Submarines in WWII

Eichenlaub · 09-13-06, 05:17 PM

Danelov,

Thank you for that! An excellent overview.

Perhaps I should look up that Roma sinking, since the details interest me - I've never heard of a battleship being sunk by a Luftwaffe flying bomb.

One final note though. Despite being 25,000 tons and later being refitted to a GRT of 31,000, HMS Repulse was really a battlecruiser and not a battleship. Same goes for HMS Hood but I understand why you listed them here among the battleships: they functioned like battleships during the war and carried almost the same reputation.

Many thanks for this very nice summary!

Kind regards,

Eichenlaub

09-13-06, 05:17 PM	#16
Eichenlaub Electrician's Mate Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nijmegen Posts: 132 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Danelov, Thank you for that! An excellent overview. Perhaps I should look up that Roma sinking, since the details interest me - I've never heard of a battleship being sunk by a Luftwaffe flying bomb. One final note though. Despite being 25,000 tons and later being refitted to a GRT of 31,000, HMS Repulse was really a battlecruiser and not a battleship. Same goes for HMS Hood but I understand why you listed them here among the battleships: they functioned like battleships during the war and carried almost the same reputation. Many thanks for this very nice summary! Kind regards, Eichenlaub __________________ "Despite living in a country where soft-drugs, prostitution, gay-marriage and euthanasia are all legal, I've never felt any inclination towards any of them." When SHIV hits the scene, we should not fear the double D Geisha escort...we should welcome her...