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Pykrete trials may have used a raft rather than a ship

Some floating pykrete test structure is recalled, but whether it was a ship or only a raft remains uncertain.

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Question

Were test ships made from pykrete?

Short answer

Some test construction is recalled, but it may have been a floating raft rather than a ship.

Notes

Some trials with pykrete are recalled. The recollection does not establish that a complete ship was built, since the object may have been a floating raft.