Anyone up for buying a secondhand ship?

[BAROBA]

Some rusty old bucket is up for sale..
Ignore the content of the ship...
http://gsaauctions.gov/gsaauctions/aucdsclnk?sl=31QSCI12129001#.T4zro5pfbsk.blogger
Holy cr*p
And only 10,000 dollars, for THAT


Cheers,

Rob

 

[mz]

Though it says you have to dismantle it to a value no higher than the base materials

 

[flateric]

I'm...frustrated

 

[Firebee]

I used to live not far from where it is now stored. Anyone know more about the semi-submersible 'hangar ship' that is shown in the auction listing?

 

[flateric]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughes_Mining_Barge
http://www.hnsa.org/seashadow/index.php

 

[SpudmanWP]

Two questions:
1. Can this fit into the well of a LHD?

2. Should USSOCOM use it for stealthy ops?

 

[RanulfC]

Two questions:
1. Can this fit into the well of a LHD?

2. Should USSOCOM use it for stealthy ops?

Don't need the LHD, the "Hughes Mining Barge" comes with the "Ex-Sea Shadow"

If the auction didn't specifically "require" the Ex-Sea Shadow to be dismantled to "base materials" that second question might be relevent

Randy

 

[TomS]

Two questions:
1. Can this fit into the well of a LHD?

2. Should USSOCOM use it for stealthy ops?

1. No. Sea Shadow is nearly 20 feet wider than an LHD's well deck. and has a much deeper draft than a flooded well deck. It's also probably too tall.

2. No. Sea Shadow was designed and built as an experimental vessel, not a combat vessel. It has no provision for launching or recovering small boats, for starters.

There has been plenty of other reported work on LO boats for special operations.