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Both were rendered useless hulks long before they went under, though.
by ceejayoz 7mo ago
Both were rendered useless hulks long before they went under, though.
- WalterBright 7mo agoConsidering how the sunk ships at Pearl Harbor were refloated, refitted, and put back into service suggests otherwise.
- ceejayoz 7mo agoThat's great if you're in a shallow anchorage (average depth: 45 feet). Less so if you sink in the Arabian sea and you're under fire during the refloating process. I also suspect modern ships are a little more sensitive to complete immersion. Case in point: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helge_Ingstad_collision https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helge_Ingstad_collision > In May 2019, the Minister of Defense was presented with a report from Defense Material which concluded that a possible repair would cost 12–14 billion and take more than five years. The cost of purchasing a new corresponding vessel was estimated at NOK 11–13 billion, with a completion time of just over five years. And it didn't even go all the way under.