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Old December 29th 03, 10:20 PM
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Default so you need a new boat?

dano wrote:
Now showing on eBay motors. It's a small one - for some definition of
relative - but still enough to have the whole extended family fly in and
sleep over.


Gotta love the broker's optimistic projections of occupancy/revenue.

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Old December 30th 03, 02:34 PM
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What boat was it?


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Old December 30th 03, 02:35 PM
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Go get some A-4s, perhaps a few Spads and go take over a small country...during
the day, of course.
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Old December 30th 03, 04:16 PM
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It is certainly a reasonable amount for deposit, and best of all they take
PayPal!
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Old December 30th 03, 10:14 PM
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"Pechs1" wrote in message
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What boat was it?


It looks like the former Brazilian ship MINAS GERAIS. The mast shape,
dimensions, and other numbers are very similar to what is in my pocket
Jane's guide.

Jane's lists it as originally HMS VENGEANCE (Colossus class).

IIRC, the French sold FOCHE to Brazil as a replacement for it this year.

It doesn't add up that eBay lists the seller's location as Norway though...



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Old December 31st 03, 06:16 AM
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The ship is the HMS Vengance

Served in RN, RAN (3 years early fifties while the RAN was waiting form HMAS
Melbourne) and Indian Navy(??? or Peru or somewhere??)

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Steven




"Pechs1" wrote in message
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Go get some A-4s, perhaps a few Spads and go take over a small

country...during
the day, of course.
P. C. Chisholm
CDR, USN(ret.)
Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye

Phlyer


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Old January 1st 04, 05:09 PM
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Pechs1 wrote:

What boat was it?


P. C. Chisholm
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If it's the one I'm thinking it is, it's INS Vikrant (ex-HMS Hermes).

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Old January 2nd 04, 02:58 PM
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Gregory Baker wrote:
Pechs1 wrote:

What boat was it?



If it's the one I'm thinking it is, it's INS Vikrant (ex-HMS Hermes).


No, this is ex-Minas Gerais (ex-HMS Vengance).

INS Vikrant was ex-HMS Hercules.

INS Viraat is ex-HMS Hermes amd is still in service

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