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The USS Independence and the training ship Amerigo Vespucci of the Italian Navy, 1962 (media.kbin.social)
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[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 29 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Reportedly, the USS Independence signaled to the Amerigo Vespucci: "You are the most beautiful ship in the world."

[–] GreenEngineering3475@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago

And USS George Bush met the same ship after 60 years.

For those who haven't watched it, here is the video of the interaction: https://youtu.be/I103uB0zp6M?si=Lfirg3gQECuGzxW_

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 9 points 9 months ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_training_ship_Amerigo_Vespucci