Landlocked
This aircraft carrier in China is going to have a hard time achieving much while locked in a small lake some 30 miles from the sea.
That’s because it’s a ¾ scale model of the U.S. Nimitz Class Aircraft carrier, and is part of the “military education centre” of Orient Green Boat after-school camp for youngsters. Don’t ask me what youngsters at an after-school camp actually do with an aircraft carrier.
As an added bonus the 380 hectare park is purportedly the “largest sculpture park in the world” (More info from Global Security).
Also going nowhere is the $7 million North Avenue Beach House in Chicago. The ship-shaped building was originally built around the time of the Great Depression and then received a full makeover back in 2000.
Previous Landlocked ships we’ve featured: The Whampoa, Durban Seaworld and Shekou Sea World.
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those chinese are really preparing their kids for something big. When I was over there this past summer, I toured a school and they had pictures of the students (mostly kindergarten age) in full miltary dress doing some drill. I was really astonished.
The submarine USS Batfish in Muskogee, OK is totally landlocked! Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth
While not a “real” ship, there’s also the USS South Dakota memorial in Sioux Falls, SD. It’s a full-size outline of the USS South Dakota with a museum at the center. Placemark: Google Maps Satellite Image. / Google Earth
There’s also the steamer at Tokyo Disney Sea. Don’t know if y’all have put that one up yet:
Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth
The map used to have the name of the ship, as well as names for all the other attactions, but it looks like they’ve pulled that detail, even from the .co.jp site. Too bad, it was really impressive.
Does anyone know the location of the aircraft carrier China bought from ex-Soviet Union?
If you want to see more aircraft carries in China, visit: http://www.varyagworld.com/. There are links to map.google.com, where you find Soviet-made Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier Varyag in Macao, Minsk (Kiev-class) in Hongkong and Kiev in Tianjin.
Rudolph Treder BoatHouse.
Milwaukee, WI – my grandfather was a shipwright for pleasure craft on the great lakes. He was approached by a man that wanted a boat house with a view of the Milwaukee River below. Rudy Treder was happy to oblige.
Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth
It is naturally 220 m long or 2/3 of Nimitz