Sunday, September 3, 2023

Now that's a cool battleship

 


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  1. It will be fun to research that one.

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  2. Monitor USS Puritan. A very low freeboard barely seaworthy craft. Served well in the Spanish-American War and as a training ship.

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    1. Question answered, thanks.
      Jpaul

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    2. Naval architecture, before they required the designer to berth in on the first voyage.
      5' of freeboard? Barely lake-worthy.

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  3. The Great White Fleet launched by Teddy Roosevelt had some impressive battleships. I always liked The Sand Pebbles. Main steam valve!

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    1. Barkeep! Another piece whiskey!

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    2. "Live Steam" "Dead Stim!" "Hello, engine; I'm Jake Holman" Any snipe who walked into an engine room, knows the feeling... feels like home.

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