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Forbes recalls an American warship, built in the USSR

Forbes recalls an American warship, built in the USSR
This ship was built in the USSR and even went under the Soviet flag for some time.. Today it is part of the US Navy.

Forbes writes about the unusual fate of this warship.

It is called "Corporal Roy Whit" and is subordinate to the US Navy Shipping Command.. This service transports and supplies United States military units outside the country..

And although almost all US Navy ships are built in the United States, among them there are also those created at foreign shipyards. But only one American warship is of Soviet origin - "Corporal Roy Wheat".

Once it went under the flag of the USSR called “Vladimir Vaslyaev” and belonged to the Black Sea Shipping Company, the world's largest civil shipping company.. It was created at the Black Sea Shipbuilding Plant in Nikolaev, which is now located in Ukraine. The ship belonged to the "Atlantic" type, that is, was able to travel long distances in stormy ocean waters.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, when the country was plundered and sold, Americans at a reasonable price purchased "Vladimir Vaslyaev" and included in the US Navy. So a Soviet civilian ship, after reconstruction, became an American warship.

It was renamed in honor of Corporal Roy Wheat., who heroically sacrificed his life during the Vietnam War. The fighter covered with his body a detonated mine, to save comrades.

Today, Corporal Roy Whit, along with others 17 heavy transport vessels as part of the US Naval Shipping Command is engaged in the transfer of US troops and cargo around the globe.

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