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kwaigonegin
Colonel
Re: this boat is bigger than an Arleigh Burke
It is not only far bigger than an Arleigh Burke destroyer, it is also larger than the Zumwalt Class destroyers (which really should be classified as cruisers), and Ticodneroga Class cruisers, and Slava class Cruisers. Only the Kirov cruisers are bigger.
Oh, by the way, it will also do 32+ knots and is designed to cruise at 30 knots.
Supposedly Saudi billionaire, Al-Waleed bin Talal, had it built, at a cost of over $400 million.
I wonder if his personal security contigent had MANPADS and other nice toys on that baby....like say some 14.5mm or 20mm weapons, in addition to small arms.
If I spent that much and was operating such a vessel in any dangerous waters at all, where pirates might be tempted, I know I would make sure I could protect her.
Yacht? This thing is 590 ft long! It has a beam of 68 ft! It displaces 18,000 tons!
It is not only far bigger than an Arleigh Burke destroyer, it is also larger than the Zumwalt Class destroyers (which really should be classified as cruisers), and Ticodneroga Class cruisers, and Slava class Cruisers. Only the Kirov cruisers are bigger.
Oh, by the way, it will also do 32+ knots and is designed to cruise at 30 knots.
Supposedly Saudi billionaire, Al-Waleed bin Talal, had it built, at a cost of over $400 million.
I wonder if his personal security contigent had MANPADS and other nice toys on that baby....like say some 14.5mm or 20mm weapons, in addition to small arms.
If I spent that much and was operating such a vessel in any dangerous waters at all, where pirates might be tempted, I know I would make sure I could protect her.
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TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
kwaigonegin
Colonel
Re: this boat is bigger than an Arleigh Burke
I'll use it to go pirate hunting.. make it like a bait ship. Have a squad of Marines or SEALs hide in there.. and then when the pirates go in to sack it, jump out and yell SURPRISE!!.. or conceal a Kashtan or two and when the pirates come by pop it up the entire emplacement and yell SURPRISE!
Yacht? This thing is 590 ft long! It has a beam of 68 ft! It displaces 18,000 tons!
It is not only far bigger than an Arleigh Burke destroyer, it is also larger than the Zumwalt Class destroyers (which really should be classified as cruisers), and Ticodneroga Class cruisers, and Slava class Cruisers. Only the Kirov cruisers are bigger.
Oh, by the way, it will also do 32+ knots and is designed to cruise at 30 knots.
Supposedly Saudi billionaire, Al-Waleed bin Talal, had it built, at a cost of over $400 million.
I wonder if his personal security contigent had MANPADS and other nice toys on that baby....like say some 14.5mm or 20mm weapons, in addition to small arms.
If I spent that much and was operating such a vessel in any dangerous waters at all, where pirates might be tempted, I know I would make sure I could protect her.
I'll use it to go pirate hunting.. make it like a bait ship. Have a squad of Marines or SEALs hide in there.. and then when the pirates go in to sack it, jump out and yell SURPRISE!!.. or conceal a Kashtan or two and when the pirates come by pop it up the entire emplacement and yell SURPRISE!
TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
"How utterly Gosh... everyone knows the fashionable uber set when confronted by Pirates simply call their private submarine escort and have the lot of them sent to the bottom of the sea."
Re: this boat is bigger than an Arleigh Burke
A very luxurious one it would be too...very tempting if they could make some pirates or rogue state believe it had no security.
Hehehe...a modern day Q-ship.
A very luxurious one it would be too...very tempting if they could make some pirates or rogue state believe it had no security.
Equation
Lieutenant General
Re: this boat is bigger than an Arleigh Burke
You do that, meanwhile mine will be traveling to the safer waters of the Bahamas with the yacht filled with food, liquor, and gorgeous women!
You do that, meanwhile mine will be traveling to the safer waters of the Bahamas with the yacht filled with food, liquor, and gorgeous women!
antiterror13
Brigadier
Perhaps you should consider a 100% EV one.
I think you get the conversion wrong. 1 US gallon is only ~3.8L , so US$5.09 a gallon.
UK gallon is significantly higher ~4.5L