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It is often suggested that Britain should buy ships like the United States' Navy's U.S.S. America class.

This is usually suggested as a "cheaper option" than the Queen Elizabeth class carriers.

This does not appear to be the case when one considers how much these ships cost.

From the United States' Navy' FY 2012 Budget,the U.S.S. America/L.H.A.6 class costs (U.S.) $13,419 Million/(U.K.) £8,387 Million for 3 ships or an average of $4,473 Million/£2,796 Million each.

Reshared post from +Matthew VandenBerg

+Melina M I recently learned that the USA has the oldest floating commissioned warship in the world, the USS Constitution. (Commissioned in 1797. Technically the British have an older ship, the HMS Victory, but she's been in dry-dock since the 1930s.)

The below picture is of the USS Constitution under her own power for the first time in 116 years. In 1997, after a 3 year, $12 million dollar restoration, she

New post (US Coast Guard Helicopter Crew Hit by Laser Pointer Again) has been published and can be read on http://www.h16613.com/

New post ( Singapore: RSS Endurance Sparks Public Interest at Vivocity) has been published and can be read on http://www.h16613.com/