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[–] Iblis1 ago 

thought it was gonna sink

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[–] ampqre ago 

that is 3,500 metric tons of steal and ship they just tossed into the water.

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[–] ErrantDebris ago 

steal

The name Detroit has some context, eh?

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[–] Prarydog2 ago 

Is it common for small things to break during these launches or have they perfected the art?

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[–] LamiaMiia [S] 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago  (edited ago)

My guess is they launch the outer shell of the ship, but then add the more fragile parts (such as computers, weapons, munitions, etc.) after it's launched.

Though I'm not completely sure.

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[–] former-reddit-user 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

This is more or less spot on. Once the ship is afloat it still has months and months to go before it's ready.

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[–] Skeleton227 ago 

I always enjoy watching these.

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[–] ByNEMns ago 

Great, as if my hometown didn't have enough death to its name.

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[–] LamiaMiia [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

This is the 6th ship to be named Detroit by the way.

Source.

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[–] ByNEMns ago 

Oh yes. Well aware. My military "buddies" liked to remind me of it.

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[–] Bkow ago 

Imagine being inside when it is launched.

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[–] Killingyourmom 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Totally expected it to sink as an insult to Detroit.

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[–] not_ron 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

That is terrifying!

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