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2006-07-27 Europe

Wreck likely that of Nazi aircraft carrier

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Posted by tu3031 2006-07-27 10:16|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The Graf Zeppelin will almost certain remain on the sea bed, he said.

No shit?????

"Technically it's impossible to pull it out of the water," Zajda said.

Now, I have to ask: did he volunteer this tidbit of information spontaneous, or did some flatheaded, drooling submoron of a "journalist" ask him something like, "Sir, do you have any plans to raise the Graf Zeppelin?"

Posted by Flinelet Angavitle5908 2006-07-27 10:34|| 2006-07-27 10:34|| Front Page Top

#2 Dimensions, short history, and photos here.

Wikipedia article (which is quite good) here.

More naval history geekiness here.

Posted by Mike 2006-07-27 10:55|| 2006-07-27 10:55|| Front Page Top

#3 I'm all in favor of our Polish friends having an aircraft carrier. Let's bring that sucker up!

Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins 2006-07-27 13:15|| http://northshorejournal.org]">[http://northshorejournal.org] 2006-07-27 13:15|| Front Page Top

#4 Graf Zeppelin was a pretty suboptimal design. If the Poles really need a carrier, we can always sell them one of our old conventional-powered jobs, or even dust off the plans for the Kennedy and build 'em a new one.

Posted by Mike 2006-07-27 13:45|| 2006-07-27 13:45|| Front Page Top

#5 Raise it and make it a museum in Gdansk.

Posted by 6 2006-07-27 17:28|| 2006-07-27 17:28|| Front Page Top

#6 ...A sunken Nazi carrier, loaded with Soviet war booty...now if THAT ain't an adventure movie waiting to be made, I don't know what is.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2006-07-27 19:16|| 2006-07-27 19:16|| Front Page Top

#7
"...A sunken Nazi carrier, loaded with Soviet war booty...now if THAT ain't an adventure movie waiting to be made, I don't know what is.
"

Paging, paging Clive Cussler!

-M

Posted by Manolo 2006-07-27 21:50|| 2006-07-27 21:50|| Front Page Top

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