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[cema]

Quote: it is not easy to sink an oil supertanker, which is much bigger and more resilient than a warship.

So why would not they build warships from supertankers? Or is it just an unfortunate turn of phrase? (And isn't everything these days?) One would think...

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[arpad.livejournal.com]

Not quite absurd. Warships are built for speed and power. And (unless it's a carrier) they are smaller than supertankers.