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Originally Posted by August
Lots of rust for a nearly completed aircraft carrier. Guess it goes with the territory when the Navy is run by the Army.  |
I think it probably has more to do with the fact that the ex-
Varyag is about 30 years old. This isn't really a new carrier...it's a remodeled Soviet flattop (and the USSR hasn't existed for almost 20 years). No surprises that it's accumulated some rust.