Date: 20/04/2026 15:56:26
From: Michael V
ID: 2382690
Subject: re: Old Photos
Neophyte said:
Spiny Norman said:
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“After a torpedo blew off 150 feet of the USS New Orleans’ bow in 1942, the crew built a replacement from coconut logs and sailed her backwards 1,000 miles to Australia. The severed bow was found on the seafloor 83 years later.”
Well, you can’t say the front fell off, but….
LOL
:)