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To: SunkenCiv
You're welcome.

The Kronen story was interesting too. They carried too much canvas and tried too sharp of a turn, which listed the ship so badly water came in through the gun ports. The ship then listed even worse which allowed fires to get to the powder magazine.

Not a good way to start a battle - lose your flagship to bad seamanship instead of enemy fire.

16 posted on 11/20/2011 1:13:09 PM PST by colorado tanker
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To: colorado tanker

Is the Kronen explosion that resulted in the Swedish sailor getting blown a ways up into the air, and some distance, landing more or less safely in the sails of another crafft?


17 posted on 11/20/2011 5:45:43 PM PST by SunkenCiv (It's never a bad time to FReep this link -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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