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| Keith Willshaw to A Couple Near Seattle |
| Re: QUORA: How did sailors prevent ships |
| 20 Oct 22 14:46:45 |
From: keithwillshaw@gmail.com On 15/10/2022 03:08, A Couple Near Seattle wrote: > > Interesting. Thank you for posting. > > Most ships lost were either captured , exploded as the powder magazine exploded or were burnt out. At the Battle of Trafalgar the RN captured 22 ships of the line but many were scuttled when bad weather made it clear they could not reach a British port. The ships may be made of wood but if they flood they WILL sink as the hold is full of ballast and there up to 100 heavy pieces of artillery on board. --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2) |
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