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I did some resarch because i didnt believe your comment at first.

It seems true, the preussen had a similiar height and was a really big ship.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preussen_(ship)

It shows how utterly insane the design of the bayesian was.



Materials science has advanced quite a bit since the Preussen though. Aluminum, or even carbon fiber masts, rod standing rigging, Dyneema (UHMWPE) ropes, etc., all add up and drastically reduces weight.

Not saying the Bayesian design was or wasn't insane, I don't know, but my point is that it shouldn't be judged compared to what was done over 100 years ago.




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