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Old 05-26-2011, 17:56   #12
Pete
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Was wondering when....

Sigaba, was wondering what took you so long to chip in.

Since you're the naval historian here - question.

In ball park figures what was the cost of a 18th century three deck ship of the line in say England (HMS Victory) vs a modern carrier to the US - in the best GDP guesstimate.

Are the modern navies putting as much a strain on the superpowers today as the older fleets did to the Brits, French and Spainish?
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