near Invincible ships in port

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by andwii

I fired a spread of 4 eels at the Nelson, all hitting it but not sinking it. I needed to put in two more for her to go down, yet when Prein attacked the royal oak it only took 4 impacts.

Royal Oak: Built in 1916, 31,000 tons full load, recieved anti-torpedo bulges between the wars.

Nelson: Built in 1935, 41,000 tons full load, anti-torpedo bulges built in.

There was a very large difference between the two.