The Snapshots in Time Collection
Soviet AGI ('Ivan') Intelligence Trawler Underway, Observed by USS Ticonderoga, Vietnam War Era
A Soviet auxiliary intelligence-collection ship, nicknamed an 'Ivan' by U.S. Navy sailors, photographed shadowing the carrier USS Ticonderoga during Vietnam War-era operations. Such vessels routinely tracked American carrier task forces to monitor flight operations and radio traffic throughout the Cold War. Project: 218012