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Tuesday, May 03, 2011

British Aircraft Carrier May Become Tourist Attraction in Gibraltar

HMS Ark RoyalThe British warship Ark Royal is set to end up as a floating tourist attraction in Gibraltar, the British territory on the southern Spanish coast, The Sun reported Monday.

An international consortium is planning a bid for Britain's flagship aircraft carrier, which was decommissioned.

The Ministry of Defence put the 22,000-ton ship up for sale in Portsmouth, in southern England, where she is currently tied up, and is inviting tenders by the middle of next month.

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