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- Sat Sep 05, 2009 5:22 pm
- Forum: Naval History in General
- Topic: The Greatest Naval Battle in History
- Replies: 257
- Views: 277511
Re: The Greatest Naval Battle in History
I picked Salamis because, if the Athens and its Greek allies had lost the battle, anyone living or descended from family from Europe probably would talking about a completely different world history. Salamis was the turning point in which Persia started its decline. If they had won, Persia most like...
- Sat Sep 05, 2009 3:53 pm
- Forum: Naval History in General
- Topic: Greatest admiral of all time
- Replies: 219
- Views: 214403
Re: World greatest admiral?
Nelson is the winner hands down in my opinion. While there have been many great admirals in history I don't any of them had the sixth sense that Nelson had in battle. True he was insubordinate in many cases ignoring orders from the Admiralty, but he perceived the correct reactions in battle. This wa...
- Sat Sep 05, 2009 3:24 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Lockerbie murdered free!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1748
Re: Lockerbie murdered free!
Looks like this decision had more to do with oil then anythinge else.
I would love to hear the opinions of a Briton on this whole disgraceful mess.
I would love to hear the opinions of a Briton on this whole disgraceful mess.
- Sat Sep 05, 2009 3:23 am
- Forum: Books and Reference
- Topic: Robert Massie's "Castles of Steel"
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1785
Robert Massie's "Castles of Steel"
I have recently completed Robert Massie's "Castles of Steel: Naval History of World War I." Overall it is an excellent book that both covers the military and political views of the overall naval conflict. The books takes mostly of the view of the British, with Jellicoe, Beatty, Fisher, and...
- Sat Sep 05, 2009 3:09 am
- Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
- Topic: US BBs into Tokyo Bay Jan 1945
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5271
Re: US BBs into Tokyo Bay Jan 1945
The Dardanelles during World War 1, forced Fisher to resigned in protest, and ended Churchill stint as Lord of the Admiralty.
So a similar action in Tokyo would be just as foolish tactically and politically.
So a similar action in Tokyo would be just as foolish tactically and politically.
- Sat Sep 05, 2009 2:52 am
- Forum: World Navies Today
- Topic: Top ten most powerful navies in the world
- Replies: 133
- Views: 435646
Re: The ten most powerful navies in the world
I think Legend is right. Aside from the USN it is the RN the only one building two 70,000 tons vessels: the Queen Elilzabeth Class aircraft carriers. And we are talking about the last navy that acomplished a military victory (1982) so, at least, must be INTO the list. I agree with both of you. Whil...
- Sat Sep 05, 2009 2:49 am
- Forum: World Navies Today
- Topic: Top ten most powerful navies in the world
- Replies: 133
- Views: 435646
Re: The ten most powerful navies in the world
6. Taiwan (the Naval Version of the Israeli Army: small, tough - as - nails; equipped with Aegis Destroyers). Only Japanese and South Korean Navies have ships with Aegis system (if we are discussing the Far East countries). Taiwanese Navy wants Aegises badly, but pressure which China is putting on ...
- Sat Sep 05, 2009 2:39 am
- Forum: Naval Weapons
- Topic: MK-23 16 In. Naval Shell (Most Powerful Naval Shell Ever)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 51234
MK-23 16 In. Naval Shell (Most Powerful Naval Shell Ever)
The Mark 23 was a further development of the Army's Mk-9 & Mk-19 280mm artillery shell. This was a 15-20 kiloton nuclear warhead adapted to a 16 in naval shell used on the 4 Iowa Class Battleships. While the USN had capable aircraft and missiles to use in the delivery of nuclear weapons, their t...
- Fri Sep 04, 2009 11:01 pm
- Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
- Topic: Historical LST 325
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2433
Historical LST 325
Hello everyone, I am new to the board. I would like share with everyone that there’s another ship out there for people to visit in the United States. While she isn't nearly as exciting as the USS Alabama or USS Missouri my hometown of Evansville, Indiana is where Landing Ship Tank (LST) 325 is docke...
- Fri Sep 04, 2009 10:27 pm
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: How did you come to be interested in Bismarck?
- Replies: 161
- Views: 185300
Re: How did you come to be interested in Bismarck?
When the Bismark was discovered I was in grade school. A classmate's father some how knew Bob Ballard. So I got into his books for much of my young life. I had all of his books and the one on the Bismark was my favorite. My intial interest in the Bismark led to my love of World War 2 and Naval Histo...