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Amishman

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1. exciting! another body of water in which they're ships can have accidents due to incompetence

Reply to sarisataka (Original post)

Fri Jun 11, 2021, 11:17 AM

Jun 2021

June 2021 - iran's largest logistics ship burns and sinks due to onboard accident and poor damage control
May 2020 - 19 killed and a ship damaged beyond repair by friendly fire incident
Jan 2018 - Iran's Caspian sea flagship severely damaged in storm due to poor command judgement and poor damage control

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Iran says its naval vessels have reached the Atlantic for the first time [View all] sarisataka Jun 2021 OP

exciting! another body of water in which they're ships can have accidents due to incompetence Amishman Jun 2021 #1

I do wonder if sarisataka Jun 2021 #2

You really do not want to see the list of USN incidents, including a dockside fire that ... marble falls Jun 2021 #3

amphibious assault ship, not an aircraft carrier. NutmegYankee Jun 2021 #4

Marine Air Assault Carriers are aircraft carriers ... marble falls Jun 2021 #5

Aircraft carrier refers to a specific type of US Navy ship, the CVN NutmegYankee Jun 2021 #6

You're half right. They're classified CVN if they're nuke. Ask an old line nuclear machinist mate .. marble falls Jun 2021 #7