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Damn, that's interesting!

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The Sea-Based X-Band Radar being transported by ship (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to c/damnthatsinteresting@lemmy.ml
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The radar can detect airborne ICBM warheads up to 2500 miles away.

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[โ€“] sjmarf@sh.itjust.works 19 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Blue Marlin is a semi-submersible ship, which means that it can lower itself partly underwater to allow its cargo to move on/off. The ship is designed primarily to move oil rigs around, with this being a special case. The radar itself is actually a converted oil rig.

Blue Marlin preparing to offload an oil rig:

[โ€“] worsedoughnut@lemdro.id 2 points 7 months ago

Oh sick, thanks!