Andrew Gray wrote in
:

On 2005-09-30, Ed Kyle wrote:

I don't normally read those groups, but I did review
some of Allen's posts and was surprised to find that
the hull of this SBX U.S. Navy vessel was built in -
and I can hardly believe this - Russia(!)

The Navy does this sort of thing just to confuse you, you know ;-)

If memory serves, it was built in Russia for some Norwegians, who
eventually sold it to the US. There is a second one being built in
Russia; it'll be interesting to see if it goes via a middleman again.


Somewhere in Russia, someone is likely having another
policy snit-fit:

"Comrades, we've practically given them our best
rocket technology!" (Aerojet bought outright the N-1's
propulsion technology, lock stock and barrel, and Pratt
and Whitney/Lockheed are all over the RD-180, learning
how it ticks.)

Oh, that was Soviet-era, wasn't it? The New Capitalism
has taken over the Communist world, and Marx/Lenin et al
are likely spinning in their graves.

--Damon