A? ship that US and Philippine forces planned to sink beat them to it.
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A former US World War II-era warship, which survived two of the Pacific War’s most important battles, was supposed to go down in a blaze of glory in a live-fire exercise off the western coast of the Philippines as part of annually held joint military drills.
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Instead, before the bombs and missiles could fly, it slipped slowly beneath the South China Sea Monday morning, age and the ocean catching up to it before modern weaponry could decimate it.

The ex-USS Brattleboro was to be the main target for the maritime strike (MARSTRIKE) portion of the annual US-Philippine “Balikatan” exercise, which began April 21 and runs to May 9.
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“The vessel was selected because it exceeded its service life and was no longer suitable for normal operations,” according to a statement from the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

Chinese coast guard offices display their national flag on a tiny sandbar in the disputed Sandy Cay in April, 2025.
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A US Navy spokesperson told USNI News last month that the? 81-year-old ship was to be the target for US Marine Cor