Events: £ 2,000,000 sale of British money retired aircraft carrier "Invincible" (map)
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£ 2,000,000 sale of British money retired aircraft carrier "Invincible" (Figure) BEIJING
Data Figure: British Navy retired aircraft carrier "Invincible"
Xinhua BEIJING, Dec. 2, according to Hong Kong "Wen Wei Po" 2 reports, the British navy military expenditure for the subsidy, will be auctioned at a decommissioned military site, "Invincible" aircraft carrier, the auction on condition that the buyer can not be "Invincible" used for military purposes. Currently, the "Invincible" has not yet _set_ the reserve price, the auction will be at next year's January 5 deadline. Experts estimate that the amount of the auction, or to more than 2 million pounds.
Aircraft carrier in service for 25 years had participated in the Battle of the Falkland Islands
According to reports, the British Navy ship "Invincible" aircraft carrier built in 1973, a displacement of 17,000 tons, entered service in 1980, had participated in the Battle of the Falkland Islands in 1982 (also known as the Falklands war). At that time, Prince Andrew is the ship's helicopter pilots. Later in the Iraq war, "Invincible" is also involved in military tasks.
"Invincible" After 25 years service, retired in 2005. Britain had planned in 1982 to 175 million pounds of the price, "Invincible," sold to Australia, but it was just in time for the Falkland Islands war, plan before the sale fell through.
British military said in a statement the day before yesterday, in addition to selling ship "Invincible" retired aircraft carrier, but would not rule out other military equipment and then sold to meet the financial difficulties of the situation. British Government's financial constraints, plans to slash military spending, the future will share with the French aircraft carrier. |
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