$ 2.5 million "to sell scrap": the United Kingdom selling superior aircraft carrier-carrier, carrier-IT information
United Kingdom Defence Ministry announced on August 23, Turkey ships LEYAL Ship Recycling Ltd sold as scrap recycling company "excellent" aircraft carrier (HMS Illustrious R06, also translated as illustrious), for sale at ￡ 2 million (about 2.5 million US dollars). United Kingdom has tried to use it again as a Museum, but the plan failed.
Superior aircraft carrier served June 1982, retired in August 2014. Actions include participation in the service after the first Gulf war, as well as super Typhoon Haiyan humanitarian relief after the invasion of the Philippines.
The captain about 210 meters, width 36 meters, a draught of 8 meters, with a displacement of more than 20,000 tons. A maximum speed in excess of 30 knots, range of 5000 nautical miles (speed 18 knots). More than 1000 sailors and pilots can carry up to carry 22 helicopters, or "sea Harrier" vertical/short takeoff and landing aircraft.
In October 2013, the United Kingdom Defence Ministry launched an innovative bidding, so that the ship can remain in the United Kingdom. Some proposals are received, but have not been proven effective.
United Kingdom defence procurement Minister haliyate·baodewen (Harriett Baldwin) said in a statement: "in the past two years we have done everything we can do to provide excellence in United Kingdom looking for a place, but unfortunately, all options are not feasible. ”
Even more unfortunate is, excellence, the sale was accompanied by United Kingdom naval and military decline in overall military strength.
Military analyst Dawei·aikesi (David Axe) in an article written on the Reuters Web site said, in decades, to maintain a United Kingdom Royal Navy resources and attention are on the decline.
? An "Harriers" aircraft landing on excellence,
Indeed, once the declining strength of the Royal Navy the most powerful in the world, even the deployment of fighters. After 2014, excellent retirement, the British fleet, only 89 ships, a helicopter carrier. In contrast with this is, United States has 11 helicopter carriers and 10 Nimitz-class aircraft carrier.
Meanwhile, demand stabilized naval presence has been increasing. Secret submarine activity since the height of the cold war period of fastest growth, United Kingdom Navy worked with the Atlantic and North sea patrol Russia ships met on several occasions.
United States and France have sent aircraft carriers to the Eastern Mediterranean to help combat extremist "Islamic countries" (ISIS), the United Kingdom warplanes have taken part in combat, but not from their take off from a carrier.
Earlier this month, a British army report obtained by the times said United Kingdom army in battle with Russia will be very vulnerable to fighting, and in wars between States, Russia President Vladimir Putin will have a "strong capacity advantage."
At present, is waiting for the Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy launched. The carrier will support the F-35B multi-role fighter, but is expected to improve the strength of the Royal Navy. Excellence in autumn this year, will be transported to Turkey.
"As the ship prepared to leave Portsmouth, we can look to the future and the arrival of Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers," former Commander Maike·e Hartley, excellence (Mike Utley) said in a statement, "this will ensure that the Royal Navy is still a distinguished naval force in the world today. ”
250万美元“卖废品”：英国出售卓越号航空母舰 - 航空母舰,航母 - IT资讯
英国中国国防部8月23日宣布，将向土耳其船只回收公司LEYAL Ship Recycling Ltd以废品形式出售“卓越”号航空母舰（HMS Illustrious R06，也译作光辉号），售价200万英镑（约合250万美元）。此前英国曾尝试将其重新利用作为一处博物馆，但该计划最终失败。
卓越号航母1982年6月服役，2014年8月退役。服役过程中的行动包括参与第一次海湾战争后，也包括超强台风海燕侵袭菲律宾后的人道主义救援。
该舰长约210米，宽36米，吃水8米左右，满载排水量超过2万吨。最大航速超过30节，续航力5000海里（航速18节）。可搭载超过1000名船员和飞行员，最多可搭载22架直升机或“海鹞”式垂直/短距起落飞机。
2013年10月，英国中国国防部发起一项创新性竞标，让这艘航母能留在英国。尽管收到一些投标，但最终证明都不切实可行。
英国国防采购部长哈丽雅特·鲍德温（Harriett Baldwin）在一份声明中说：“过去两年我们做了我们能做的一切来为卓越号在英国寻找归宿，但遗憾的是所有选项都不可行。”
更不幸的是，卓越号的出售正伴随着英国海军和陆军整体军事力量的下降。
军事分析人士大卫·埃克斯（David Axe）在路透社网站写的一篇文章中说，数十年来，用于维护英国皇家海军的资金和关注度都在下降。
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确实，曾经一度是世界上最强大的皇家海军实力不断下降，甚至不再部署战斗机。2014年卓越号退役后，英军整支舰队中只有89艘舰船，一艘直升机航母。与此形成鲜明对比的是，美国拥有11艘直升机航母以及10艘尼米兹级航母。
与此同时，稳定海军存在的需求却一直在增长。如今正值冷战以来秘密潜艇活动增长最快的时期，英国海军曾与在大西洋和北海巡逻的俄罗斯船只数次相遇。
美国和法国都已派出航母前往地中海协助打击极端组织“伊斯兰国”（ISIS），英国战斗机也曾参与打击，但并不是从他们自己的航母上起飞。
本月早些时候，《泰晤士报》获得的一份英军报告称，英国陆军在战场上与俄罗斯战斗时会非常脆弱，而在国家间的战争中，俄罗斯总统普京将拥有“强大的能力优势”。
目前，皇家海军正在等待伊丽莎白女王级航母下水。该航母能支持F-35B多用途战斗机，同时有望提高皇家海军的实力。卓越号将于今年秋季运往土耳其。
“随着这艘航母准备离开朴茨茅斯，我们可以着眼于未来以及伊丽莎白女王级航母的到来，”卓越号前指挥官麦克·厄特利（Mike Utley）在一份声明中说，“这将保证皇家海军仍是当今世界中的一股杰出海军力量。”