Opportunity in the Bonhomme Richard disaster
Sometimes a disaster can spur innovation. For example, the devastating losses of battleships at Pearl Harbor forced the Navy to rely on aircraft carriers as its main striking arm in the early part of World War II in the Pacific. Showing their worth at the Coral Sea and Midway, the carriers became the centerpiece of the Navy up to this day.
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