I fully understand. We have two Mercedes-Benz at our house; my wife’s 2008 E320 Bluetec and my 1983 300CD. Both are diesels but could not be further apart in concept. The 2008 is servoed and electrickery-heavy whereas my 83 is a basic stone-age mechanical marvel. Despite some of the electrical peripherals being…

I think a major deterrent to recommisioning the battleships is the power plant. To my recall, they all used the old 600lb steam plant whereas the more modern steamships used the 1200lb plant. Today, I believe we have an all-gas turbine combatant fleet. If that is true, we no longer have the infrastructure and…