1 min readMay 27, 2020
Remembering the fire on the USS Ranger (CV-61) on Nov. 1, 1983 in the Indian Ocean that killed ten people, I can understand. It wasn't because of a boiler, but because of a fire after transferring fuel on board.
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Written by Glenn Rocess
Retired Navy. Inveterate contrarian. If I haven’t done it, I’ve usually done something close.
