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History, Reference, Research, and GrogTalk => Military (and other) History => Topic started by: steve58 on June 20, 2018, 09:31:32 AM

Title: Viet Cong Commandos Sank an 'Aircraft Carrier'
Post by: steve58 on June 20, 2018, 09:31:32 AM
http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/fact-viet-cong-commandos-sank-aircraft-carrier-26341
Title: Re: Viet Cong Commandos Sank an 'Aircraft Carrier'
Post by: mirth on June 20, 2018, 09:36:13 AM
This is the really impressive part:
QuoteIn 17 days, salvage crews raised Card out of nearly 50 feet of water, and six months later the ship returned to service for another six years.
Title: Re: Viet Cong Commandos Sank an 'Aircraft Carrier'
Post by: Jarhead0331 on June 20, 2018, 10:08:25 AM
Quote from: mirth on June 20, 2018, 09:36:13 AM
This is the really impressive part:
QuoteIn 17 days, salvage crews raised Card out of nearly 50 feet of water, and six months later the ship returned to service for another six years.

I was just going to post exactly the same thing. Remarkable.
Title: Re: Viet Cong Commandos Sank an 'Aircraft Carrier'
Post by: bayonetbrant on June 20, 2018, 10:14:32 AM
yeah, that's pretty cool