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Old 03-10-06, 10:13 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by trenken
A bit off topic, but there is a Kursk show on the History International channel right now if you have it. Damn that was a massive sub.

Yeah, she... or in this case "He" because the Russians give masculine names for their ships... was large. But their Typoon Class SSBN's are the size of a WWII Fleet Carrier.

Imagine the HMS Illustrious submerging... yikes!
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