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According to Wikipedia...."The brigade was not completely destroyed, but did suffer terribly, with 118 men killed, 127 wounded. After regrouping, only 195 men were still with horses". Out of 661 or 673 according to various sources.

A Bridge Too Far for land, and In Harm's Way for the sea. For Classical times, Spartacus.

Karl, try the following message board to the Tin Can Sailors. Maybe they will have an answer.

Gerard

http://www.destroyers.org/Forms/message.htm

I think that we all recognize that research these days seems to yield so much more information than ever before. For example, the Kriegsmarine's Fleettender, HELA (as Angara in the USSR navy) is for sale in Sevastopol. I also note that LST - 510, which participated in the D-Day landings, is in ferry...

Powerful in theory, but ineffectively commanded.

Ulrich, if you check the Spee pictures on John Asmussen's website, you'll see that these emblems did go into battle. The reason is that the Spee was at sea when war was declared and did not have the opportunity to remove them. Gerard http://www.deutschland-class.dk/admiral_graf_spee/gallery/gallgraf...

Ulrich, thanks as always for your interesting "finds". I find myself wondering what will be found next.

Gerard

Tiornu, a difficult scenario on the surface, but with Jerry Lewis as an incentive, it might work. I have never understood the French fascination with a performer whose work I cannot watch for 2 minutes.

Gerry

Ulrich, that is amazing. One thing is for certain, it will be virtually unsinkable!

Silverton

Ulrich, thanks for the view. When boats are out of their element, they look even more enormous. On the "hard", even my 37' Silverton appears large!

Good work, Tiornu! As miraculous as you think your work is here, it would pale next to the Mets winning the NL East. The next couple of weeks will tell. Coming from a forlorn LA Dodger fan.

Rest in Peace.

Ulrich, thanks for the beer calculation. I was fogging over at the discussion of past and present value of currency until you made it real.

Silverton

Very good as usual, Ulrich, but what time of day?

Regards,
Gerard