{"id":53134,"date":"2020-03-04T02:00:34","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T07:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=53134"},"modified":"2020-03-03T09:01:27","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T14:01:27","slug":"englands-secret-weapon-the-two-million-ton-megacarrier-made-of-ice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2020\/03\/04\/englands-secret-weapon-the-two-million-ton-megacarrier-made-of-ice\/","title":{"rendered":"England&#8217;s Secret Weapon: The Two Million Ton Megacarrier Made of Ice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1HxXoTpgzSg\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Today I Found Out<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 16 Feb 2018<\/p>\n<p>If you happen to like our videos and have a few bucks to spare to support our efforts, check out our Patreon page where we&#8217;ve got a variety of perks for our Patrons, including Simon&#8217;s voice on your GPS and the ever requested Simon Whistler whistling package: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TodayIFoundOut\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TodayIFoundOut<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This video is sponsored by <em>World of Warships<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In this video:<\/p>\n<p>Britain was taking a beating from the German ships and submarines and were looking for something to build a ship out of that couldn&#8217;t be destroyed by torpedoes, or at least could take a major pounding without incurring a fatal amount of damage. 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