From: S.J. Van Sickle (sjvan@csd.uwm.edu)
Date: Sun Jun 01 2003 - 22:06:34 MDT
On Sun, 1 Jun 2003, Robert J. Bradbury wrote:
> Now, with regard to Russell's comments he is correct -- I'm probably about
> 35% serious. With enough "force of will" we might just pull it off.
> But as Christian pointed out offlist there may be significant problems
> in determining if a ship that old is worth the $4.5M.
Now while a real aircraft carrier is extremely cool, and would earn us
serious extra geek points, something along the lines of this might be more
practical:
http://www.dalli.com/usa/ref1243.html
***************
Casino Cruise Ship built in 1983.
Passenger accommodation was remodeled in 1997 (including 3 new
generators).
Full facilities onboard the vessel include a jacuzzi, swimming pool,
casino, health center, beauty parlor, business center, restaurants,
children's play area, medical clinic, shops, function rooms, etc.
Specifications:
Class LR
GRT / NRT 8866 / 6000
Dimensions 127 x 17 x 4.95/4.8 m
2 x nkk semp pielstick x 5200 bhp each
Cruising speed 18 knots
3 x Daihatsu auxiliary engines
Crew capacity 180
Passenger capacity 440
107 Staterooms (with a/c, wc/bath, mini-bar, in house movies) and 10
suites Vessel is continuously maintained and can be inspected in the Far East.
Asking Price: $12,800,000.00 US
**************
Yes, it is almost three times the price...but it needs almost no refitting
to be immediately usable, and it wouldn't suprise me that getting that
carrier into usable shape would cost at least that much.
No, you wouldn't be able to have 1000 people aboard, but a couple hundred
would fit comfortably. You wouldn't have the large flight deck, but a
helo deck could be easily added. The sand beach wouldn't be very large,
but the jacuzzi is already installed.
The space currently devoted to the casino could be built into the clinic
and lab space. Might just pay for itself.
It worked for L. Ron Hubbard, it could work for us...
steve van sickle
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.5 : Sun Jun 01 2003 - 22:19:17 MDT