And we've already committed to the next two in the class - CVN 79 and CVN 80.
And we've already committed to the next two in the class - CVN 79 and CVN 80.
Sorry for the thread drift, but this story made me smile:
A walrus defending her cubs sank a Russian Navy boat in the Arctic Ocean
The scientists were aboard a Russian Navy tugboat known as the Altai on an expedition to the Franz Josef Land archipelago in the Arctic Ocean this week right before the unusual human-animal interaction occurred. They boarded a small rubber landing craft and were en route to the shore to study its flora and fauna when a female walrus attacked, sinking the vessel.
For those interested, here's a report on the Chinese Navy:
https://news.usni.org/2019/09/25/rep...-modernization
Here's China's first big LPH amphib type: https://defpost.com/china-launches-i...-assault-ship/
One of our seemingly departed members would probably say: So what, blah, blah.
They don't have our long experience at sea. Well, that logic didn't serve the Russians well at Tushima or the US Navy in the earlier parts of WWII.
I see what you did there....Originally Posted by Stephanie B
Looks like Kuznetsov can't catch a break: a serious fire broke out due to welding during overhaul. https://news.usni.org/2019/12/12/rus...t-least-1-dead
Admiral Kuznetsov, Russia's only aircraft carrier, catches fire - CNN
Backgrounder, from 2016: Rantberg -- Russia's only aircraft carrier, the Kuznetsov, is a floating hell for the crew, which goes to
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At least they didn’t collide with a civilian tanker......
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