UK to sell HMS Ark Royal and 3 Type 42 Destroyers in mega garage sale

[Archie]

HMS Ark Royal for sale online
28 March 2011

HMS Ark Royal is being sold online via the MoD website which disposed of sister ship HMS invincible earlier this year.

Defence Equipment and Support's eDisposals site lists the former Royal Navy flagship for sale alongside Type 42 Destroyers HMS Exeter, HMS Southampton and HMS Nottingham.

HMS Invincible was sold to Turkish firm Leyal Ship Recycling in February following a similar advertisement, and has already been towed to Turkey to be dismantled.

Ark Royal was decommissioned earlier this month following 25 years in service.

Prior to the listing there were rumours that the aircraft carrier could be used to provide a base for emergency services and Special Forces during the 2012 Olympic Games.

Other options reportedly discussed include bids to turn the carrier into a conference centre, but any option must now be formalised and processed through the eDisposals website.

Bidding ends at 10am on 13 June, and the ship will be available for viewing by potential buyers in Portsmouth on 3 and 4 May, provided they let the MoD know their "intentions regarding the vessel" in advance.

HMS Ark Royal for sale online - Defence Management

 

[Archie]

What do u think guys

My view is that PN should seriouslyconsider purchase of these 3 Type 42 Destroyers since they are far better than OHP class which the PN is looking at , they are also younger than USS Mcniary/ PNS Alamgir which PN is currently acquiring , these destroyers were commissioned in 1982-83 compared to Alamgir which was inducted in 1977
These destroyers can actually match the firepower of Indian Rajput class destroyers except incase of land attack missions for which Rajput class is equiped with Dhanush ship launched Ballistic missiles APPART FROM BRAHMOS while Type 42 only carries Exocet anti ship missiles

Still Royal Navy is willing to sell them for as low as 25 Million POUNDS which translate to roughly 45 Million USD which is still lower than what PN is paying for ALAMGIR