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Sound the collision alarm: Australia’s aircraft carrier smashed into a US Navy destroyer and literally sliced it in 2 pieces

US Navy destroyer USS Frank E. Evans was ordered to move behind HMAS Melbourne during a SEATO exercise on June 3, 1969. A ...
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Australia sold its last aircraft carrier to China — now China has 3 carriers and Australia wishes it had kept its own

Aircraft Carrier HMAS Melbourne Served 27 Years in the Australian Navy — It Deployed to Vietnam and the Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation As a former U.S. Army infantry soldier, I admire the Australian ...
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Has China Really Entered the Three-Carrier Era?

On June 23, China’s third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, transited through the Taiwan Strait. According to an official statement, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense confirmed that the carrier had ...