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In 1943, in a remote Alberta lake, workers began to construct a bergship to withstand Nazi U-boat attacks
In 1943, in a remote Alberta lake, workers began to construct a bergship to withstand Nazi U-boat attacks | National Post
In 1943, in a remote Alberta lake, workers began to construct a bergship to withstand Nazi U-boat attacks | National Post
Yep- remains are at the bottom of the lake.In the fall of 1942, Pyke had developed a material made from a mixture of ice and wood chips. Called pykrete, the substance not only floated, but stayed frozen at warm temperatures for a longer period than regular ice. It also repelled bullets.
Why not, Pyke reasoned, build a pykrete aircraft carrier that could be used to protect Allied convoys? Or better yet, a fleet of indestructible war ships?