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WWII veterans are not exactly sure of the exact origin, but the popular expression appeared to join two sailors' perceptions: one -- that the thin armor of their destroyer was no thicker that of a "tin can" and two -- the very successful US metal drives recycled millions of home good "tin cans" into building these ships. The fact is, the US assembly line production model put thousands of ships of different classes and types into service in just a few years -- and much of the steel was from recycling.

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