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HMAS Melbourne collision slices USS Frank E. Evans
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In a 1969 SEATO exercise, HMAS Melbourne struck USS Frank E. Evans at 18 knots, severing its bow and sinking the forward section.
WHO: HMAS Melbourne and USS Frank E. Evans
WHAT: HMAS Melbourne collided with USS Frank E. Evans during a SEATO exercise, cutting the destroyer in two.
WHEN: Jun 3, 1969
WHERE: South China Sea
WHY: The destroyer’s bridge team turned toward the carrier instead of following the safe route behind it.
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