Always amazes me that ships like her don't just turn turtle in the first bit of chop, I mean, they look so top heavy... Hell of a lot of machinery packed into the lower hull I guess.
The trick is to realise just how large the ship really is. (i.e. just imagine how much fuel + machinery + manpower maintanence + ammo is required to keep this thing functioning.
It's not top heavy, just that the wide top gives it an illusion of such.
I followed that story with some interest actually... I guess you actually have to see one to really wrap your head around it, although the iceberg analogy is apt.
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It had been docked nearby about ten years ago and the guys in my family went to see it.
Cool stuff.
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Hell of a lot of machinery packed into the lower hull I guess.
Amazing isn't she!
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It's not top heavy, just that the wide top gives it an illusion of such.
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I guess you actually have to see one to really wrap your head around it, although the iceberg analogy is apt.
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Fortunately for all of us, SanRio hasn't come up with a Hello Kitty Destroyer yet............
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