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Originally Posted by Mr Quatro

Tour of the Bonney Dick two years ago at the San Francisco Naval week showing what she looked like before the fire

Perhaps the Navy could still use her for a ship of mercy instead of a warship.

Front line communication ship or a First Responder

I recall a theory that a coal fire in bunker of the Titanic may have exacerbated the iceberg strike that sank the vessel in 1912 by weakening the steel plates. That much heat for this much time is certainly a matter for consideration. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/coal-fire-may-have-helped-sink-titanic-180961699/

While the fire was glossed over during the British Inquiry following the ship's sinking, Molony found a New York newspaper article featuring John Dilley, who was a fireman onboard the ship.
The firemen were told not to tell passengers or talk about the fire, which according to the Dilley burned the first few days of the voyage. “From the day we sailed the Titanic was on fire," according to the Dilley.
Molony said research suggests the coal fire was burning at over 1800 degrees Fahrenheit and may have warped the steel and made it brittle. The Titanic was designed to sink slowly enough that other ships could reach it and save passengers onboard, but the damage from the fire likely accelerated the ship's sinking