Probably a Japanese carrier group, them being Wily Orientals living in infamy all day, an all thatTo be fair, those carriers can be hard to spot at times.
The Americans actually lost track of entire carrier fleet in the Pacific back when!
But if you ARE going to hit one, a museum ship is probably a better choice than an operational one.
It’s the lifting out of the water…you any idea of the crane size$100k to buff out a few scratches!!!!
I seem to remember that the Captain of HMS Jupiter famously turned down the offer of a tug to assist him. The only thing more dented than his ship would have been his career.I thought grey paint was cheap?
Could happen to anyone and always has, surely?
Jupiter@ London Bridge c1984
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And now, time for this one to be reeled out perhaps?
Ships radio exchange :
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