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There's a naval museum in Calgary, which always cracks me up.

Posted by Reagen (aka Reagen) Jul 16 '09, 15:00

Apparently a huge portion of the Canadian navy in WWII was from Alberta, but still, it don't get much more landlocked than here. We barely even have lakes.

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How about a navel museum? -- nm - (500) Days of Dano Jul 16, 15:04
Do they have a replica of an Italian submarine? -- nm - Mop (still 235lbs... on a good day) Jul 16, 15:01 6
- IIRC some of the first submarines were developed in Austria -- nm - Roger More Jul 16, 15:04 5
  - yep, when they tried to dig a cellar in a houseboat .. -- nm - marcel Jul 16, 15:06
  - though at the time, A-H stretched to the Adriatic. -- nm - Reagen Jul 16, 15:05 3
    - I have an idea they were used in the Carinthian lakes (but Google is not being my friend) -- nm - Roger More Jul 16, 15:10 1
      - and no, I'm not thinking of Captain von Trapp -- nm - Roger More Jul 16, 15:13
    - Albania... Albania... -- nm - Mop (still 235lbs... on a good day) Jul 16, 15:06
"Sylvan Puddle" ... -- nm - Beryllium Jul 16, 15:01

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There's a naval museum in Calgary, which always cracks me up.

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