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Salvage of USS Oklahoma after Pearl Harbor
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This is a fascinating .pdf file that shows what it took to right and refloat USS Oklahoma after it took 9 Japanese torpedoes and capsized in 10 minutes taking over 400 of her crew with her. Amazing operation...
http://web.mst.edu/~rogersda/umrcourses/ge342/Salvage%20of%20USS%20Oklahoma.pdf
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This is so fascinating!
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Thank you, Chief! That was amazing. Sent it to Dad to look at.
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Righting the
Oklahoma
set the standard for righting capsized ships such as the
Costa Concordia
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