Comments on: History In These Plates http://blog.usni.org/2009/11/16/history-in-these-plates/ The Naval Institute’s taken its independent forum to a new level - with you in the middle of it. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:43:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Murdoc Online » Saturday Linkzookery – 21 Nov 2009 http://blog.usni.org/2009/11/16/history-in-these-plates/comment-page-1/#comment-173689 Murdoc Online » Saturday Linkzookery – 21 Nov 2009 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:55:30 +0000 http://blog.usni.org/?p=5119#comment-173689 [...] History In These Plates Armor plating from the Tirpitz used by Oslo road construction crews. [...] [...] History In These Plates Armor plating from the Tirpitz used by Oslo road construction crews. [...]

]]> By: Abu Thaar http://blog.usni.org/2009/11/16/history-in-these-plates/comment-page-1/#comment-172304 Abu Thaar Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:58:29 +0000 http://blog.usni.org/?p=5119#comment-172304 Seems entirely appropriate. I'm not terribly sentimental about an enemy ship. An Iowa would be different. Seems entirely appropriate. I’m not terribly sentimental about an enemy ship. An Iowa would be different.

]]> By: UltimaRatioReg http://blog.usni.org/2009/11/16/history-in-these-plates/comment-page-1/#comment-171915 UltimaRatioReg Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:07:04 +0000 http://blog.usni.org/?p=5119#comment-171915 In the late 1990s, I served with a Norwegian LtCol named Faret, who described in detail the vessel being cut up into the 1960s, and that once these "Tirpitz plates" were everywhere on Norway's streets. I loved the story so much, I am now in the habit of calling the steel plates on our various New England road projects "Tirpitz plates". A perfect opportunity to tell the story whenever someone asks! In the late 1990s, I served with a Norwegian LtCol named Faret, who described in detail the vessel being cut up into the 1960s, and that once these “Tirpitz plates” were everywhere on Norway’s streets.

I loved the story so much, I am now in the habit of calling the steel plates on our various New England road projects “Tirpitz plates”. A perfect opportunity to tell the story whenever someone asks!

]]> By: Matthew Lang http://blog.usni.org/2009/11/16/history-in-these-plates/comment-page-1/#comment-171914 Matthew Lang Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:03:06 +0000 http://blog.usni.org/?p=5119#comment-171914 You have to hand it to the Europeans, they can and will recycle everything! You have to hand it to the Europeans, they can and will recycle everything!

]]> By: Ryan Erickson http://blog.usni.org/2009/11/16/history-in-these-plates/comment-page-1/#comment-171905 Ryan Erickson Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:34:03 +0000 http://blog.usni.org/?p=5119#comment-171905 Chris, thanks for the post... I first saw it in the RSS feed and thought for sure it was going to discuss the sinking of a vessel on the street. That would have been interesting. None the less thanks for the information. Chris, thanks for the post… I first saw it in the RSS feed and thought for sure it was going to discuss the sinking of a vessel on the street. That would have been interesting. None the less thanks for the information.

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