Comments by "Ben Wilson" (@benwilson6145) on "The Drydock - Episode 105" video.

  1. William Dampier had an energetic Carpenter who managed to sink HMS Roebuck, on his own to the great distress of everyone onboard.
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  2. Cranes are a pretty recent addition on ships, there may have been used to launch float planes. On proper ships it was all derricks, and the boom at the base of a mast is your derrick, so already at hand, may require some additional rigging,
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  3. That"s why she was sunk.
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