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| Any Ship Can Be A Minesweeper ONCE |
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| This is a picture of a Russian Cruiser at Kithira anchorage that Rival was sent to observe in the summer of 1968 We spent ten days watching her, and for that entire time she had a 5" gun and a surface to surface missle launcher locked on us. |
| Rival refueling from Chewauken 1968 |
| Rival leaving Malta 1966 |
| Minediv 85 |
| Rival motor whale boat |
| Notable and Rival Chasn 1969 |
| Dentyns shipyard 1969 |
| Returning from Med 1968 |
| Photo courtesy of Johnny Thacker Charleston S.C. 1961 |