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To: GladesGuru

Unfortunately (for discussion purposes) and fortunately (for national security purposes), all data relating to the design vulnerability and survivability testing of U.S. Navy ships is classified at the Secret level. Has been that way since the end of WWII.

We build them very strong but we are not about to tell the enemy just how strong.


73 posted on 09/18/2006 9:34:05 PM PDT by Captain Rhino ( Dollars spent in India help a friend; dollars spent in China arm an enemy.)
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To: Captain Rhino
"We build them very strong but we are not about to tell the enemy just how strong."

Well, unfortunately and sometimes things like a nuke submarine runnning head-on into an underwater mountain at almost 40 MPH then makes it back to port on its own.....kinda gives them an indication as to how strong.

103 posted on 09/18/2006 10:36:22 PM PDT by El Gran Salseron (The FR Canteen's World Famous Resident Equal Opportunity Male Chauvinist Pig! Got it? :-))
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