British Warships for sale: $400,000 each

November 11, 2008 · Filed Under Current, Ships 

Three Royal Navy warships, are currently lying at Portsmouth awaiting sale. Used as recently as three years ago, off the Northern Ireland coast, these Hunt class minehunters are now considered redundant and are being offered to the highest bidder.

Built in the 1980s, at a cost of $70 million each, HMS Dulverton, Brecon and Cottesmmore are armed with two 20mm and one 30mm guns. Surplus to requirements for a navy that now boasts more admirals than ships, they represent a bargain to any interested foreign power, or possibly the ultimate boy’s toy?

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  1. Gus Perez on October 28th, 2009 11:38 am

    Dear Sir/Madam,

    Could you please advise me of the specifications of the warships, and the current state of the overall conditions.

    Kind regards,
    Gus Perez

  2. Rick on October 28th, 2009 12:03 pm

    See our follow-up post – British Warships for Sale – Update Two of these ships were sold to the Lithuanian Navy and one has been retained as a training ship.

  3. Gus Perez on October 29th, 2009 4:51 am

    Hello Rick,
    Thank you for your quick reply.
    Would you have any other ships for sale that are, or will be coming available for sale in the near future. Preferable in the level of a HMS?
    Kind regards,
    Gus

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