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Hi. I would like to know the structure of the flying deck. From the AOTs I know that the hangar deck is 2.5" thick, and that the flying deck was made of plating covered by wood. What would be the thickness of the underlying plates and of the wood? Thanks in advance. The flight deck was 8lb ( ....

With respect to the two ships, Rodney and Bismarck exchanging broadsides, the statistics make for interesting reading. Wikipedia. Rodney . 9 x 16inch Mk I naval gun. Rate of fire: 1.5 rounds per minute. Muzzle velocity: 2,586 ft/s (788 m/s). Shell weight: 2,048 pounds (929 kg). Bismarck . 8 x 15inc...

https://www.benjidog.co.uk/battleships/Rodney4.php about 1/2 way down the page is a complete copy or her Gunnery Action report against Bismarck. You'll note that one reply to the report is that Rodney scored no 16in hits for the first 20mins of the action: The last comment on Longley-Cook's paper, ...

There are claims making the rounds that Biden insisted upon a delay in release of the event to the press for “political reasons” related to the timing of the DOJ announcement of his son’s plea deal. Byron https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/23/titan-submersible-why-implosion-not-announced-so...

Some sources I have read, who are familiar with deep sea submersible technology, theorize that the failure point was most likely the wound carbon fiber + adhesive central cylinder. Their opinion is that a succession of dives over time would produce a series of truly immense pressure loads followed ...

Hello wadinga. The evidence does show that Suffolk and KGV only had one Walrus embarked. But Tovey could have used Repulse's Walrus. My compliments on a nice piece of lateral thinking. Using the Arado AR196 as a pseudo fighter/interceptor. Wikipedia: Arado AR196. Maximum speed: 332 km/h (206 mph) R...

Hello wadinga. I have looked at the Map in detail and see the points you are making. I have identified the source of the Map, The Pursuit: The Chase and Sinking of the Bismarck , Ludovic Kennedy, and am working on adapting it to provide a speculative time (circa 0900 TBC) and ship locations for thi...

Hello wadinga. I have looked at the Map in detail and see the points you are making. I have identified the source of the Map, The Pursuit: The Chase and Sinking of the Bismarck , Ludovic Kennedy, and am working on adapting it to provide a speculative time (circa 0900 TBC) and ship locations for thi...

What is your source for the awarding of battle honours?

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about 1/2 way down the page is a complete 27 page copy of her Gunnery Action report against Bismarck, along with Admiralty comments and replies.

https://www.benjidog.co.uk/battleships/Rodney4.php about 1/2 way down the page is a complete copy or her Gunnery Action report against Bismarck. You'll note that one reply to the report is that Rodney scored no 16in hits for the first 20mins of the action: The last comment on Longley-Cook's paper, b...

With respect to your following opinion. Tovey probably didn't mention the possibility of refueling in Eire, IMHO, because the despatch was a public document and disclosure of sensitive matters regarding Eire would have caused diplomatic issues for both the UK and Eire governments. I disagree. The D...

Mr dunmunro. With respect, I believe you have taken me out of context. My reference to 'sugar coating' was in regards to your interpretation of the 'towing KGV' signal/message. The signal which appears to have originated from Churchill, basically was authorizing Tovey to take extraordinary risks to...

Hello Mr dunmunro. Mr W. Churchill was a titan in his time, but for all the good he did, he also had his faults. The signal sent by Admiral Pound regarding 'towing KGV', on behalf of Churchill reflected poor judgement. As pointed out, Admiral Pound subsequently regretted sending it, and Admiral Tov...

Titanic tourist submersible goes missing with search under way:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65953872