bit more on the ball you could have bought it and solved the Historicon location problem once and for all.  |
| Hafen von Schlockenberg | 27 Aug 2016 7:39 p.m. PST |
The same happened to the USS Oklahoma. But the ship on which so many men,including my father,served,and on which so many men,including my uncle,died,escaped her ignominious fate by sinking in the Pacific on the way to the breakers yards. |
| Mako11 | 27 Aug 2016 7:57 p.m. PST |
Hmmmmm, wonder if the Turkish Navy will soon have a new carrier, or if they're the intermediary purchaser for China's new carrier? Think that's ridiculous hyperbole? Well, the only serviceable carrier for the Chinese Peoples' Liberation Army Navy was originally said to be purchased to be used as a floating gambling casino, and look how that turned out. |
| vicmagpa1 | 27 Aug 2016 8:56 p.m. PST |
how did it turn out? any winners? |
| Mako11 | 27 Aug 2016 9:23 p.m. PST |
The pilots of the PLAN, I suspect. |
| David Manley | 27 Aug 2016 10:37 p.m. PST |
Neither the Chinese or the Turks would have any interest in a 35 year old mini carrier when both countries are building rather bigger and better ships at the moment |
| David Manley | 27 Aug 2016 10:39 p.m. PST |
Oh, and our Disposal Sales team do a better job on checking the credentials of purchasers of decommissioned warships than some I could think of :) |
troopwo  | 28 Aug 2016 1:16 p.m. PST |
Make a great amphibious platform for when the Turks have had enough of Egypt and go south. |
| Mako11 | 28 Aug 2016 1:50 p.m. PST |
I'm told everything and everyone has a price. |
