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As a matter of interest AND IRRESPECTIVE OF "RACE CREED OR COLOUR" is there any particular reason that bows are (OR AREN'T) particularly vulnerable ? I can think of factors that might affect their strength, are any of these valid or not particularly valid ? 1: "Thinness/fineness"...

If I might ask, what does the claim for "scuttling" add to the people who claim that it occured ? Is it just trying to get the facts "right" ? Is it a claim that the ship would not have sunk unless scuttled ? Is it some sort of "honour" thing ? Likewise, is it something...