ph0ebus Posted 2 November , 2009 Share Posted 2 November , 2009 Hi all, The debut here in New York of the USS New York today, built with steel from the World Trade Center, made me wonder if there was any sort of Great War equivalent, i.e., known metals/materials being used against the 'enemy' from whence they came? Just curious... -Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 2 November , 2009 Share Posted 2 November , 2009 I think most of the Great War scrap metal in the UK was dropped on the Germans during the 1940's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph0ebus Posted 2 November , 2009 Author Share Posted 2 November , 2009 I think most of the Great War scrap metal in the UK was dropped on the Germans during the 1940's I think you are right on in that assessment, but what about during the same conflict? For example, the Germans destroy some building/vessel in say 1914, and some part of it is used in a weapon/delivery system later in the same war? -Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 3 November , 2009 Share Posted 3 November , 2009 Although I have no hard facts I'm sure that the wreckage from downed Zeppelins was later re-used, Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartH Posted 3 November , 2009 Share Posted 3 November , 2009 The pig iron ballast from the Kaisers yacht kept one of the Sheffield steel works going for years making Armour plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 3 November , 2009 Share Posted 3 November , 2009 ah the good ole Bessemer. I remember seeing a peice of Vickers (Sheffield) Armour Plate c1909 at Kelham Island Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andigger Posted 3 November , 2009 Share Posted 3 November , 2009 I am certain the Germans melted down what they could as they moved through Belgium, especially what they could salvage from the forts around Liege. Of course there are a few stories of Germans capturing tanks later in the war and turning them on their former owners. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Nulty Posted 3 November , 2009 Share Posted 3 November , 2009 What about metal from the Koenig at al, scuppered at Scapa Flow, being used as part of the Lunar program and finding its way to the moon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Posted 3 November , 2009 Share Posted 3 November , 2009 Maybe if we hadn't given most of the metal to China, more of it than 7000 tons could've gone into the ship. Hi all, The debut here in New York of the USS New York today, built with steel from the World Trade Center, made me wonder if there was any sort of Great War equivalent, i.e., known metals/materials being used against the 'enemy' from whence they came? Just curious... -Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centurion Posted 3 November , 2009 Share Posted 3 November , 2009 I am certain the Germans melted down what they could as they moved through Belgium, especially what they could salvage from the forts around Liege. Of course there are a few stories of Germans capturing tanks later in the war and turning them on their former owners. Andy More than a few stories - most German tanks in action in WW1 were beute panzers - captured and restored British Mk IVs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiegeGunner Posted 3 November , 2009 Share Posted 3 November , 2009 What about metal from the Koenig at al, scuppered at Scapa Flow, being used as part of the Lunar program and finding its way to the moon? Indeed - steel from German warships scuttled at Scapa Flow was used in the space programme because it was free of the background radiation found virtually everywhere since 1945. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per ardua per mare per terram Posted 4 November , 2009 Share Posted 4 November , 2009 All the Victoria Crosses issued are made from recycled metal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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