Submarines in WWII - Page 2

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

bookworm_020 · 09-13-06, 07:14 PM

Found this in Wikipedia, already knew of the missle and it's history,

The Italian battleship Roma was blown apart after fires started by Fritz X bombs detonated her magazines. The British battleship HMS Warspite at the Salerno landings was hit by three bombs but survived to be repaired and bombard the Atlantic Wall defences in June 1944. Bombs hit the American cruisers USS Philadelphia and Savannah. It sank the British light cruiser HMS Spartan.

Pity we couldn't have guided torpedos!!

panthercules · 09-14-06, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Danelov

If my memory is OK:
KRIEGSMARINE

Bismarck by Rodney-King George V, Scharnhorst by Duke of York and several cruisers , Tirpitz by Lancasters of the RAF 617 Sqd with Tallboy bombs.Graf Spee scuttled by his crew at Montevideo after the Battle of River Plate.

Very interesting thread. In the spirit of the Indianapolis correction above and in the interest of strict accuracy, the Graf Spee was not really a battleship. Although it was popularly referred to by the Allies as a "pocket battleship", it would actually be more correctly characterized as an armored cruiser/battle cruiser than a true battleship, which is in keeping with its German designation of "Panzerschiff" (essentially, "armored ship").

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...

09-13-06, 07:14 PM	#17
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Found this in Wikipedia, already knew of the missle and it's history, The Italian battleship Roma was blown apart after fires started by Fritz X bombs detonated her magazines. The British battleship HMS Warspite at the Salerno landings was hit by three bombs but survived to be repaired and bombard the Atlantic Wall defences in June 1944. Bombs hit the American cruisers USS Philadelphia and Savannah. It sank the British light cruiser HMS Spartan. Pity we couldn't have guided torpedos!! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"