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To: BenLurkin

Imagine If China Never Bought Ukraine’s Aircraft Carrier and Rebuilt It
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/imagine-if-china-never-bought-ukraines-aircraft-carrier-and-rebuilt-it-180471

“In 1985, Chinese shipbreakers purchased HMAS Melbourne, an Australian Majestic-class aircraft carrier. The PLAN scavenged equipment from the ship, and reportedly studied the hulk extensively.”

LOL, seven times in that article they word hull is replaced with hulk. Did China write it?


15 posted on 06/17/2022 9:33:56 AM PDT by jacknhoo ( Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: jacknhoo

I lived in Subic Bay back in 1969 when the USS Dwight Evans was cut in half by the HMAS Melbourne.

They towed the aft end of the destroyer in, and for the next few years I passed by the wreck nearly every day.


17 posted on 06/17/2022 9:44:06 AM PDT by rlmorel (Nolnah's Razor: Never attribute to incompetence that which is adequately explained by malice.)
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To: jacknhoo

Because, by that time Melbourne was a hulk destined for scrapping, not a functioning ship.


21 posted on 06/17/2022 9:58:43 AM PDT by GreenLanternCorps (Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Atsk about franchise opportunities in your area.)
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