Kuznetsov for sale!!

Wolfhound · 03-01-08, 02:50 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_...carrier_Varyag

The things money can buy in Russia...

I know this is old news but its still kind of interesting.

Kapitan · 03-01-08, 06:37 AM

Been in chinese hands for a while now it doesnt even look like a kuzzie any more and anyways it has no machinery so it cant move (YET).

Onkel Neal · 03-01-08, 01:15 PM

$20 million?? Christ, why didn't someone tell me?

LoBlo · 03-01-08, 01:28 PM

$20 million?

No way. Even the russian's wouldn't sell something that cheaply...

jmr · 03-01-08, 01:33 PM

Hell we could've all pooled our money and turned her into a Subsim.com party ship.

SeaQueen · 03-01-08, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by jmr

Hell we could've all pooled our money and turned her into a Subsim.com party ship.

LOL!!!! If you did this right, we could turn it into an internationally known mega-club. It'd be FABULOUS.

CapitanPiluso · 03-01-08, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmr

Hell we could've all pooled our money and turned her into a Subsim.com party ship.

Yes, that would be great !!

Wolfhound · 03-01-08, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by LoBlo

$20 million?

No way. Even the russian's wouldn't sell something that cheaply...

If you think that's crazy, they sold their space shuttle prototype for about $200,000 on Ebay some years back.

Onkel Neal · 03-01-08, 04:40 PM

I'm telling you, if we could pool $500 each, in about 2 years I could buy one of those Russians and get it sub-safe (at least to 100 feet), and we could have a Subsim Cruise Sub. Everyone could book a little time and I would take her around picking up guys for a 7 submarine cruise. Why should all the middle-age ladies and old people have all the fun with cruises?

Investment
Russian Whiskey: $350,000
upgrades and repairs: $250,000
total: $600,000
Subsim stakeolders: 1200
Investment each: $500

Annual operating costs
professional crew of 4: $150,000
fuel, supplies, rations: $200,000
total: $350,000

Return
stakeholder return: one week aboard sub plus profitsharing

Income
Paying cruise guests per week: 35
Cost of cruise per week for non-stakeholders: $800
Net sales: $1,344,000

I'm watching ebay for a sub, let you know what I find.

03-01-08, 02:50 AM	#1
Wolfhound Sailor man Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 43 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Kuznetsov for sale!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_...carrier_Varyag The things money can buy in Russia... I know this is old news but its still kind of interesting.

03-01-08, 06:37 AM	#2
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	Been in chinese hands for a while now it doesnt even look like a kuzzie any more and anyways it has no machinery so it cant move (YET). __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

03-01-08, 01:15 PM	#3
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	$20 million?? Christ, why didn't someone tell me? __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

03-01-08, 01:28 PM	#4
LoBlo Subsim Diehard Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas! Posts: 971 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 3	$20 million? No way. Even the russian's wouldn't sell something that cheaply... __________________ "Seek not to offend or annoy... only to speak the truth"-a wise man

03-01-08, 04:40 PM	#9
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	I'm telling you, if we could pool $500 each, in about 2 years I could buy one of those Russians and get it sub-safe (at least to 100 feet), and we could have a Subsim Cruise Sub. Everyone could book a little time and I would take her around picking up guys for a 7 submarine cruise. Why should all the middle-age ladies and old people have all the fun with cruises? Investment Russian Whiskey: $350,000 upgrades and repairs: $250,000 total: $600,000 Subsim stakeolders: 1200 Investment each: $500 Annual operating costs professional crew of 4: $150,000 fuel, supplies, rations: $200,000 total: $350,000 Return stakeholder return: one week aboard sub plus profitsharing Income Paying cruise guests per week: 35 Cost of cruise per week for non-stakeholders: $800 Net sales: $1,344,000 I'm watching ebay for a sub, let you know what I find. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

03-01-08, 01:33 PM	#5
jmr Commander Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 462 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Hell we could've all pooled our money and turned her into a Subsim.com party ship.