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To: central_va

” They are damn hard to sink.”

That’s for sure. The Franklin lost 900 hands in about 5 minutes, and still managed to keep her afloat.

26 posted on 04/01/2016 6:38:22 PM PDT by JPJones

To: JPJones

That’s for sure. The Franklin lost 900 hands in about 5 minutes, and still managed to keep her afloat.

Somehow the engineers managed to keep her moving under her own power. That is what helped a lot.

28 posted on 04/01/2016 6:46:53 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)

To: JPJones

Technically the US Navy didn’t sink any Japaneses AC Carriers during the battle of midway of midway. They were scuttled by the IJN.

56 posted on 04/02/2016 5:05:27 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)

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