Comments by "Steve Valley" (@stevevalley7835) on "USS Bainbridge - Guide 283" video.

  1.  @BB.61  sticks in my mind that I read the intent of the turtle deck was to shed water. Apparently, what happened was that the turtle deck destroyers tended to act like submarines instead, burying their bow in the water, while the raised forcastle ships did a better job of staying on top of the water.
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