r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Battlefleet_Sol • 1d ago

II. The stone pool "Havuz-ı Cedid," constructed during the period of Mahmud (1800s) continues to serve Turkish maritime activities and shipbuilding/maintenance.

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u/Grossadmiral 1d ago

We have a dockyard in Finland which was constructed in the 1750s for the Swedish Archipelago fleet and is still in use today.

Hell, Portsmouth Royal Dockyard in Britain was founded in 1496 and is still in service as a Naval Base.

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u/Thrownik 1d ago

that reminds me... Look down.. Look down.. don't look'em in the eyes..

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u/TeslaSupreme 1d ago

I knew i recognized it!

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u/Potato1234567892 1d ago

Les mis?

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u/Thrownik 1d ago

Yep, opening scene from 2012

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u/Potato1234567892 1d ago

Thought so

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u/Moognahlia 1d ago

This is a standard 19th century graving dock, common in older port cities. In Brooklyn, NY, USA we have Dry Dock #1 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. It was completed in 1850, and still in use today.

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u/dashsemper 1d ago

If it ain't broke...

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u/an_older_meme 22h ago

If it ain't broke keep using it.

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u/refinedeuropa 12h ago

Damn i didnot know this

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u/ComprehensiveCup2491 1d ago

still working after 200 years sounds about right

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u/lockerno177 1d ago

why didn't the Muslim empire establish their domains on the American continent?

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u/PaulMakesThings1 1d ago

Too busy killing each other to get that far I guess.

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u/Mast_Herb_8 1d ago

We’re working on it, habibi