Aren’t destroyers loaded with systems to prevent intentional rammings?
Yes. They’re known as sailors and consist of officers and men. At least in the U.S. Navy I served in from 1967 to 1971. I have almost two years on the Pacific in a small Gearing class tin can launched in 1943. We were in one collision at sea off the coast of the RVN in 1970. We hit a wooden fishing tug five miles off the coast that was DIW with running lights lit. We had this boat on radar at 25 miles in a flat sea and visual at 10 miles. We hit it going around 5 kts. Our old man was wakened and was on the bridge when we hit around 2 AM. Several weeks later there was a Change of Command ceremony in Subic. Been in and out of Yokosuka multiple times. What bothers me about this one is that the old man was still in his fart sack.
“Aren’t destroyers loaded with systems to prevent intentional rammings?”
Of course, if it was in the context of wartime it would never happen.
My basic premise is that the Crystal misled the Fitz about its intentions to deliberately create a collision.
In the last thirty seconds: “Don’t worry, I’m turning to port, I’ll pass behind your stern.”
Then turn to starboard.