USS Cumberland
Private
- Joined
- Dec 23, 2014
Not Civil War, but worth seeing ... Enjoy:
Portuguese ?Any idea what language that narrator was speaking in? I realize it was a latin or spanish country but it sounded "strange". And that incident probably happened a few times in Naval history until they figured out how or why ballast was used.
Apparently the two new RN carriers lean slightly in opposite directions in their natural point of balance !Can happen even with modern vessels if the balance of weight calculations are wrong, or if the constructors don't check. Incidentally no vessel rides 100% upright, they are always a fraction out one way or the other.
Did the ship actually turn over?Isnt weight distribution one of the theories about the Sultana disaster? Supposedly most of the men on the top deck ran to one side to either get away from the flames or to rubberneck and get a better view making the ship extremely top heavy.
I don't think it did but most of the weight to one side did make it difficult ,if not impossible, to steer or maneuver. Maybe some "expert" on this field can help us out.Did the ship actually turn over?
Apparently the two new RN carriers lean slightly in opposite directions in their natural point of balance !