MAKE A MEME View Large Image Soviet intelligence gathering trawler Gidrofon, a photo from aboard USS Lipan (2).jpg USS Lipan chased her all over Yankee Station in the Gulf of Tonkin and South China Sea during the Vietnam era These intelligence gathering trawlers would ...
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Keywords: Soviet intelligence gathering trawler Gidrofon, a photo from aboard USS Lipan (2).jpg USS Lipan chased her all over Yankee Station in the Gulf of Tonkin and South China Sea during the Vietnam era These intelligence gathering trawlers would remain on station for months trying to gather as much information about U S war fighting capabilities The vessel was festooned with antennae Each Soviet vessel would be given a code name Skunk followed by a phonetic letter designation Alpha Bravo Charlie etc I believe this is a photo of the trawler Gidrofon which we tagged Skunk Delta When Gidrofon was relieved the new trawler would be tagged Skunk Echo and so and so forth They were a bothersome lot 1968 http //web archive org/web/20120301081709/http //usslipan com/Tet_photos2 htm USS Lipan “ collection of photographs http //web archive org/web/20120301085930/http //usslipan com/images/Rich 20Tetrault/File0319 jpg direct link 22px United States Navy United States Navy Rich Tetrault BM2 see http //web archive org/web/20110717181439/http //usslipan com/ PD-USGov-Military-Navy Leoboudv <span class signature-talk >talk</span> date 2013 12 4 SIGINT ships of the Soviet Union
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