On Sat, 10 Jan 1998, Matt Clark wrote:
> Adding to the theory you’re referring to: It isn’t that “it wasn’t an
> iceberg,” it was that the brush with the berg didn’t slice the hull like a
> can opener, which has been the conventional wisdom. Instead, it caused
> plates at three different levels to pop their rivets and let the sea in. A
> major contributing factor was that the “curing” of the steel used in the
> plates made them brittle at low sea temperatures. Several publications,
> including the NY Times, published on this within the last three or four
> months.

Hmm … How would cold have affected *armor* plate, I wonder. ??

Would HOOD and SCHARNHORST have had their armor brittled/weakened by the
cold, too?

Fascinating implications, Matt. Thanks.

Lou