Posted by Doug May on June 01, 1999 at 16:06:21 in 208.227.138.100 :
In Reply to: Re: Expansion joint posted by Bruce Beveridge on May 31, 1999 at 18:03:00:
Clarify something for me. Didn't the hull need an expansion joint in some way? If the ship was so long, did the rivetted plates flex so no other type of joint would be needed to keep the hull, which was the length of the ship, from breaking apart?