The SS Tequila Sunrise????
Asherly I thought it was one of the Jutland 3 but the closest I can get to it is Queen Mary (nearly Bloody Mary).
regards
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- Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:36 pm
- Forum: Warship Photos
- Topic: Photos of ships sinking
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- Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:22 pm
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: Bismarck and her contemporaries
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- Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:31 pm
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: Bismarck and her contemporaries
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HI RF I think the answer lies in your earlier post: It doesn't sink merchant ships directly but it eliminates for at least a substantial period of time one battleship that can match Bismarck for speed, leaving only KGV itself able to catch Bismarck. So, with Bismarck's speed reduced because of the d...
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:51 am
- Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
- Topic: German Motto???
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The motto actually goes with the title Prince of Wales, usually given to the heir to the throne ie Prince Charles. Also the three feathers go with the title, usually called the Prince of Wales feathers. So the motto and the crest go with the name. Where it originally comes from I'm not sure, but the...
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:33 am
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: H-44: "the Super Bismarck"
- Replies: 35
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But, as you said earlier BG, it is easier to sink a ship with torpedoes because they make a mess under the waterline. Now I may be wrong about this but I seem to recall seeing somewhere a picture, or two, of a torpedo flat and the caption stated that there was a rail, or something similar, that was ...
- Sun Jan 13, 2008 5:47 pm
- Forum: World War II
- Topic: Colonel Stauffenberg and Tom Cruise´s movie
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- Fri Nov 09, 2007 12:36 pm
- Forum: Military History and Technology
- Topic: Military Historical Dates
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- Fri Nov 09, 2007 12:00 pm
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: Is Bismarck the best
- Replies: 55
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I'll leave it to others to give chapter and verse about why the Bismarck was better/worse than any other ship, but I will reply re Bismarck's gunnery. Whilst there is no doubt that German gunnery was very good you can rest assured that Bismarck's gunners were NOT aiming to hit the precise point on H...
- Wed Sep 12, 2007 12:11 am
- Forum: The Dreadnought Era (1906-1921)
- Topic: Naval race to WWI
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- Fri Sep 07, 2007 9:49 pm
- Forum: The Dreadnought Era (1906-1921)
- Topic: Naval race to WWI
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- Thu Sep 06, 2007 10:02 pm
- Forum: The Dreadnought Era (1906-1921)
- Topic: Naval race to WWI
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- Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:57 pm
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: H.M.S. Rodney damage
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- Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:15 pm
- Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
- Topic: Nelson, Rodney, King George V and Prince of Wales against...
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- Wed Aug 15, 2007 12:45 pm
- Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
- Topic: HMAS Sydney´s wreck found
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- Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:39 am
- Forum: Movies, Films, Documentaries and Games
- Topic: Best war movie ever?
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