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Unread 08-10-2016, 11:52 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by Olle View Post
That's probably the problem right there. Imagine a fully loaded ship going down with the cargo shifting around....
The History Channel had a special on the wreck of the Bismarck, showing it lying on the bottom, with its turrets lying as much as a mile away. They said the turrets weren't physically attached to the ship; they just sort of sat on their tracks. When the ship sank and turned over, the turrets just fell out...
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