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To: IncPen

Like it has been on an extended deployment in space. Look closely at a US Navy surface warship that has been on an extended patrol and you will see plenty of rust stains and discoloration.


12 posted on 10/31/2020 5:05:47 AM PDT by Rockingham
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To: Rockingham

I was on one of those forward deployed (the Med, homeport Naples) U.S. warships (a DE, looking for Russian subs) for two years. Toward the end of that time, the ship had collected more than its share of rust stains, but we could literally run circles around the freshly painted Russian cruisers that attempted to shoulder us out of the way.


15 posted on 10/31/2020 5:34:54 AM PDT by Theophilous Meatyard III (for)
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To: Rockingham
Look closely at a US Navy surface warship that has been on an extended patrol and you will see plenty of rust stains and discoloration.

Especially since they lost Mary Sou's side cleaners, at least in the Pacific.

38 posted on 11/02/2020 11:28:09 AM PST by itsahoot (The ability to read auto correct is necessary to read my posts understanding them is another matter.)
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