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7/12/2025, 11:08:05 PM
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Before that place had gotten co-opted the ship had even garnered some admiration there, though not for its primary qualities.
The design itself isn't even that bad, just severely outdated and the ship seems to have also happened to be the locus of some of the biggest embezzlement schemes. Ever since the captain more or less hijacked it while USSR was breaking down the ship couldn't catch a break, not even in a dry dock. Imo it should've been turned into a museum right after returning from its Syrian voyage; that would've ended its service record on a (relatively) high note.
Its sister ships went on to become China's first aircraft carrier and Indian navy's flagship and have fared much better, though both are still on their way out. Both are just for show as well, US is the only country to actually put theirs to good use.
Before that place had gotten co-opted the ship had even garnered some admiration there, though not for its primary qualities.
The design itself isn't even that bad, just severely outdated and the ship seems to have also happened to be the locus of some of the biggest embezzlement schemes. Ever since the captain more or less hijacked it while USSR was breaking down the ship couldn't catch a break, not even in a dry dock. Imo it should've been turned into a museum right after returning from its Syrian voyage; that would've ended its service record on a (relatively) high note.
Its sister ships went on to become China's first aircraft carrier and Indian navy's flagship and have fared much better, though both are still on their way out. Both are just for show as well, US is the only country to actually put theirs to good use.
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