From Tue Sep 02 16:00:25 1997
>Date: Tue, 02 Sep 1997 15:58:19 -0700
>From: Mike Potter
>Reply-To: mike.potter@artecon.com
>Organization: Artecon, Inc.
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>To: mahan@microworks.net
>Subject: Thai CV: Reuter article
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>Sender: mahan-owner@microworks.net
>
>Quoted verbatim including headline . . .
>
>Thailand Purchases Aircraft Carrier
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>
>SATTAHIP, Thailand, Aug 10 (Reuter) – Thailand took delivery of
>Southeast Asia’s first aircraft carrier on Sunday, heralding its arrival
>with a military flypast and a vertical take-off by a Sea Harrier jump
>jet.
>
>Thai Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh officiated at the
>commissioning ceremony before opening the vessel, Spanish-built HTMS
>Chakri Naruebet, to the public.
>
>The carrier is capable of carrying nine British-made Sea Harrier jets
>and six Sikorsky Seahawk helicopters. It cost the government 7.1 billion
>baht (US$230 million).
>
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