"In the early morning darkness of July 18th, 1965, a U.S. Navy warship, returning from combat operations off the coast of Vietnam, ran aground on a reef in the South China Sea. For the next 38 days the officers and men of the USS Frank Knox (DDR-742), supported by salvage teams and assisting ships from the Pacific Fleet, worked against the clock to save their wounded vessel. They battled a powerful typhoon and solved an endless string of engineering challenges to achieve what Pacific Stars and Stripes called, "the greatest ...
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"In the early morning darkness of July 18th, 1965, a U.S. Navy warship, returning from combat operations off the coast of Vietnam, ran aground on a reef in the South China Sea. For the next 38 days the officers and men of the USS Frank Knox (DDR-742), supported by salvage teams and assisting ships from the Pacific Fleet, worked against the clock to save their wounded vessel. They battled a powerful typhoon and solved an endless string of engineering challenges to achieve what Pacific Stars and Stripes called, "the greatest salvage operation ever attempted in the Pacific." It was a maritime disaster that became part of naval mythology. Frankie Maru is the true story of triumph, disaster, and redemption of a famed U.S. Navy ship. Frankie Maru is a must read for any student of military history, naval tradition, and seafaring adventure." - Cover, page 4.
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