Comments on: Aircraft Carrier in a Shipbreaking Yard

By: Aircraft For Sale

Aircraft For Sale — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:41:04 +0000

Hello Ricardo, It’s Really Best Pictures Site of the Ship….

Thank You….

By: Rob Schleiffert

Rob Schleiffert — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:19:28 +0000

I made a webpage about the ship: http://home.casema.nl/falcons/Minas.html

By: Rob Schleiffert

Rob Schleiffert — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:41:20 +0000

You’re almost right! The ship on the photo is NAeL Minas Gerais, the Brazilian aircraft carrier that was written off in 2002. The Minas Gerais is the former HMS Vengeance and a sister of the 25 de Mayo/Karel Doorman. The photo was taken in 2004. In 1996 I sailed on this ship for five days. She was the oldest active carrier in the world, built in WW2.

By: 69VWBus

69VWBus — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 02:53:38 +0000

Looks like the Doorman (Dutch), with the angled deck. Venerable (Brit) was a straight deck prior to delivery to the Dutch. At least according to links in Wikipedia.

By: Christophe

Christophe — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:06:07 +0000

The French tried to scrape their Clemenceau aircraft carrier in India, but asbestos environmental/political concerns cancelled the project and the ship had to be towed back.
Another lost fight ;p

By: Ricardo

Ricardo — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:30:55 +0000

That aircraft carrier is the ex ARA 25 de Mayo, from the Argentinian Navy (previously british and then dutch). It was decommisioned and sold in the 90′s and towed to India.

More pictures of the ship:
http://www.histarmar.com.ar/Portaaviones/25deMayo.htm