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2002-12-19 Axis of Evil

Britain Orders More Cargo Ships for Iraq - Sources

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Posted by Steve 2002-12-19 10:54 am|| || Front Page|| [12 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 So, there like a place you can go to hire a roll-on roll-off? Cool! What other uses are there for these vessels?

Posted by Chuck 2002-12-19 11:16:55|| [www.simmins.org] 2002-12-19 11:16:55|| Front Page Top

#2 Why, foreign cars and trucks of course.

Posted by Ptah 2002-12-19 11:20:39|| 2002-12-19 11:20:39|| Front Page Top

#3 When I lived in Jacksonville, FL, you could see these ships off-loading shipments of import cars all the time. Huge mothers.

Posted by Hodadenon 2002-12-19 13:34:13|| 2002-12-19 13:34:13|| Front Page Top

#4 I just figured that a ship that could roll-on roll-off tanks would be different that one for cars. Weight and size and all.

Posted by Chuck 2002-12-19 14:09:16|| [www.simmins.org] 2002-12-19 14:09:16|| Front Page Top

#5 You would just have to space them farther apart, being careful to avoid overstressing the deck. I believe some of these ships are built with military cargo in mind. There are some ro/ro's that are built just for car carriers that might not take the load.

Posted by Steve 2002-12-19 14:47:28|| 2002-12-19 14:47:28|| Front Page Top

#6 Guess nobody want the Roll-on/roll-off that is sitting at the bottom of the Channel. Full of BMWs and Volvos.

Posted by john 2002-12-19 19:02:59|| 2002-12-19 19:02:59|| Front Page Top

#7 If I go fetch one of 'em Volvos, can I keep it?

Posted by RW 2002-12-20 04:13:45|| 2002-12-20 04:13:45|| Front Page Top

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