Phil Scott wrote:

Now a question? What do you think happens to an all
steel ship, with frozen storage holds 6 decks deep, below the
water level, with only the outside of envelope of the
holds insulated, not the steel plates between the
holds...those welded solid of course across the hull...

I'm having trouble picturing this.

As the refrigeration systems were started up, 3ea 600 ton
ammonia screw machines, the holds reached minus 20F... the
bankers and other other investors were gathered on deck
drinking champagne and eating sushi... a noise some
described as a howitzer being fired occurred, and the ship
shook violently as the high rollers fled for the gang plank
and watched the ship break in half and sink...

Interesting... Would you describe what happened more exactly?

Odd they didn't try this before the bankers showed up... :-)

Nick