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To: Islander7
>We live in interesting times

I never believed
I'd see a skyscraper fall.
I do not believe

I will ever see
an aircraft carrier sunk.
Just won't happen. Right?!

22 posted on 03/31/2009 10:04:48 AM PDT by theFIRMbss
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To: theFIRMbss
"...an aircraft carrier sunk. Just won't happen. Right?!"

There is no such thing as an unsinkable ship. In the Second World War We lost FOUR fleet carriers in 1942 (USS Lexington (CV-2), USS Yorktown (CV-5), USS Wasp(CV-7) USS Hornet(CV-8))

This is a picture of USS Wasp:


98 posted on 03/31/2009 11:51:02 AM PDT by GreenLanternCorps ("Barack Obama" is Swahili for "Jimmy Carter".)
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