Keywords: Abnaki-96.jpg Transwiki approved by w en User Dmcdevit This image was copied from wikipedia en The original description was of the USS Abnaki ATF-96 taken from http //www history navy mil/danfs/photos/abnaki jpg under DANFS public domain THE UNIDENTIFIED SHIP YOU ARE LOOKING AT IN THE PICTURE WITH THE USS ABNAKI ATF96 IS A SOVIET TRAWLER CALLED THE GIDROFAN IT WAS A SOVIET SPY SHIP SENT TO THE GULF OF TOKEN TO JAM U S CARRIER'S AND OTHER SHIPS RADIO COMMUNICATION THE ABNAKI WAS CARRING WHAT WAS CALLED A SUGAR SHACK TO COMBAT THAT THREAT I KNOW I WAS THERE Other ship looks like East German built SRTR type fishing ship Sister ship This picture was taken from the USS Ranger CVA 61 on 18 Dec 1967 around 1700 shortly after a collision between the AGI Gidrofon and the USS Abnaki ATF 96 The Ranger passed us doing 25 knots at a distance of less than 500 yards Our choice was hit the carrier or the trawler Our captain chose to hit the trawler I have a picture of the Soviet Trawler with a dent in their starbard side near the rear of the ship I know because I was there as well Radarman 2nd Class Steven Henry PD-USGov-Mil-Navy page history wikitable link date/time username edit summary ---- http //en wikipedia org/w/index php title Image Abnaki-96 jpg redirect no oldid 25298899 03 44 17 September 2007 w en User Dmcdevit ---- http //en wikipedia org/w/index php title Image Abnaki-96 jpg redirect no oldid 25298899 19 52 11 October 2005 w en User Malo ---- http //en wikipedia org/w/index php title Image Abnaki-96 jpg redirect no oldid 22665329 02 02 6 September 2005 w en User Malo <nowiki> of the USS Abnaki ATF-96 taken from http //www history navy mil/danfs/photos/abnaki jpg under DANFS public domain </nowiki> Images transwikied by BetacommandBot Abnaki class fleet ocean tug |