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Volume 1 055 The aircraft carrier that loves to cut destroyers in half

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    After the Y-20 special plane arrived at Guangzhou Baiyun Airport, Qi Yiming asked his girlfriend to take a rest in the hotel here. Under the guidance of the relevant person in charge of the South China Sea Fleet who had been waiting here, Qi Yiming drove all the way to Huangpu Military Academy.  The Huangpu Shipyard is separated by a wall.

    Not long after getting out of the car, Qi Yiming met Navy Commander Liu Huaqing. The admiral was dressed in a strict Type 07 navy uniform and already had his own epaulettes with three general stars conspicuously on them, which was enviable.  I have to say that the new military uniforms issued by Qi Yiming to the troops are not only made of good materials and comfortable to wear, but also very handsome in the 1980s when everyone wore monotonous clothes. Qi Yiming once heard Liao Huairen say that his nephew originally did not want to join the army, but after seeing  After wearing his uncle's handsome military uniform, he actually applied for the military academy.

    "A man relies on his clothes and a horse relies on his saddle. The naval officers wearing the 07-style military uniforms all seem to have a bit of international style.  The Type 07 navy uniforms are particularly similar to the uniforms of the US military. Before Qi Yiming traveled through time, he looked at news photos of the visit of the Chinese and US navies. He had to work hard to distinguish which ones were Chinese and which ones were American imperialists

    Liu Huaqing waved to Qi Yiming with a humble smile, and said sheepishly: "There are always things that I want to trouble you with, haha, I also know that Xiao Qi, you are a busy man, and the country cannot live without Xiao Qi.  You, but this matter is really important, I have to say hello and discuss it with you. "

    How dare Qi Yiming dislike the navy? He quickly said: "I'm just an errand boy. Hey, how do you say that? I am a brick of socialism. Wherever you need me, I can move it."

    Liu Huaqing nodded and said with a smile: "Although this sentence says so, not everyone can move it when they need it. It is inappropriate for everyone to use bricks. It is better to say screws, but on every machine  They all have different specifications. This screw can be screwed here, but it cannot be screwed on another machine. Fortunately, Xiao Qi, you are the big or small screw, and it can be used anywhere. "

    Of course he felt very good after being complimented, but Qi Yiming still knew how to behave, so he gave in and then asked: "Commander Liu, tell me, what do you need me to do? If there are difficulties, go ahead. If there are no difficulties, create difficulties."  Come on too."

    Liu Huaqing was amused by him and pulled him towards the shipyard, that is, to the shore. The Huangpu Shipyard actually occupies a large area, and Qi Yiming could not get a full view of it until Liu Huaqing kept his mouth shut and pulled him to the mooring.  On the other side, Qi Yiming's chin was about to fall to the ground.

    "You built an aircraft carrier?" Qi Yiming's head buzzed. There was a behemoth parked next to the shipyard. It was much larger than the small fishing boats and small bulk cargo ships being built by Huangpu Shipyard.

    However, Qi Yiming quickly denied himself, because this aircraft carrier looked very old, and its shape was also very old. It had an open flight deck, and this kind of flight deck was most common during World War II, when a large number of American and Japanese  Ordinary warships and merchant ships all had a layer added to them by similar means, and the islands of these aircraft carriers were relatively small, just like the one Qi Yiming saw in front of him.

    Qi Yiming no longer cared about the commander standing next to him, and began to circle around the behemoth. Finally, after turning around several times, he turned back to Liu Huaqing and asked: "Is this the Melbourne?"

    Liu Huaqing nodded with a smile and praised: "Xiao Qi, you are indeed knowledgeable and strong-willed. Yes, this is the HMS Majesty, which was originally part of the British 1942 version of the light escort aircraft carrier. It was later sold to the Royal Australian Navy and renamed the HMS Melbourne.  , construction began in 1943 and was not removed from active service until this year.¡±

    Qi Yiming came from the business world and was good at observing people's actions. What's more, he also knew the commander's life. He immediately said: "Commander Liu, do you want to restore this old ship from World War II?"

    Liu Huaqing coughed to avoid embarrassment and said: "Although it was built during World War II, it was put into service after World War II. Our navy does not want to use this ship to form any combat effectiveness. It just wants to study and master the manufacturing of aircraft carriers.  Although we have you and your Project 9527 to rely on in terms of technology and control experience, I think this ship is also an opportunity for us and we can make good use of it. "

    Qi Yiming was silent for a moment and asked: "The repair is not a big problem, but what should I do after it is repaired?"

    Liu Huaqing still looked a little embarrassed and said: "Don't we still need your help, Xiao Qi? Our family is thin, but Xiao Qi's is not. I just want to ask you whether this ship has been repaired and renovated.  the value of."

    Qi Yiming shuddered, pointed at this silent giant ship, and asked: "My lord, are you really not afraid of her? This is a famous ship in the history of the world for cheating teammates!"

