Navy ship’s mast just snaps right off
You heard me right: The top of the mast of the USS Gravely snapped off. The break was at the point where the upper part of the mast was welded to the lower part. The ship is almost brand new. They must have built the ship on a Monday after a Saints home game.
You heard me right: The top of the mast of the USS Gravely snapped off. The break was at the point where the upper part of the mast was welded to the lower part. The ship is almost brand new. They must have built the ship on a Monday after a Saints home game.
You heard me right: The top of the mast of the USS Gravely snapped off. The break was at the point where the upper part of the mast was welded to the lower part. The ship is almost brand new. They must have built the ship on a Monday after a Saints home game.
Thomas E. Ricks is a former contributing editor to Foreign Policy. Twitter: @tomricks1
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