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To: Texas Fossil

I thought the Belknap fire already proved the hazard of using aluminum in ship construction.


24 posted on 02/12/2020 4:59:27 AM PST by meatloaf
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To: meatloaf

flammable ships make no sense?
nor do escort F-35 that cannot go 3x
the distance to the current missile gouting targets?
unless planned for failure by obola?


26 posted on 02/12/2020 5:04:30 AM PST by Diogenesis ( WWG1WGA)
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To: meatloaf

Yes it did.


36 posted on 02/12/2020 5:32:32 AM PST by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: meatloaf; grobdriver

When The Guided Missile Cruiser USS Belknap Collided with the Aircraft Carrier USS John F. Kennedy

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/uss-belknap-collided-aircraft-carrier.html

I remembered the event, but needed some refreshing. In military equipment, there is no room for forgiveness and what works, Works.


40 posted on 02/12/2020 5:42:14 AM PST by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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