tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19078641.post1801517990656085164..comments2024-02-10T03:22:49.303-05:00Comments on Potpourri for $500: A Sailor Setting Son.Dave S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12642181505614685541noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19078641.post-44413169355262754272014-09-07T17:35:29.012-04:002014-09-07T17:35:29.012-04:00Torpedoed, obviously. I speak typonese ... Torpedoed, obviously. I speak typonese ... John C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19078641.post-42503008430515637542014-09-07T17:34:49.879-04:002014-09-07T17:34:49.879-04:00Interesting that they don't mention that the g...Interesting that they don't mention that the guns fired from a range of 1.5 miles were <i>not</i> what ultimately sank the Bismarck. She was torpedoes by the HMS Dorcetshire, a heavy cruiser. I believe that it was the last time that a capital ship sunk another with torpedoes.JCCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19078641.post-30676544421652927482014-08-29T09:16:30.873-04:002014-08-29T09:16:30.873-04:00That's a good one. So British even his first n...That's a good one. So British even his first name is a surname! Too bad they didn't throw in a "St. John" in there for insurance.<br /><br />I knew that the final action against Bismarck was at short range, but a mile and a half?! At that range they must have depressed the main guns below the horizontal.Dave S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12642181505614685541noreply@blogger.com