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3 hours ago, janice6 said:

Old Ironsides got it's name from the English cannon balls bouncing off its hull.  The hull was 21" thick Oak.  A grand old lady!

Supposedly more sailors were injured and killed because of flying splinters than by direct hits from shots fired. 

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