Yachts that is ex navy ships

[Peter H]

Does anyone know about yachts that is converted navy ships??

Aristotle Onassis' yacht "Christina O", recently refitted & now available for charter at US$500,000 per week, was originally a Canadian destroyer in the 1950's.

[Stephen Ditmore]

This can work out well as long as you understand the implications of adding weight & changing the center of gravity, and select a hull appropriate to your purpose. General Propulsion, Inc. of Palm Springs, CA, tel 760-770-4333, is one source for surplus navy boats, or try:
http://www.maritimeintl.com/

Project Boat Co. has some smaller navy and army tug boats available too... http://www.projectboatco.com/broker/br_listing_search_validator.jsp?units=Feet&limit=50&currency=&company=projectboats&page=broker&sortOrder=1&type=%28Commercial%29&WebLogicSession=PK1PYfhfEgiyhvLkAZyXgrkhh7IGSHsoSgB110D2qWdB66g22ohX|459569370695572993/-669546460/6/7005/7005/7002/7002/7005/-1 or http://www.projectboatco.com/ if the long link doesn't work under the Commercial section.