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Old June 11th, 2011, 07:18 AM   #1

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Greatest Ships


post some of your favorite ships




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Zheng He's treasure ship

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the SS Great Eastern

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Old June 11th, 2011, 07:34 AM   #2

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Old June 11th, 2011, 08:05 AM   #3
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Famous British ships:

Mary Rose
HMS Victory
HMS Dreadnought
RMS Titanic
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Old June 11th, 2011, 08:22 AM   #4

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HMS Warspite and HMS Gloworm.
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Old June 11th, 2011, 08:33 AM   #5

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HMS Victory
Golden Hind
USS Enterprise (starship)
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Old June 11th, 2011, 11:53 AM   #6

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IJN Yamato:
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Old June 11th, 2011, 04:35 PM   #7

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The Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria.

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Old June 11th, 2011, 08:31 PM   #8

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The windjammers (steel hulled sailing ships, successors of the clippers) were glorious. Perhaps they still might make a comeback.

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Preussen

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Old June 11th, 2011, 08:41 PM   #9
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Why, the H.M.S. Tyrannic, of course!


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I forgot the Cutty Sark
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