Carriers_and_escorts_near_Hawaii_during_RIMPAC_1972.jpg


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Description Canadian, Australian, and U.S. Navy ships underway near Hawaii (USA) during the "RIMPAC '72" exercise. Identifiable ships are the frigate HMCS Gatineau (DDE 236), followed by the aircraft carriers HMAS Melbourne (R21) and USS Ticonderoga (CVS-14).
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Source U.S. Navy Naval Aviation News December 1972 , p. 26.
Author USN

In the distance, as seen beyond Gatineau's mast, is HMCS Provider (AOR 508), identifiable by her goal post, single funnel and RCN paint scheme.

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