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80,000-Ton Navy Aircraft Carrier USS John F. Kennedy Sliced the Top Off the Cruiser USS Belknap in 1975. The Fires Burned Within 40 Feet of the Cruiser’s Nuclear Weapons, and 8 Sailors Died The collision between the USS John F. Kennedy and the guided-missile cruiser USS Belknap during maneuvers in the Mediterranean Sea is considered one of the worst ship collisions in United States Navy history. Having occurred at night in 1975, the collision triggered all manner of fires and explosions — within 40 feet of nuclear weapons […]

Event details

Disorder type
political violence
Event type
battles
Sub-event
armed clash
Interaction
state forces
Key actors
Media
Location
Mediterranean Sea
Source platform
rss

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