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Old 02-06-08, 12:42 PM   #10
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Scrapping would involve breaking it up into pieces (I know, I know), then making it into razor blades or hairs straighteners.
Thats what they are doing to parts of it!
You may well be shaving with the lower midships of U-534 in the next few months.
:hmm: The article mentions she "will be split into four pieces using a diamond wire cutter". That does not sound like they are tossing anything away or truly scrapping anything. I admit it's a shame to cut her up at all, but it is not like they are tossing large chunks of her into the smelting furnace.
I agree, while I would rather she be preserved in one piece, its better then being scrapped. Look at it this way, at least no matter what happens, she will be around in some respect.

Besides, there is always the 505

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The warships museum was closed down after nearby warehouses were redeveloped and the land was needed for parking space.


That just pisses me off....
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