Ships were historically built from steel, so why did The US start building warships from aluminium?
Maybe it's because aluminium is #NotWhatYouThink!

Music:
Oceanic Adventure - Bonnie Grace
Clearer Views - From Now On
Urgent News - Wendel Scherer
Fire Storm 3 - Fredrik Ekstrom
Arizona - Brendon Moeller-01
Smart Cube - Jobii
Sidelined - Dip Diet
Evolutionary Plans - Farrell Wooten

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Department of Defense, Royal Navy, Austal, Charles Walker, MrRIDE82, National Archives
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