HMAS Melbourne might be the most cursed ship in all the world. Had six collisions with other ships, sinking 2 friendly navy ships (in peacetime) and racking up a body count in excess of 150 killed across 3 navies. Played by fires and a boiler explosion. 6 of her jets were damaged in 1960 alone. Eventually it was sold for scrap, bought by a Hong Kong company.for use as a casino, then transferred to China where the PLAN reverse engineered here steam catapults despite the express desire of the Australian government that the ship not end up in china.
HMAS Melbourne might be the most cursed ship in all the world. Had six collisions with other ships, sinking 2 friendly navy ships (in peacetime) and racking up a body count in excess of 150 killed across 3 navies. Played by fires and a boiler explosion. 6 of her jets were damaged in 1960 alone. Eventually it was sold for scrap, bought by a Hong Kong company.for use as a casino, then transferred to China where the PLAN reverse engineered here steam catapults despite the express desire of the Australian government that the ship not end up in china.