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USS_Regulus_(AF-57)_aground_in_Hong_Kong,_in_1971

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USS_Regulus_(AF-57)_aground_in_Hong_Kong,_in_1971
Submitted by Klaus
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United States Navy
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1971 typhoon

Source: By United States Navy - U.S. Navy photo in: U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration publication Mariners Weather Log Vol. 42, No. 3, December 1998, p. 1., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1702086

A "before" photo is shown here.

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Wednesday, August 18, 1971
Gallery: 
1970s Hong Kong
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Submitted by David on Thu, 2021-04-08 14:23.

Wikipedia notes the Regulus ran aground on Kau Yi Chau: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Regulus_(AF-57)#Grounded_on_a_reef_in_a_typhoon