'Inflection point in history': Chinese sub's close call with USS Kitty Hawk, 20 years later

Twenty years ago this week, the Navy experienced one of its worst security failures when a Chinese Song-class submarine surfaced undetected within torpedo range of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk in waters near Japan.

'Inflection point in history': Chinese sub's close call with USS Kitty Hawk, 20 years later

TL;DR

  • The Navy experienced one of its worst security failures 20 years ago.
  • A Chinese Song-class submarine surfaced undetected.
  • The submarine came within torpedo range of the USS Kitty Hawk.
  • The incident occurred in waters near Japan.

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