Prinz Eugen's Afterdeck
Hermione could take it and dish it out.
Bgile, RF etc,
During Operation Style (02/08/41), a high speed Gibraltar to Malta supply op with Arethusa, Manxman and destroyers, HMS Hermione rammed Italian sub Tembien at near full speed (latter was on the surface and apparently not paying attention). On arrival in Malta divers spotted a tear in her hull plating.
She proceeded back to Gib as planned, where a 14ft gash in hull plating, flooding below platform deck and minor damage to frames etc was repaired over 5 days.
Attacking without regard to consequences was the guiding principle in the RN at that time. The Nelson Touch, "Engage the Enemy More Closely
Unfortunately for Hermione, Axis subs got their own back a year later when U-205 sank her, (but nearly all the crew survived). The Didos were fine ships, built quickly with scarce resources, putting reasonable punch in a limited displacement. Phoebe survived two serious torpedoings and was put back together twice by our excellent American friends in Brooklyn Navy Yard.
All the Best
wadinga
During Operation Style (02/08/41), a high speed Gibraltar to Malta supply op with Arethusa, Manxman and destroyers, HMS Hermione rammed Italian sub Tembien at near full speed (latter was on the surface and apparently not paying attention). On arrival in Malta divers spotted a tear in her hull plating.
She proceeded back to Gib as planned, where a 14ft gash in hull plating, flooding below platform deck and minor damage to frames etc was repaired over 5 days.
Attacking without regard to consequences was the guiding principle in the RN at that time. The Nelson Touch, "Engage the Enemy More Closely
Unfortunately for Hermione, Axis subs got their own back a year later when U-205 sank her, (but nearly all the crew survived). The Didos were fine ships, built quickly with scarce resources, putting reasonable punch in a limited displacement. Phoebe survived two serious torpedoings and was put back together twice by our excellent American friends in Brooklyn Navy Yard.
All the Best
wadinga
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Re:
Hi Thomas and all ~ Sorry for bringing this old one up again, but I stumbled over your statement regarding the design of the DC racks. Was the port one really different to the starboard one? Not that it is of great importance, as I covered them with canvas on my model, but do you know the possible reason for this and where the racks came from?tommy303 wrote:Hi all,
I retract the statement that it might be a minesweeper. After carefully looking over the photograph, it is probably as stated Prinz Eugen from which the photo was taken. The photographer was standing very near the stern at almost the centerline, looking to port and slightly forward. The confusing point was the two depth charges racks, one to port and one to starboard were not the same design and the one in the picture was the less photographed port one, which resembled the type used on minesweepers and destroyers.
my apologies to all.
thomas
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Re: Prinz Eugen's Afterdeck
If I recall, the port one is a single rack, ie it can drop one at a time, whereas its mate on the other side appears to be a twin rack arrangement. This of course might have changed over time, and in fact probably did. I am not certain as to who supplied the racks, assuming they were not built and installed by the shipyard.
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What God abandoned these defended;
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