    Liu Huaqing shook his head firmly and confirmed to Qi Yiming in the loyal tone of a proletarian revolutionary fighter: "You have misunderstood her, my dear."??.  This ship obviously has an unyielding heart to fight against imperialism and bourgeois reactionaries. She was born in the wrong womb and became a British warship and an Australian warship. Naturally, they are not compatible. When it comes to our country and our People's Navy, it can be used for  We revolutionaries are armed with tenacity and can destroy cities and villages!  "

    Qi Yiming couldn't help but wanted to say "He Qizhu" to the naval commander whom he still respected very much, but he still gritted his teeth and did not say it.  For any navy, this ship is a divine ship that can avoid disasters. The navy can be said to be the most superstitious of all the military services.  This can be seen from the traditional launching ceremony of the navy in Western countries. A ship must have a champagne bottle thrown at the bow by an influential local woman. The more broken the bottle is, the more auspicious the ship will be.

    ??Obviously, the Royal Australian Navy's Melbourne, with hull number R-21, is the most unlucky, or in easy-to-understand street language, this ship is simply an out-of-print auspicious ship!

    ? ? Melbourne was formerly the HMS Dignity of the Royal Navy and is also the first ship of the Majesty-class aircraft carrier.  The Majestic class and the Giant class are both the secondary classes of the British 1942 version of the light aircraft carrier. Among them, 8 were built for the Giant class and 5 for the Majesty class.  This class of ship is also the most sold aircraft carrier class in the world. A total of 8 navies have used this class of aircraft carriers from front to back, including India's first aircraft carrier Vikrant, which is the sister ship of the Majesty.

    After World War II, the Australians purchased a total of three aircraft carriers of this version from their mother country. The first Revenge, a Titan-class aircraft carrier, was acquired in 1952, decommissioned in 1955, and later sold to the Brazilian Navy.  Subsequently, Australia purchased two more Majesty-class ships, one was the Majestic and the other was the Terrifying.

    In 1949, the Royal Australian Navy decided to purchase the Majesty and renamed it Melbourne. At the same time, it also carried out a series of modifications in the UK, including adding steam catapults and radars, and adjusting the 5.5-degree beveled deck.  And configure the assist mirror.  The ship is equipped with three flight squadrons and has multiple strike capabilities against air, sea and ground.  In 1955, this warship with modern combat capabilities joined the Royal Australian Navy, but no one could have imagined that this ship would bring more tragedies.

    On October 28, 1957, the aircraft carrier finally showed its "fangs". While sailing in Port Adelaide, she was hit by a ship named Lanka, because the collision was in the port.  , so he only suffered minor injuries.

    But she, who loves the bumper boat game, did not stop her history of crashing boats.

    On February 10, 1964, the captain of the Royal Australian Navy's destroyer Voyager seriously neglected his duty and deviated into the waters of the aircraft carrier channel. Melbourne collided with the escort ship that was originally part of its own formation.  The collision was very serious. The Melbourne, with a displacement of 20,000 tons, hit the destroyer amidships, cutting the destroyer in half like a huge blunt knife. The accident caused the death of 82 officers and soldiers on the Voyager, and the Voyager was completely scrapped.  The hull of the Melbourne was severely damaged.

    It¡¯s just that since this incident, this giant ship seems to have begun to enjoy the fun of cutting destroyers in half. This time she swung her "butcher knife" at the U.S. Navy.  In the early morning of June 3, 1967, the Royal Australian Navy and the United States Navy were holding a military exercise called Kraken in the South China Sea. At this time, their exercise subject was anti-submarine warfare.  Before the exercise, Operation Commander Stevenson specially invited the captains of each ship to have dinner. He talked about the tragedy that happened to the Voyager a few years ago, explained how to avoid such a thing from happening again, and asked all ships to fight.  120,000 times of mental vigilance.

    "It's just like a spell was cast. On the night of the incident, the USS Evans, the US destroyer that served as the escort ship of the USS Melbourne, was bewitched again.  Her captain actually dozed off, and the two young officers in charge of the observation were also unaware of the ship's yaw.  This time both sides discovered this dangerous move and began to evade it at the same time. Then in an unusually loving manner, after both sides evaded, the center of the Evans once again met the bow of the Melbourne without hesitation.  Of course, the Melbourne would not miss this opportunity and cut the Evans in half without hesitation.  74 US Navy sailors died in this accident.

    Having cut two destroyers in half, I am afraid that in a sense, the Melbourne is the most outstanding aircraft carrier after World War II.

    Although the incident of severing a destroyer in half has never happened again, it is likely that Australia¡¯s own destroyers, including Australia¡¯s own, did not dare to approach her easily.  Even so, this big troublemaker still collided with different ships such as merchant ships, passenger ships, and cargo ships many times during its service, with relatively little damage.  In 1972, a fire broke out on the ship.  In 1979, a boiler exploded on the Melbourne.

    Until the end of the Falklands War in 1982, the Australians believed that the role of the aircraft carrier was greatly weakened by anti-ship missiles. Coupled with its cursed reputation, the Australians finally sold it to China United Ship Recycling Company in 1984.  And towed into the Huangpu ship in the summer of 1985factory.

    Thinking about the misdeeds of this aircraft carrier that loves to cut destroyers in half, Qi Yiming couldn't help but picture a bright red background, a girl with an eye patch wearing a black Gothic maid outfit, holding a large kitchen knife, and grinning at the corner of her mouth.  Behind the ears, sharpening the knife.
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