Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
During WW2, the British thought they could make an unsinkable ship. Project Habbakuk was formulated to solve the problem of unrelenting U-Boat attacks from the Germans under icy conditions in the Atlantic. Learning a strange lesson from the Titanic, they decided the best way to combat the ice problem in most of Europe was by creating a fortress made from icebergs. With a runway on top and a hollowed out interior for housing aircraft and crew, Pykrete was even created from water and sawdust to ensure balance. I’ll give you three guesses how it worked out.
During WW2, the British thought they could make an unsinkable ship. Project Habbakuk was formulated to solve the problem of unrelenting U-Boat attacks from the Germans under icy conditions in the Atlantic. Learning a strange lesson from the Titanic, they decided the best way to combat the ice problem in most of Europe was by creating a fortress made from icebergs. With a runway on top and a hollowed out interior for housing aircraft and crew, Pykrete was even created from water and sawdust to ensure balance. I’ll give you three guesses how it worked out.
