Gregorius Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Anyone got a spare few billion lying around? because "Carrier HMS Ark Royal put up for auction on MoD website" would make for one hell of an awesome site HMS Ark Royal was larger than her 2 sisters, Invincible and Illustrious, at 211.4 metres (693 feet) long. She had a maximum beam of 35 metres (114.7 feet) and a displacement of 20,235 tonnes. 4 Olympus gas turbine engines (like Concorde's) were used to propel the ship, which give a maximum speed in excess of 30 knots. A steeper ski jump than in the other ships of this class was fitted at the forward end of the flight deck. The ship's motto was 'Zeal Does Not Rest'. Link to post Share on other sites
BigAl Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 A sad end to the Pride of the Navy! Link to post Share on other sites
Darkstrike Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 you think we could petition the government to turn it into some kind of shipboard cqb training site? (that airsofters could also use?) and then cite the fact that such training is REQUIRED by forces personnel because of things like the pirate attacks of the coast of Somalia? Link to post Share on other sites
Kenworth W900 Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 I was hoping this would be a thread regarding the need to rally round and get the historic 'Ark Royal' name re-used. The British Navy shall falter without the great ships of the line. The 'Ark Royal' name should be bestowed upon the largest of the next generation of battle cruisers and become our flagship to lead our great navy into battle against all forces of evil and opression. Blimey came over all patriotic there didn't I? Good old Blighty. In all seriousness though the name needs to return soon. Link to post Share on other sites
blind_marksman Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 In all seriousness though the name needs to return soon. Agreed. One can't quite see many people willingly joining up to serve on HMS Prince of Wales... that said, I do find it both hilarious, and down right stupid that the first time Charles will ever have something named after him...it'll be moth-balled almost instantly... OT - I believe HMS Ocean has frequently been used for infantry training purposes. There is one slight problem I see with using a (former) ship of the line for airsoft - erm...what happens if someone falls overboard? Link to post Share on other sites
Cannonfodder80 Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 what happens if someone falls overboard? I guess they get wet. Back on topic: I just hope this isn't a case of history repeating itself. Take the scrapping of the last Arc Royal, decomissioned as it was considered surplus to requirements in 1979. Fast forward 3 years and we all know how usefull a second aircraft carrier would have been in the south atlantic Link to post Share on other sites
frogfish Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Hrmm I seem to remember a thread about this.... Oh Nope it was about Harriers, but I do remember a link to the actual for sale ad somewhere. Link to post Share on other sites
MikeLondon Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Cant post the link as out and about but google edisposals.com... couple of billion is a little out of whack to what they think they will receive - more in the couple of million bracket.... Link to post Share on other sites
Mat Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Doing a quick risk assessment in my head for a game on AR has quickly put it into the ahahahaha category... still, it would be cool. Link to post Share on other sites
paranoiddroid Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 dry dock it? Link to post Share on other sites
LordElpus Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 dry dock it? And surround it with lots of blue bits of foam/blue plastic balls. Make a mix of a airsoft site and a pubs children's play area. Link to post Share on other sites
Dan B Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 And surround it with lots of blue bits of foam/blue plastic balls. Make a mix of a airsoft site and a pubs children's play area. That. It'd be perfect for military training excercises *COUGH* airsoft *COUGH* Link to post Share on other sites
ratboy44 Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 make the weapons on ark royal airsoft? Navy support anyone? Link to post Share on other sites
ryangolfvr6 Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 Anyone got a spare few billion lying around? because "Carrier HMS Ark Royal put up for auction on MoD website" would make for one hell of an awesome site HMS Ark Royal was larger than her 2 sisters, Invincible and Illustrious, at 211.4 metres (693 feet) long. She had a maximum beam of 35 metres (114.7 feet) and a displacement of 20,235 tonnes. 4 Olympus gas turbine engines (like Concorde's) were used to propel the ship, which give a maximum speed in excess of 30 knots. A steeper ski jump than in the other ships of this class was fitted at the forward end of the flight deck. The ship's motto was 'Zeal Does Not Rest'. it said the other day on hms ark royal program on sky each engine uses 97 litres of diesel a min so dont fancy filling that up at all Link to post Share on other sites
TheFull9 Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 Given the going rate at the pumps right now, you're looking at (very) roughly £8000 per hour to run one engine, and that's fuel cost alone. I know some people spend a lot on airsoft but I think that might be going a tad too far. Also no sure what all this talk is ships of the line is about, they pretty much stopped building those around 1860, think some of you have been playing too much Napoleon: Total War. Link to post Share on other sites
Kenworth W900 Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Wouldn't expect you of all people to shoot down the nostalgia brigade Kinnerley. Never played Napoleon: Total War but I do enjoy the notion of Britain having a half decent navy, like back in good old days. Link to post Share on other sites
TheFull9 Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 No not shooting anyone down at all, just thought it was an amusing fact to be honest. Link to post Share on other sites
ryangolfvr6 Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Given the going rate at the pumps right now, you're looking at (very) roughly £8000 per hour to run one engine, and that's fuel cost alone. I know some people spend a lot on airsoft but I think that might be going a tad too far. Also no sure what all this talk is ships of the line is about, they pretty much stopped building those around 1860, think some of you have been playing too much Napoleon: Total War. she might return better mpg with out the weight of planes and the crew to fly and maintain them lol Link to post Share on other sites
Cannonfodder80 Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 convert the engines to run on cooking oil? Link to post Share on other sites
Bane Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Throw a nuke reactor on there and replace 'em with Steam turbines, the American way Link to post Share on other sites
ratboy44 Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 Lipo rechargables maybe? oversized AEG in the making Link to post Share on other sites
paranoiddroid Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 do a now and then here and now tank treads? Link to post Share on other sites
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