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SFC Mark Merino
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Let's not discount the Musashi and Yamamoto.. This short film has the story of the Samual B Roberts in it. 'The destroyer escort that fought like a battleship.'

http://youtu.be/qIhnh0EEl1E
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
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Two other Great Monstrosities that proved that Big and Powerful isn't everything.
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LTC Self Employed
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Awesome. Crew mostly left to die after most survivors left to die.very sad.
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PO3 Donald Murphy
PO3 Donald Murphy
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Yup... "Hullo chaps. Sunk our flagship HMS Hood, did you? Mmmmm... No... 'course we don't hold any grudges. Now be good chaps and wait in this freezing cold water while we steady our course to 'survivor pickup mode' and circle to grab you. Be sure to huddle together while you're waiting..."
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PO3 Donald Murphy you are hilarious. John Kerry is too distracted to agree.
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SN Greg Wright
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Jesus. Look at the beam on that thing.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
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You look at the Beam on any of these damn Battlewagons and it is just insane isn't it.
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MSgt Michael Bischoff
MSgt Michael Bischoff
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So that is where "broad across the beam" came from. :)
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SN Greg Wright
SN Greg Wright
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MSgt Michael Bischoff - Yep. A ship's beam is measured at the widest point from side to side.
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