Reindeer's wartime submarine trip

[mookiemookie]

In 1941, the crew of HMS Trident were given a reindeer as a gift by the USSR navy. The 56 crewmen spent six weeks sharing their already confined living accommodation with the fully-grown reindeer nicknamed Pollyanna


http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/hampshire/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8386000/8386947.stm

[AVGWarhawk]

A bottle of nice win or something would have surficed. :O: Why a deer?

[Torvald Von Mansee]

A bottle of nice win or something would have surficed. :O: Why a deer?

http://www.bestoffunnyemail.com/images/makes-no-sense.jpg

[SteamWake]

Reindeer, it's what's for dinner


http://cms.travel.latimes.com/articles/la-tr-alaskareindeer20-2008jul20

[OneToughHerring]

I used to have the reindeer emblem on my sub in SH3. I wonder if those guys had it as well.

[Jimbuna]

Nice alternative meal when on an extended patrol :DL

[Rilder]

So what your saying is Santa's sleigh is actually a Submarine and instead of gifts the tradition is to give merchants torpedoes?

[SteamWake]

So what your saying is Santa's sleigh is actually a Submarine and instead of gifts the tradition is to give merchants torpedoes?

I heard just aft of the chimney is a good spot ;) :haha:

[frau kaleun]

So what your saying is Santa's sleigh is actually a Submarine and instead of gifts the tradition is to give merchants torpedoes?

And with Rudolph along, he can even rig for red.