battleships
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Underwater Drones Discover Battleship That Survived Both World Wars And Atomic Blasts
The wreck of the USS Nevada has been located 120 kilometres off the coast of Hawaii at a depth of nearly 5 kilometres. It’s a significant discovery, as the battleship represents one of the most storied vessels in U.S. history, having survived Pearl Harbour, a kamikaze suicide attack, and atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll.
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Monster Machines: The 71m Tall, 4600-Tonne Crane That Builds Aircraft Carriers
Aircraft carriers are, how to say, big. Building them is a lot easier if you have a really, really big crane. Meet Big Blue. She’s the largest crane in the western hemisphere, and she’s hard at work piecing together the new Ford-class aircraft carriers in Newport News, Virginia.
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This Battleship Will Be Turned Into A Museum And Let You Blow Stuff Up
The USS Iowa recently arrived in Los Angeles, completing the last voyage of its storied career. Now the ship will be transformed into a museum. We know what you’re thinking: borrrring. Not so! There are plans to create a crazy-sounding multiplayer game room that recreates the ship’s history.