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Antonio Bonomi wrote:I would like to take the occasion to thank personally Jose' Rico for the space offered on the website and his kind and fair support.

No problem as long as I have free space available.

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This is an index that gathers the threads dealing with some of the most Frequently Asked Questions about the battleship Bismarck: Bismarck: Scuttled or Sunk? http://www.kbismarck.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16 Bismarck proper name "He" or "She" http://www.kbismarck.org/forum/viewto...

As far as I know, none of the survivors ever mentioned the presence of any cat aboard the Bismarck. A couple of months before Bruno Rzonca passed away in 2004, he was asked if there were any mascots aboard the ship, his answer was, "Nothing".

Divers have salvaged the 2m (6ft) bronze imperial eagle from the Panzerschiff Graf Spee, scuttled in the River Plate more than 66 years ago.



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I've seen "The Poseidon Adventure" a few times, and I like the idea that a new version is being made. Gene Hackman was great in the original movie. One of my favorites is "The Last Voyage", 1960, with Woody Strode who also played "Draba" in "Spartacus" the sam...

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Hello everyone, This is an index for the Norwegian Fjord threads previously posted by Antonio Bonomi: Oslo Fjord and the sinking of Blücher (9 April 1940) https://www.kbismarck.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=429 Bergen Fjords, Grimstad Fjord and Kalvanes Bay. Bismarck and Prinz Eugen anchor places on 21 ...

Bundesarchiv/Militärchiv, Freiburg. Schlachtschiff Bismarck . RM 25/3-9: Wegerungen, Längsschnitte. 1:200. RM 25/3-10: Wegerungen im Unterschiff - Innenboden unteres, Mittleres und oberes Platformdeck. 1:200. RM 25/3-11: Wegerungen im Oberschiff Panzerdeck, Zwischendeck, Batteriedeck. 1:200. RM 25/...

Hello everyone, Both British and Americans already had a relatively good detailed set of Bismarck plans by September 1941. Whether these plans were based on their own evaluations, or obtained from the Soviets, I can't say. However, I doubt the Soviets would supply anything to the Allies before June ...

January 16, 2006 Spaniard who hacked into US defence computer arrested A Spaniard who hacked into a Pentagon Internet site at the Point Loma naval base in San Diego has been arrested, Spanish police said Monday, acting on a complaint by the US embassy in Madrid. Police, who did not give any details ...

Marcelo, Try looking for photos of the USS Texas (BB35) during her major modernization overhaul in 1925-1927 at Norfolk Navy Yard. At this time the ship was retrofitted from coal burning to fuel-oil, and the original 14 boilers were replaced with 6 fuel-oil boilers. I couldn't find any photos myself...

Hello, Here is a photo that may bring a new light to this issue. http://www.kbismarck.com/photo259.jpg It has been sometimes erroneously described as being taken on the day of commissioning, 24 August 1940, but that is not the case since the top of turret "Dora" is dark. I would bet it is ...

I really don't know when exactly was the photo taken, but it is for sure 1941 since the Swastika is painted over the deck. Since there is a music band in the background maybe they are celebrating Hitler's birthday on 20 April 1941? :think: In any case it seems to be a big occasion. On this other pho...

Yes, it is indeed Captain Lindemann delivering a speech to the ship's crew.
Do you want to guess the date?