It’s 2005. The Ukrainian government have passed a naval act into law, calling for a major expansion of the fleet.
Meanwhile the uk is in one of its get rid of ships now phases, with rumours that one of the invincible class carriers is on the chopping block. Due to Russias not so subtle eying up of eastern Ukraine and Crimea, the Ukrainian government inquired with the Blair administration about the possibility of purchasing an invincible class ship along with six escorts.
The response was that any of the type 42 batch ones and type 22 batch threes could be purchased along with the suggestion of purchasing the old LPD Fearless and that Ark Royal could also be acquired. All ships would be refit as part of the deal at the cost of £350,000,000. The deal was was signed for Ark Royal Fearless Newcastle Cardiff and the four type 22 batch threes and the refits begun.
The ships would be renamed as follows: Ark Royal became Україна (Ukraine), Fearless became київ (Kyiv), Newcastle was renamed Леонід Макаров Кравчук (Leonid Makarov Kravchuk), Cardiff became михайло сергійович грушевський (Mykhailo Serhiiovych Hrushevsky), Cornwall, Cumberland, Campbeltown and Chatham becoming Дніпро (Dnipro), Дністер (Dniester), Десна (Desna) and Дунай (Danube) respectively.
All ships would enter service between 2006 and 2009….tbc
(This is my first alternate history scenario so sorry if it’s bad)
Meanwhile the uk is in one of its get rid of ships now phases, with rumours that one of the invincible class carriers is on the chopping block. Due to Russias not so subtle eying up of eastern Ukraine and Crimea, the Ukrainian government inquired with the Blair administration about the possibility of purchasing an invincible class ship along with six escorts.
The response was that any of the type 42 batch ones and type 22 batch threes could be purchased along with the suggestion of purchasing the old LPD Fearless and that Ark Royal could also be acquired. All ships would be refit as part of the deal at the cost of £350,000,000. The deal was was signed for Ark Royal Fearless Newcastle Cardiff and the four type 22 batch threes and the refits begun.
The ships would be renamed as follows: Ark Royal became Україна (Ukraine), Fearless became київ (Kyiv), Newcastle was renamed Леонід Макаров Кравчук (Leonid Makarov Kravchuk), Cardiff became михайло сергійович грушевський (Mykhailo Serhiiovych Hrushevsky), Cornwall, Cumberland, Campbeltown and Chatham becoming Дніпро (Dnipro), Дністер (Dniester), Десна (Desna) and Дунай (Danube) respectively.
All ships would enter service between 2006 and 2009….tbc
(This is my first alternate history scenario so sorry if it’s bad)