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Hi All,
Thanks avrahamrl, for the terrific model of the USS Tucumcari. Launched in July of 1967, the Boeing built hydrofoil was the end-product of ten years of hydrofoil research and development.
Sadly, she was lost after she ran into a coral reef at speed during exercises off Puerto Rico. The ship was stricken in November, 1973 and later scrapped.
The photograph below gives me the opportunity to repeat one of my favorite puns...
"He grounds the warship he walks on."
Score and fold,
Thumb Dog
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