"Terry K" wrote in message
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One I was hoping to see is missing. In Ottawa, Lake Deschenes, there
is on shore a circular (round) boat which was used as a tour boat. It
looked like an unidentified floating object. Nobody seemed to know
much about it, as it had been on the beach for years.

Terry K

Interesting.
Russian Admiral Popov devised a round battleship design in the 19th century
following the idea of the rotating turret of the Monitor. He made the whole
ship the turret. Two were built, but not surprisingly, could neither go
straight nor manuever well.