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Originally Posted by Fish In The Water
Quite the story that...
A suicidal charge to give the convoy time to scatter... The Captain goes down with his ship... Decorated posthumously...  |
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Originally Posted by jimbuna
Yeah, those were the days when the RN were still the most powerful navy in the world and as befitting an age old British naval tradition....engage the enemy on sight!!
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Another fine example would be the destroyer HMS Glowworm taking on the heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper and her destroyer escorts:
http://www.hmsglowworm.org.uk/