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Wulfmann · 01-17-06, 11:27 AM

H, Hood was the most famous ship up to May 24 1941. The last documentary done on her was titled "Sunk by the Bismarck" Sums up the argument!!!

The Bismarck in a sense went behind enemy lines and fought the only center ring championship fight of WWII..

It was not the Dorsetshire that knocked out the main gunnery control position on Bismarck. Dory joined the fight after it started. It was HMS Norfolk that hit Bismarck killing Albrecht Schneider credited with destroying HMS Hood and Norfolk also in Dec 1943 knocked out Scharnhorst's main radar as well. Lightning striking twice but good crews have a way of making things look lucky.

Tirpitz, the Lonely Queen of the North, was her title.
She did much to help tie down allied units and part of that was the Bismarck perception fear.
A large carrier and 2 modern battleships were always on hand for the in case break out.
Likewise the allies tied down German units in Norway with the trumped up invasion never intended to take place

But, Bismarck was not a she but a he as her captain insisted and most choose to honor that fine man's request.

Wulfmann

01-17-06, 11:27 AM	#14
Wulfmann Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 1,010 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	H, Hood was the most famous ship up to May 24 1941. The last documentary done on her was titled "Sunk by the Bismarck" Sums up the argument!!! The Bismarck in a sense went behind enemy lines and fought the only center ring championship fight of WWII.. It was not the Dorsetshire that knocked out the main gunnery control position on Bismarck. Dory joined the fight after it started. It was HMS Norfolk that hit Bismarck killing Albrecht Schneider credited with destroying HMS Hood and Norfolk also in Dec 1943 knocked out Scharnhorst's main radar as well. Lightning striking twice but good crews have a way of making things look lucky. Tirpitz, the Lonely Queen of the North, was her title. She did much to help tie down allied units and part of that was the Bismarck perception fear. A large carrier and 2 modern battleships were always on hand for the in case break out. Likewise the allies tied down German units in Norway with the trumped up invasion never intended to take place But, Bismarck was not a she but a he as her captain insisted and most choose to honor that fine man's request. Wulfmann __________________ "The right to keep and bear arms should not be infringed upon, if only to prevent tyranny in government" Thomas Jefferson,; Constitutional debates