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To: Paul Mahesh

Is that the ship that capsized as soon as it was launched?


5 posted on 12/27/2020 12:00:01 PM PST by ZOOKER (Until further notice the /s is implied...)
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To: ZOOKER
"Is that the ship that capsized as soon as it was launched?"

Yes, about a mile from the dock on its maiden voyage. Henry VIII's Mary Rose did the same thing.

The Ghosts of the Mary Rose

14 posted on 12/27/2020 12:22:54 PM PST by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: ZOOKER
Accounts point to errors happening during construction.

The vessel was the work of a Dutch shipbuilder.


19 posted on 12/27/2020 1:07:58 PM PST by Salamander (There's Nothing For It But To Sit And Wait For The Hard Men To Get Me Out....)
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