Russian "Mine battleship"

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Saturday, April 21st 2012, 11:44am

"Mine battleship" ship engineer Revel Shipyard PV Yan'kova (based on the schemes of the latter Giants Vinogradov)
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CanisD

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Sunday, April 22nd 2012, 3:56am

mine battleship? Are all those hatches on the hull for mines?

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GromoBoy

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Sunday, April 22nd 2012, 6:21am

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Originally posted by CanisD
mine battleship? Are all those hatches on the hull for mines?

Torpedoes. At that time in the Russian Navy torpedoes called self-propelled mines.

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CanisD

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Sunday, April 22nd 2012, 7:25am

Interesting. I guess the US Navy wasn't the only one to investigate the idea of torpedo battleships. Granted, with all those tubes I'd have grave doubts about her watertight integrity if she gets hit by one.

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Monday, April 23rd 2012, 3:06pm

You seriously need to find a different picture host. That site made my anti virus light up like a Christmas tree on fire

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Monday, April 23rd 2012, 3:25pm

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You seriously need to find a different picture host. That site made my anti virus light up like a Christmas tree on fire

Indeed.