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To: Deetes

I read that they are going to balsa wood for the sides and plywood for the deck and power it with oars. Return of the vikings.


12 posted on 05/15/2005 5:28:44 AM PDT by USS Alaska (Nuke the terrorist savages - In Honor of Standing Wolf)
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To: USS Alaska
I read that they are going to balsa wood for the sides and plywood for the deck and power it with oars. Return of the vikings.

LOL

I asked how long? I should have asked if ? It would float ;)

17 posted on 05/15/2005 5:41:15 AM PDT by Deetes (Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick)
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To: USS Alaska
With a steam engine and a stand-by mainsail.
21 posted on 05/15/2005 5:49:35 AM PDT by rodguy911 (rodguy911:First Let's get rid of the UN and the ACLU,..toss in CAIR as well.)
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To: USS Alaska
I believe the US's WWII era carriers had wooden flightdecks.

The BBs had a teak deck over the armor, but that was to keep down the sparks when loading powder...

40 posted on 05/15/2005 8:26:31 AM PDT by Calvin Locke
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