Comments on: Archaeology News: The Battleship Yamato; Chinese Archaeologists unearth earliest man-made cave houses http://granitestudio.org/2009/01/25/archaeology-news-chinese-archaeologists-unearth-earliest-man-made-cave-houses/ A Qing historian reads the newspaper... Sat, 02 Jul 2011 03:31:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: froog http://granitestudio.org/2009/01/25/archaeology-news-chinese-archaeologists-unearth-earliest-man-made-cave-houses/comment-page-1/#comment-10193 froog Mon, 26 Jan 2009 02:48:34 +0000 http://granitestudio.org/?p=748#comment-10193 Given that Yamato's forward magazines exploded, I would have thought it a bit doubtful that there's anything very recognisable left of the "main guns and the front portion of the hull". Given that Yamato’s forward magazines exploded, I would have thought it a bit doubtful that there’s anything very recognisable left of the “main guns and the front portion of the hull”.

]]> By: Jeremiah http://granitestudio.org/2009/01/25/archaeology-news-chinese-archaeologists-unearth-earliest-man-made-cave-houses/comment-page-1/#comment-10151 Jeremiah Sun, 25 Jan 2009 07:57:10 +0000 http://granitestudio.org/?p=748#comment-10151 I'll be the first to admit that WWII military history ain't my thing. I'd heard that about the Yamato and Musashi being the largest battleships, but because of my previously state lack of military history expertise was reluctant to make such a claim in the post. Thanks for the clarification and the info. I’ll be the first to admit that WWII military history ain’t my thing. I’d heard that about the Yamato and Musashi being the largest battleships, but because of my previously state lack of military history expertise was reluctant to make such a claim in the post. Thanks for the clarification and the info.

]]> By: Tom http://granitestudio.org/2009/01/25/archaeology-news-chinese-archaeologists-unearth-earliest-man-made-cave-houses/comment-page-1/#comment-10150 Tom Sun, 25 Jan 2009 07:47:41 +0000 http://granitestudio.org/?p=748#comment-10150 A "class" of ships is a set of ships built to a common design. By definition, ships in a class are all roughly the same size. "One of the largest of its class" doesn't actually convey any information. In fact, the Yamato and her sister Musashi are the largest battleships ever built, or that will ever be built. They were designed to outclass any American battleship that had to fit through the Panama Canal. The battleship era ended before any post-Panamax American battleships could be built. A “class” of ships is a set of ships built to a common design. By definition, ships in a class are all roughly the same size. “One of the largest of its class” doesn’t actually convey any information.

In fact, the Yamato and her sister Musashi are the largest battleships ever built, or that will ever be built. They were designed to outclass any American battleship that had to fit through the Panama Canal. The battleship era ended before any post-Panamax American battleships could be built.

]]> By: Paul Denlinger http://granitestudio.org/2009/01/25/archaeology-news-chinese-archaeologists-unearth-earliest-man-made-cave-houses/comment-page-1/#comment-10147 Paul Denlinger Sun, 25 Jan 2009 06:25:49 +0000 http://granitestudio.org/?p=748#comment-10147 Just wondering if these caves will be made available for human habitation again in light of recent economic developments? Just wondering if these caves will be made available for human habitation again in light of recent economic developments?

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