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To: Maple MAGA who wrote (1563987)	10/8/2025 8:12:37 PM
From: maceng2	Respond to of 1572324

That picture reminds me of Cowes week. Used to see it every year. Lots of Navy ships from many countries visited. The history of Cowes Week: One of the oldest sailing regattas in the world \| CNN There is a boat I have not seen yet. That boat plus the oil described below made a big difference. Oil Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices Message Board - Msg: 35288499 Turbinia Discovery Museum Newcastle Tyne & Wear - Britain All Over Travel Guide I have seen the powerplant at the Science Museum in London several times. Turbinia - Wikipedia I remember reading when the USA Navy ships were cruising off Iraq to enforce an Oil embargo, the ships were actually burning Iranian Oil that had been smuggled out. It was better Oil to refine for navy ships engaged in duties.

To: Maple MAGA who wrote (1563987)	10/8/2025 8:15:55 PM
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To: Maple MAGA who wrote (1563987)	10/9/2025 11:29:00 AM
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Britain ruled the oceans until technology killed their empire. The development of battleships from ships of the line over the span of less than a century drove them to the edge of bankruptcy. The British Empire always had the latest and greatest with the greatest numbers throughout the evolution from wood-hulled sailing ships with bronze, black powder muzzle-loading cannons with a crows nest to the steel-hulled, oil-fired turbines with large bore, smokeless powder rifles and radio and radar. And then promptly blew them up and got them sunk in the two world wars which pushed them over the edge. That the empire descended into nepotism and crony capitalism didn't help matters much.