25 🇨🇳 Caught Red-Handed Stripping Allied WWII Royal Navy battleship HMS Prince of Wales and cruiser HMS Repulse for Scrap—Grave of 842 British sailors (www.westernjournal.com) posted 1 year ago by lovecymru 1 year ago by lovecymru +25 / -0 Chinese Caught Red-Handed Stripping Allied WWII Grave for Scrap A Chinese salvage ship has been accused of looting two British World War II shipwrecks near the Malaysian coast. 4 comments share 4 comments share save hide report block hide replies
These ships have Low-background Steel. When nuclear weapons were first detonated in the 40’s they contaminated the steel produced afterwards. This older steel needs to be salvaged for its quality (required for certain sensitive instruments).