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Another casualty of sanctioning Russian energy, UK is no longer able to make steel. This is the country doing the most sabre rattling about having a war with Russia. (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] seas_surround@hexbear.net 13 points 8 months ago (2 children)

So this is why they're making their warships out of paper mache lately?

https://nitter.net/MyLordBebo/status/1748460625490002227#m

This is the result of two British ships crashing into each other today

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 8 months ago

UK built a Potemkin village of a navy I see.

[–] WashedAnus@hexbear.net 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm assuming this is a minesweeper. Fiberglass and wood are used to build minesweepers, as a steel hull will set off magnetically-fused naval mines. You still have the issue of the engines, shafts, and propellers, but those have much lower magnetic effect than an entire vessel made of ferrous metal.

[–] GaveUp@hexbear.net 3 points 8 months ago

Smartest Hexbear user when discussing a Western country right there