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From: mikael@ped.gu.se
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: DDG-51
Message-ID: <1991May31.061208.13157@amd.com>
Date: 29 May 91 10:36:02 GMT
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From: mikael@ped.gu.se


fcrary@lightning.Berkeley.EDU (Frank Crary) writes:
>Why does the Burke have an all steel design? I >had thought all recient ships
>used aluminum?

That was the lesson learned by the British Royal Navy in the Falklands
conflict. A pure aluminium ship is a complete death trap when it
catches fire. Get hold of any of the books about the Falklands and
you'll find horrible descriptions of fire aboard aluminium ships.

Steel ships simply are a lot more survivable.

Mikael Borgman
mikael@ped.gu.se