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Ingleside, TX, 22 July 2000. Engineers check the positioning of USS Raven (MHC 61) and USS Cardinal (MHC 60) on the deck of the M/V Blue Marlin. Blue Marlin was "partially sunk" allowing the coastal minehunters to float onto the transport ship which will carry them to the Arabian Gulf for duty with the Fifth Fleet. Cardinal and Raven will join USS Ardent (MCM 12) and USS Dextrous (MCM 13) which have been forward deployed to the Gulf since 1996. U.S. Navy photo 000722-N-0000B-002. |
LTJG Chuck Bell |