This American Warship Shot Down MiGs and Pranked the Soviets

[Mike]

Interesting article about a U.S. Navy cruiser with a good prank by the ship's captain.

During the Cold War, many lesser-known confrontations occurred at sea away from the headlines and major crises. This was certainly true for the crew of the U.S. Navy’s Belknap-class guided-missile cruiser USS Biddle.

The warship sailed into the thick of the Vietnam War and came face-to-face with the Soviet Navy. During the 1970s, Biddle shot down North Vietnamese MiGs and even sneaked up on a Soviet refueling ship.

Provocative, fierce and gutsy, the ship’s crew kept alive the fighting spirit of their ship’s namesake — a hard-charging captain from the American Revolutionary War.

I have not viewed the un-related video at the top of the linked page.

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[Dave Grubb]

Reminds me of my Daddy's sage advice---never stick your hose in someone's else's hole

[Truckman]

That's one I had not heard...Thanks Mike......Ben

[Mike]

I think the re-fueling prank should have given the captain some sort of medal. It was just too damn ballsy a stunt for him not to.