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| Viet Cong Commandos Sank an American Aircraft Carrier |
| 2015-04-29 |
| It was shortly after midnight when two Viet Cong commandos emerged from a sewer tunnel that emptied into Saigon Port, each man carrying nearly 90 pounds of high explosives and the components needed to make two time bombs. Their target was the largest American ship in port, USNS Card. An escort carrier that saw distinguished service as a submarine-hunter in the North Atlantic during World War II, during the early morning hours of May 2, 1964, Card was part of U.S. Military Sealift Command. |
| Posted by:Blossom Unains5562 |
| #3 A We Is Boring article. Had to check to see if it was written by Rave TheDumbJar or Robert Hardly. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2015-04-29 17:27 |
| #2 Headline and article are inaccurate. This was not a Navy aircraftcarrier, except in a very literal meaning that would also fit a similarly purposed barge. it was a civilian auxiliary ship, and it was an aircraft transporter, not operational. Also it was docked, an was in only 20 feet of water when it was holed, and did not have a navy crew on board for DC. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2015-04-29 08:55 |
| #1 each man carrying nearly 90 pounds of high explosives They didn't weigh much more than that themselves. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2015-04-29 00:55 |