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French Clemenceau....[;)]

By George, I think he's got it!

ORIGINAL: Terminus

By George, I think he's got it!

I don't though [:'(]

2nd chance.....[:D]
Brazil Minas Gerais ex. HMS Vengeance

ORIGINAL: MineSweeper

2nd chance.....[:D]
Brazil Minas Gerais ex. HMS Vengeance

That's the one. It was a controversial scrapping as many people wanted her back in the UK as a museum, but no-one would stump up the cash [:(]

Do you know what the story is behind the pic?

She was scrapped in India where ships are commonly run aground for scrapping in developing nations. They are dragged into the shallows at high tide, then when the tide goes out work begins. My Dad has been on several ships that were on their final journey for this kind of disposal.

http://www.bobhenneman.info/vengend.htm

http://www.hms-vengeance.co.uk/farewell.htm

Nothing like having the arsenal for democracy, heh ?
Damn, they liked to build ALOT .......

ORIGINAL: Barb

It must be one of these: [:D]

• (CVE-55) Casablanca
• (CVE-56) Liscome Bay
• (CVE-57) Coral Sea
• (CVE-58) Corregidor
• (CVE-59) Mission Bay
• (CVE-60) Guadalcanal
• (CVE-61) Manila Bay
• (CVE-62) Natoma Bay
• (CVE-63) St. Lo
• (CVE-64) Tripoli
• (CVE-65) Wake Island
• (CVE-66) White Plains
• (CVE-67) Solomons
• (CVE-68) Kalinin Bay
• (CVE-69) Kasaan Bay
• (CVE-70) Fanshaw Bay
• (CVE-71) Kitkun Bay
• (CVE-72) Tulagi
• (CVE-73) Gambier Bay
• (CVE-74) Nehenta Bay
• (CVE-75) Hoggatt Bay
• (CVE-76) Kadasahan Bay
• (CVE-77) Marcus Island
• (CVE-78) Savo Island
• (CVE-79) Ommaney Bay
• (CVE-80) Petrof Bay
• (CVE-81) Rudyerd Bay
• (CVE-82) Saginaw Bay
• (CVE-83) Sargent Bay
• (CVE-84) Shamrock Bay
• (CVE-85) Shipley Bay
• (CVE-86) Sitkoh Bay
• (CVE-87) Steamer Bay
• (CVE-88) Cape Esperance
• (CVE-89) Takanis Bay
• (CVE-90) Thetis Bay
• (CVE-91) Makassar Strait
• (CVE-92) Windham Bay
• (CVE-93) Makin Island
• (CVE-94) Lunga Point
• (CVE-95) Bismarck Sea
• (CVE-96) Salamaua
• (CVE-97) Hollandia
• (CVE-98) Kwajalein
• (CVE-99) Admiralty Islands
• (CVE-100) Bougainville
• (CVE-101) Matanikau
• (CVE-102) Attu
• (CVE-103) Roi
• (CVE-104) Munda

ORIGINAL: Barb

It must be one of these: [:D]

• (CVE-55) Casablanca
• (CVE-56) Liscome Bay
• (CVE-57) Coral Sea
• (CVE-58) Corregidor
• (CVE-59) Mission Bay
• (CVE-60) Guadalcanal
• (CVE-61) Manila Bay
• (CVE-62) Natoma Bay
• (CVE-63) St. Lo
• (CVE-64) Tripoli
• (CVE-65) Wake Island
• (CVE-66) White Plains
• (CVE-67) Solomons
• (CVE-68) Kalinin Bay
• (CVE-69) Kasaan Bay
• (CVE-70) Fanshaw Bay
• (CVE-71) Kitkun Bay
• (CVE-72) Tulagi
• (CVE-73) Gambier Bay
• (CVE-74) Nehenta Bay
• (CVE-75) Hoggatt Bay
• (CVE-76) Kadasahan Bay
• (CVE-77) Marcus Island
• (CVE-78) Savo Island
• (CVE-79) Ommaney Bay
• (CVE-80) Petrof Bay
• (CVE-81) Rudyerd Bay
• (CVE-82) Saginaw Bay
• (CVE-83) Sargent Bay
• (CVE-84) Shamrock Bay
• (CVE-85) Shipley Bay
• (CVE-86) Sitkoh Bay
• (CVE-87) Steamer Bay
• (CVE-88) Cape Esperance
• (CVE-89) Takanis Bay
• (CVE-90) Thetis Bay
• (CVE-91) Makassar Strait
• (CVE-92) Windham Bay
• (CVE-93) Makin Island
• (CVE-94) Lunga Point
• (CVE-95) Bismarck Sea
• (CVE-96) Salamaua
• (CVE-97) Hollandia
• (CVE-98) Kwajalein
• (CVE-99) Admiralty Islands
• (CVE-100) Bougainville
• (CVE-101) Matanikau
• (CVE-102) Attu
• (CVE-103) Roi
• (CVE-104) Munda

I can only imagine the Japanese seeing all these carriers and thinking just mayyyyybe they went a little too far [:-]

Ok, off topic, but name the sci-fi book that covers stuff like this.....scrapping of ships...

ORIGINAL: ilovestrategy
I can only imagine the Japanese seeing all these carriers and thinking just mayyyyybe they went a little too far [:-]

Going too far is the American way. [:D]

ORIGINAL: tabpub

Ok, off topic, but name the sci-fi book that covers stuff like this.....scrapping of ships...

Hmmm. I think there have been a couple. I read one as a teen about the Battleship Texas being converted into a modern (sci-fi) warship. She carried laser cannons and had anti-nuke shielding...IIRC it was not the best book.

ORIGINAL: niceguy2005

ORIGINAL: tabpub

Ok, off topic, but name the sci-fi book that covers stuff like this.....scrapping of ships...

Hmmm. I think there have been a couple. I read one as a teen about the Battleship Texas being converted into a modern (sci-fi) warship. She carried laser cannons and had anti-nuke shielding...IIRC it was not the best book.

The Ayes of Texas (Mass Market Paperback)
by Daniel Da Cruz (Author)



I agree with your appraisal.

ORIGINAL: mlees

ORIGINAL: niceguy2005

ORIGINAL: tabpub

Ok, off topic, but name the sci-fi book that covers stuff like this.....scrapping of ships...

Hmmm. I think there have been a couple. I read one as a teen about the Battleship Texas being converted into a modern (sci-fi) warship. She carried laser cannons and had anti-nuke shielding...IIRC it was not the best book.

The Ayes of Texas (Mass Market Paperback)
by Daniel Da Cruz (Author)



I agree with your appraisal.

I do believe that was the title.

ORIGINAL: niceguy2005

ORIGINAL: ilovestrategy
I can only imagine the Japanese seeing all these carriers and thinking just mayyyyybe they went a little too far [:-]

Going too far is the American way. [:D]

[:@][:@] These dang WiTP players making me laugh hard in front of the computer! If laughter is the best medicine, I'll live to a hundred from reading this forum [:D][:D][:D]

ORIGINAL: niceguy2005

ORIGINAL: tabpub

Ok, off topic, but name the sci-fi book that covers stuff like this.....scrapping of ships...

Hmmm. I think there have been a couple. I read one as a teen about the Battleship Texas being converted into a modern (sci-fi) warship. She carried laser cannons and had anti-nuke shielding...IIRC it was not the best book.

Hopefully, you watched StarBlazers as well. Now THAT was a conversion.