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09/28/2013 2:29:54 PM PDT by
cutty
To: cutty
...in recent years as many as 100 pigeons have been nesting in the submarine, causing extensive corrosive damage.
Among other sources of corrosion.
Although, I'm surprised that a non battle-tested end-of-WWII era vessel is getting this type of "historic" attention.
To: cutty
Too bad the Royal Navy did not preserve one of their T-class WW2 subs. Some 53 were built for the RN beginning with HMS TRITON in 1934. The T-boats were the rough RN equivalents to the WW2 USN Gato, Balao, and Tench class subs (234 built). Sadly, they're all cut up for razor blades.
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