09-04-11, 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Oberon
Aaah, I thought SEABEEs were a US only thing.  |
From Norman Polmar's Guide to the Soviet Navy 3rd Edition:
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During the 1970's the Soviets purchased the plans from a US firm for the SEABEE design and contracted with the Finnish shipyard Valmet to construct two 36.383-DWT ships, larger than any barge carriers that had been built built until that time. These ships the Julius Fucik (delivered in 1978) and Tibor Szamueli (1979)...
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