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re: Royal Navy ships collide in Bahrain

Posted on 1/20/24 at 2:38 am to
Posted by goodgrin
Atlanta, GA
Member since Nov 2003
5948 posts
Posted on 1/20/24 at 2:38 am to
The nonmetallic hull is for the ship's protection in case a mine detonates not next to the ship, but near the ship. Metal hull would crumble much quicker and cause the ship to sink faster. Learned this when touring a minesweeper early in my career directly from the source.
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