What country do USCGC Campbell and TWA Flight 800 have in common?
USCGC Campbell (WMEC-909) USCGC "Campbell" (WMEC-909) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter based at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine. "Campbell" is the sixth Coast Guard Cutter to bear the name and is assigned to the Atlantic. The ship bears the distinction of having made some of the largest narcotics seizures in Coast Guard history as well as being the command ship for the TWA 800 recovery effort.
HMAS Curlew HMAS "Curlew" (M 1121) was a Ton-class minesweeper operated by the Royal Navy (as HMS "Chediston") from 1953 to 1961, and the Royal Australian Navy from 1962 to 1991. During her Australian service, the ship operated off Malaysia during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation during the mid-1960s, then was modified for use as a minehunter. Delays in bringing a replacement class into service kept "Curlew" operational until 1990, and she was sold into civilian service in 1991.