The Intruders
“Grafton.
When you gotta go, you go.”
“Sure, Bosun.”
A SOVIET TASK GROUP CAME OVER THE HORIZON ONE SUNDAY M late November.
Columbia had no flying scheduled that day, so gawkers packed the flight deck when Jake Grafton came up for a first-hand look. A strong wind from the southwest was ripping the tops off the twelve- to fifteen-foot swells. Spindrift covered the sea, all under a clear blue sky.
Columbia was pitching noticeably. The nearest destroyer was occasionally taking white wate...r over the bow.
Up on deck Jake ran into the Real McCoy. “Where are they?”
McCoy pointed. Jake saw six gray warships in close formation, closing the American formation at an angle from the port side, still four or five miles away. The U.S. ships were only making ten knots or so due to the sea state, but the Soviets were doing at least twice that. Even from this distance the rearing and plunging of the Soviet ships was quite obvious.MoreLess
When you gotta go, you go.”
“Sure, Bosun.”
A SOVIET TASK GROUP CAME OVER THE HORIZON ONE SUNDAY M late November.
Columbia had no flying scheduled that day, so gawkers packed the flight deck when Jake Grafton came up for a first-hand look. A strong wind from the southwest was ripping the tops off the twelve- to fifteen-foot swells. Spindrift covered the sea, all under a clear blue sky.
Columbia was pitching noticeably. The nearest destroyer was occasionally taking white wate...r over the bow.
Up on deck Jake ran into the Real McCoy. “Where are they?”
McCoy pointed. Jake saw six gray warships in close formation, closing the American formation at an angle from the port side, still four or five miles away. The U.S. ships were only making ten knots or so due to the sea state, but the Soviets were doing at least twice that. Even from this distance the rearing and plunging of the Soviet ships was quite obvious.MoreLess
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