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- Fri May 05, 2006 3:48 pm
- Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
- Topic: Capt Kennedy of Rawalpindi
- Replies: 50
- Views: 16222
- Fri Apr 28, 2006 2:38 am
- Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
- Topic: Pearl Harbor Conspiracy Theory?
- Replies: 127
- Views: 35503
There is an interesting and well-researched book available that covers this topic. It discusses all aspects of what the US knew, who knew it, and provides a great deal of evidence to support the notion that FDR not only knew of the impending attack, but actually fostered and fomented it. The book is...
- Thu Apr 27, 2006 2:44 pm
- Forum: Naval History in General
- Topic: The most beautiful name for a warship?
- Replies: 50
- Views: 53778
- Tue Apr 25, 2006 12:50 am
- Forum: Ship Models, Plans and Drawings
- Topic: Commercial plastic kits of Bismarck/Tirpitz
- Replies: 9
- Views: 16122
- Mon Apr 24, 2006 7:54 pm
- Forum: Naval History in General
- Topic: The most successful and most unsuccessful Warships
- Replies: 150
- Views: 117383
Success is Hard to Define
As the fates of warships are inseparably intertwined with their applications, their commanders, and the element of chance, it is very hard to measure "success". For example, HMS Glorious was a thoroughly successful ship, especially when one considers that her fundamental design was so radi...
- Mon Apr 24, 2006 4:23 pm
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: Bismarck´s un ending arguments
- Replies: 56
- Views: 30662
The Port rudder was actually lodged into the center screw. Whether it happend during the torpedo explosion, or during impact onto the ocean floor we don't know for sure. There is no evidence that the shaft of any of her propellers was affected by the hit. If the rudder had fouled the screw as a res...