Now, on the bright side, things weren't all bad; they had commendably-thick belt armor, which was 12 inches thickness, and they had a very large number of subdivided watertight compartments, which would make them very durable. Due to their being quite fat, they could also turn very quickly, even if they were waddling along by the end of the turn.
2018 December 19, Drachinifel, 4:55 from the start, in SMS Nassau - Guide 007 (Human Voice), archived from the original on 18 December 2022