U.S. Sinks 820-Foot Ship as a Warning to China Amid Rising Tensions

[Gunny]

Minus the sensationalist headline, the USS Tarawa was a decommissioned LHA that was sunk during RimPac exercises as the US and Pacific allies try out new weapons and such.

Mostly notable to me because it was the last ship I deployed on. C'est la vie.

U.S. Sinks 820-Foot Ship as a Warning to China Amid Rising Tensions (msn.com) (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/u-s-sinks-820-foot-ship-as-a-warning-to-china-amid-rising-tensions/ss-AA1ppbK2?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=f02bb7d9d39d479db063321f5036961c&ei=22)

[Bilgerat]

The Tarawa (CV 40) was the ship my Da was on in WWII

[Gunny]

The Tarawa (CV 40) was the ship my Da was on in WWIIThis USS Tarawa was LHA-1. Comparatively speaking, we had just returned on the USS Boxer (LHD-4), one of the newest in class at the time. Having been out previously on the USS Peleliu (LHA-5), I wasn't near as shocked as the troops. At least the boiler didn't break down on the Tarawa like it did on the Peleliu. In the middle of the Indian Ocean.

THAT was fun :laugh: