Go fer ya gun partner

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Torplexed

Assuming this was combat and not practice, I imagine whoever was out there in the distant darkness on the receiving end of those five inch shells was probably wishing he could trade bunks with you.

You're probably right. Not ten minutes after the first shot jarred me awake I was long gone and unaware.

As for all the "I recall"s about Hood, You're pretty close to home. Here's a good article from the International Naval Research Organization's old magazine Warship International:
http://www.navweaps.com/index_inro/INRO_Hood_p1.htm