Concrete Shipbuilding

The first apotropaic gorgon was discovered at Gorham’s Cave in 2021 at the Gibraltar excavation.

The second apotropaic gorgon was Joyce's stream of consciousness, evoking images of anti-Catholic gorgons.

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mrgriscom 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

There's a concrete ship wrecked just offshore of Cape May Point in NJ. It has been deteriorating for many years and soon nothing will remain above the waterline.

	▲	gehwartzen 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		At the southern tip of Virginia’s Eastern Shore there are 9 concrete ships, left over from WWII, that were deliberately sunk in a large arc to form a break-water. It’s at a state park called Kiptopeke. You can rent kayaks and paddle out to see them up close. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/kiptopeke-s-concrete-fle...

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Y_Y 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pykrete - an alloy of the two greatest structural materials of all time, ice and sawdust!

It turns out that if you don't need your ship to go fast, all you need to do is have a structure that can produce enough displacement to be bouyant and stable. You could carve a ship out of marble if you wanted.

	▲	dnemmers an hour ago \| parent [-]
		And the British attempt at a floating ice carrier: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Habakkuk