Grounded On A Reef in A Typhoon
While riding out typhoon Rose at Hong Kong, Regulus grounded on Kau I Chau Island, ripping open her hull. After three weeks of attempting to refloat Regulus, it was finally decided that the damage she had incurred was too severe to warrant salvage. The ship was cut up and removed in pieces. Regulus was decommissioned 10 September 1971 and subsequently struck from the Navy list.
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