I thought the Brits learned in the Falklands that making a combat vessel out of aluminum wasn’t a good idea.
Apparently we didn’t pick up on that.
Ummm, no. HMS Sheffield was made of steel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Sheffield_(D80)
The sinking of Sheffield is sometimes blamed on a superstructure made wholly or partially from aluminium, the melting point and ignition temperature of which are significantly lower than those of steel. However, this is incorrect as Sheffield’s superstructure was made entirely of steel.[30] The confusion is related to the US and British navies abandoning aluminium after several fires in the 1970s involving USS Belknap and HMS Amazon and other ships that had aluminium superstructures.[30][a] The sinking of the Type 21 frigates Antelope and Ardent, both of which had aluminium superstructures, probably also had an effect on this belief, though these cases are again incorrect and the presence of aluminium had nothing to do with their loss.[31][32][33]
I thought the Brits learned in the Falklands that making a combat vessel out of aluminum wasn’t a good idea.
Funny thing with aluminum, when it starts to burn it tends not to stop till it consumes everything.
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