I’d say it was more that they didn’t know, not so much that they didn’t understand. There have been quite a few things they’ve learned just from having her up on the blocks; a lot of it is documented in the ship’s library, but ain’t nobody got time fo’ readin’ all that unless they’re researching a question. (They’ve recently shown current footage of the ship’s library, and it’s…a lot of books and manuals.)The people restoring it didn't understand why there was a hatch in the keel.
A friend of mine knew a guy who was on a LRRP (IIRC) team in Nam. He told a story about being pinned down by a sniper; I don’t recall if he was the radioman or if he was just the guy on the radio, but he called for two rounds, first available, on grid coordinates whatever.My brother was in a firefight in ‘Nam when they called for fire support. Shells were coming in from the coast. He never knew if they from NJ, but when they impacted about 1/4 mile up the hill, a literal wave in the dirt would come down the hill.
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