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U.K. Auctioning Off Aircraft Carrier Online

by Terrence O'Brien on December 2, 2010 at 08:30 AM

UK Aircraft Carrier
Governments have been auctioning off surplus materials and goods for some time to help pad their coffers, or to keep them from sliding further into debt. But Britain is selling off a rather spectacular piece of military equipment to help close part of its budget deficit. The Ministry of Defense's disposal services site is currently home to an auction of the HMS Invincible, an aircraft carrier that saw combat action during the Falklands War in 1982.

Completed in 1980 and decommissioned in 2005, the Invincible has been collecting dust (or barnacles?) for the past five years. The Ministry of Defense is now accepting bids for the massive ship, with the auction set to end on January 5th. Although a Ministry spokesperson would not speculate for Reuters as to how much the craft might be worth, its assumed it won't return to active duty for another nation. "The ship would most likely be sold for scrap," the spokesman said. But if anyone wants to get us a particularly elaborate gift, we think it'd be lovely for the Switched offices.

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