The Cherbourg five docked in the Kishon port of Haifa, December 31, 1969. Photo: IPO
The Cherbourg five docked in the Kishon port of Haifa, December 31, 1969. Photo: IPO
Wow! Fantastic story on so many levels-technical and human. Thanks for posting.
Force 9:
Wind speeds 41-47 knots, Wave height 7-10 meters.
Big brass clankers.
Great read!
“It would take another three years after the boats’ arrival in Israel before the missile boat flotilla was ready, with not a day to spare. It concluded its first full-scale maneuvers the day before Yom Kippur 1973. War broke out the next day.”
No one can convince me that there are is no Higher Power at work here. Israel would not have survived without those boats to protect vital supply lines.
Great story, thanks!
Some other references I found:
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/Cherbourg.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sa’ar_3_class_missile_boat
http://www.amazon.com/review/R3GBU7C7P7W5YW
http://www.zealot.com/forum/showthread.php?t=166765
