STORIES Mishaps Page 1 - USS Coral Sea
The USS Coral Sea, a gigantic 63,000-ton aircraft carrier, ran aground in heavy fog near the mouth of the Oakland Estuary Saturday. For more than nine hours she was held fast by mud. Then at 7 p.m., two hours before high tide, an armada of …
STORIES Mishaps Page 2 - USS Coral Sea
Zuni Rocket Mishap - "The United States Navy disclosed yesterday that an air-to-surface rocket accidentally ignited on the attack carrier Coral Sea off North Vietnam this week, injuring nine seaman. Three of the men were critically burned. All nine were flown to Clark Air Force Base in …
USS Coral Sea History
After carrying out post-overhaul sea trials and RefTra (19 November l984 - 11 April 1985) Coral Sea collided with the civilian tanker Napo, which prompted a return to Norfolk and a drydocking for hull repairs 19 April-3 June.
Zuni Rocket Mishap — USS Coral Sea - cva43.com
The United States Navy disclosed yesterday (October 27, 1967) that an air-to-surface rocket accidentally ignited on the attack carrier Coral Sea off North Vietnam this week, injuring nine seamen. Three of the men were critically burned. All nine were flown to Clark Air Force Base in …
USS Coral Sea (CV 43) - Unofficial US Navy Site
On 7 February 1965, aircraft from USS CORAL SEA, along with those from USS RANGER (CVA 61) and USS HANCOCK (CVA 19), blasted the military barracks and staging areas near Dong Hoi in the southern sector of North Vietnam. The raids were in retaliation for a damaging Viet Cong attack on installations around Pleiku in South Vietnam.
USS Coral Sea (CV-43) - Wikipedia
USS Coral Sea (CV/CVB/CVA-43), a Midway-class aircraft carrier, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Battle of the Coral Sea. She earned the affectionate nickname "Ageless Warrior" through her long career.
25 OCTOBER 1967-CLOSE CALL ON THE USS CORAL SEA
25 October 1967 – WestPac Zuni Rocket Mishap. ”The United States Navy disclosed yesterday that an air-to-surface rocket accidentally ignited on the attack carrier Coral Sea off North Vietnam this week, injuring nine seaman. Three of the men were critically burned. All nine were flown to Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines.
USS Coral Sea CVA-43 - 1970 - F-4B Mishap - YouTube
Mishap on CAT-3, an F-4B of VF-151 is pulled down the deck by its mangled nose gear after a miscue. Look closely at the nose gear and you can see it collapse...
Collision at Sea - Blogger
2013年6月23日 · Almost 3 months after the completion of a 15 month overhaul, the aircraft carrier Coral Sea (CV-43) collided with an Ecuadorean oil tanker named Napo about 45 miles Southeast of Guantanamo Bay Cuba. In June of 1985, 2 months after the crash, Life Magazine printed an incredible two page photograph of the damaged ship as it limped into port:
USS Coral Sea (CV-43) - mtboats.com
On April 11, 1985 USS Coral Sea collided with the Ecuadorian tanker Napo about 45 miles southeast of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The carrier had been in the area since April 3 on refresher training and was