On Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:17:23 -0500, BAR wrote:

Your qualifications as a Naval architect and your degrees in all areas
of engineering are duly noted. Why don't you write a letter to Secretary
Gates and tell him to tell the Navy to start building them out of wood
again.

John Wayne had a wood warship. 150 foot, 2 1/2 mahogany over aluminum
frames. Special nonmagnetic Detroit Diesel 12V149's. [Canada wanted
150 000 for one like it in 2000.]

Casady