INCREDIBLE FIND!

Sailor Steve · 07-30-11, 04:00 PM

This thread started by http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=186112

Led me to accidentally come across what may be the most important document in SH history, at least where torpedoes are concerned. It contains the complete story of the German Torpedo Crisis, including the exact date of the order to stop using the magnetic pistols, the date of the order to start using the new ones and the fact that starting in 1943 they did indeed have a switch that would enable both impace and magnetic pistols or impact only!
http://eaglescholar.georgiasouthern...._201005_MA.pdf

Hugo Stiglitz · 07-30-11, 04:12 PM

Two thumbs up for my alma mater.

TorpX · 07-30-11, 11:24 PM

Most excellent!

flag4 · 07-31-11, 05:27 AM

...thanks SS.

have saved PDF to desktop.

coronas · 07-31-11, 05:29 AM

Good find!
Thanks, Steve!

Jimbuna · 07-31-11, 09:45 AM

Nice one Steve...Bookmarked

max-peck · 07-31-11, 10:20 AM

Good read, thanks

sublynx · 07-31-11, 11:57 AM

OnePingOnly · 07-31-11, 04:52 PM

Great info! Thx SS

Osmium Steele · 08-01-11, 07:37 AM

Thank you sir.

max-peck · 08-01-11, 08:20 AM

Now I have a chance to give this document a thorough read.

Have just got up to page 56. I had no idea this had happened.

October 1939, HMS Nelson hit by 2 torpedoes fired by U-56, a Type II U-boat. Said torpedoes just bounced harmlessly off the hull.

What surprised me was who was on board at the time.

"Inside one of her many compartments, the captain's cabin probably, Admiral Sir Charles Forbes, Commander in Chief Home Fleet, was discussing the present state of security of the Royal Navy's main bases at Scapa Flow, Loch Ewe, and Rosyth. Seated at the table with him was the First Sea Lord, Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound, as well as the then First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill"

As the author of the document states, this story is one of the great 'what ifs' of the war.

Very good find Sailor Steve, thanks mate

danzig70 · 08-01-11, 11:46 AM

Thanks for the link!

maillemaker · 08-01-11, 03:25 PM

Quote:

"Inside one of her many compartments, the captain's cabin probably, Admiral Sir Charles Forbes, Commander in Chief Home Fleet, was discussing the present state of security of the Royal Navy's main bases at Scapa Flow, Loch Ewe, and Rosyth. Seated at the table with him was the First Sea Lord, Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound, as well as the then First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill"

Holy crap!

Steve

Woolfman · 08-02-11, 09:22 PM

Thanks mate. Looks like I'm gonna have a great week-end.

woolfman

Jimbuna · 08-03-11, 06:29 AM

Parts like that above are what makes it well worth bookmarking

07-30-11, 04:00 PM	#1
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	INCREDIBLE FIND! This thread started by http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=186112 Led me to accidentally come across what may be the most important document in SH history, at least where torpedoes are concerned. It contains the complete story of the German Torpedo Crisis, including the exact date of the order to stop using the magnetic pistols, the date of the order to start using the new ones and the fact that starting in 1943 they did indeed have a switch that would enable both impace and magnetic pistols or impact only! http://eaglescholar.georgiasouthern...._201005_MA.pdf __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

07-31-11, 05:27 AM	#4
flag4 Watch Officer Join Date: May 2007 Location: as far away as possible Posts: 1,625 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 0	...thanks SS. have saved PDF to desktop. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] ' We are here on Earth to fart around. Don't let anybody tell you any different.' Kurt Vonnegut

07-31-11, 05:29 AM	#5
coronas Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2005 Location: Asturias, España Posts: 1,168 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Good find! Thanks, Steve! __________________

07-31-11, 09:45 AM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,552 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Nice one Steve...Bookmarked __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-31-11, 10:20 AM	#7
max-peck Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: UK Posts: 752 Downloads: 414 Uploads: 0	Good read, thanks __________________ -------------------------------------------------- Authority should derive from the consent of the governed, not from the threat of force If the only tool you have is a hammer, pretty soon everything starts to look like a nail FOTRS Ultimate http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=226270 The future of SH4 - coming to a PC near you soon

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07-30-11, 11:24 PM	#3
TorpX Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,975 Downloads: 153 Uploads: 11	Most excellent!

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07-31-11, 04:52 PM	#9
OnePingOnly Seaman Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 31 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Great info! Thx SS

08-01-11, 07:37 AM	#10
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08-01-11, 08:20 AM	#11
max-peck Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: UK Posts: 752 Downloads: 414 Uploads: 0	Now I have a chance to give this document a thorough read. Have just got up to page 56. I had no idea this had happened. October 1939, HMS Nelson hit by 2 torpedoes fired by U-56, a Type II U-boat. Said torpedoes just bounced harmlessly off the hull. What surprised me was who was on board at the time. "Inside one of her many compartments, the captain's cabin probably, Admiral Sir Charles Forbes, Commander in Chief Home Fleet, was discussing the present state of security of the Royal Navy's main bases at Scapa Flow, Loch Ewe, and Rosyth. Seated at the table with him was the First Sea Lord, Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound, as well as the then First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill" As the author of the document states, this story is one of the great 'what ifs' of the war. Very good find Sailor Steve, thanks mate __________________ -------------------------------------------------- Authority should derive from the consent of the governed, not from the threat of force If the only tool you have is a hammer, pretty soon everything starts to look like a nail FOTRS Ultimate http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=226270 The future of SH4 - coming to a PC near you soon

08-01-11, 11:46 AM	#12
danzig70 Planesman Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Phoenix Arizona Posts: 195 Downloads: 290 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the link! __________________

08-02-11, 09:22 PM	#14
Woolfman Sailor man Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: On Patrol Posts: 46 Downloads: 264 Uploads: 0	Thanks mate. Looks like I'm gonna have a great week-end. woolfman

08-03-11, 06:29 AM	#15
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,552 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Parts like that above are what makes it well worth bookmarking __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!