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		ars on Sept 18, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: To build ships that break ice, U.S. must relearn t... The thick steel (like the landing deck of an aircraft carrier) is flat not curved. The curved stuff is actually Kevlar, not steel.

kevin_thibedeau on Sept 18, 2023 [–]

Didn't know they had kevlar hulls in WW2.

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