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| Great Sage of the Sea Posts: 853 | Subject: 5-01/02 history Pacific 05/01/74: In May the USS Pintado (SSN-672) reportedly collides almost head-on with a Soviet Yankee class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine while cruising 200 feet deep in the approaches to the Petropavlovsk naval base on the Kamchatka Peninsula.The Soviet submarine surfaced immediately, but the extent of damage was not known. The Pintado departed from the area at top underwater speed and proceeded to Guam where it entered dry dock for repairs lasting seven weeks. The collision smashed much of the Pintado's detection sonar, a starboard side torpedo hatch was jammed shut and diving plane received moderate damage.The Pintado was on an intelligence gathering mission in Soviet territorial waters. Pacific 05/01/89: A wave washes three sailors from the deck of the USS Barbel(SS-580) as it conducts surface operations off the coast of the Japanese island of Kyushu. Two of the sailors drown and the third is rescued. | ||
