BOSTON MAGGIE

feeds@yuku.com (BOBC 59) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:02:14 GMT

I got this from a gal that runs a navy blog in Boston thought some navy vets here might be interested

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I am writing to beg your help with our annual online fundraiser for Project Valour-IT. Every year, just before Veteran's Day, the Milblog world breaks up into service related teams to raise funds. The funds we raise purchase assistive...

COMINCH P-009 Antiaircraft Action Summary

feeds@yuku.com (Andy01) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:56:56 GMT

New on Hyperwar

Antiaircraft Action Summary Suicide Attacks April 1945

http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/rep/Kamikaze/AAA-Summary/index.html

Loss of PoW report

feeds@yuku.com (Andy01) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:53:09 GMT

Speaking of PoW, here's a report on her loss:
http://www.rina.org.uk/article810.html

USS Massachusets (BobC perhaps you knew this guy??)

feeds@yuku.com (jtjohn1) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:38:11 GMT

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/11/03/vif2.battleship.massachusetts.cnn

Falklands Alternate Scenario

feeds@yuku.com (Joshua Kintner) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:08:09 GMT

What difference would it have made if Graf Von Spee's East Asiatic Squadron was actually composed of, on the outbreak of WW1, Battlecruisers Moltke and Goeben, in lieu of Scharnhorst and Gneisenau?

Why was the Vanguard US-ized?

feeds@yuku.com (Throd) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:53:52 GMT

Does anyone know why the Vanguard design drifted away from her half sisters KGV and Lion? If the idea was to get a ship ready for war as soon as possible why not keep as close as possible to the ships she was based on. Far less work for designers and draughtsmen etc. Did they continuously update the design as they went along? The US style secondary director arrangement, the capped round funnels, the new 30' RFs in both front and rear directors and the new tower/bridge layout. All these...

Mitscher Class

feeds@yuku.com (Fermi2) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:02:32 GMT

The Mitscher Class doesn't seem to have been very well received. Any idea why?

Fantasy fight

feeds@yuku.com (Dick B) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:09:45 GMT

For the sake of discussion . . . An Italian squadron consisting of 'Gorizia', 'Bolzana' and 'Guiseppe Garibaldi'
encounter 'Wichita', 'Tuscaloosa' and three four-pipers, November 1942. Weather is making up, low overcast,
seas building. Who goes home?

Our defenseless coasts

feeds@yuku.com (Gene Slover) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:47:39 GMT

I wonder how true this is today

http://www.eugeneleeslover.com/ENGINEERING/OUR-DEFENSELESS-COASTS.html

Navy Command Center

feeds@yuku.com (Gene Slover) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:23:06 GMT

http://www.eugeneleeslover.com/VIDEOS/Command_center_future.html

Belfast vs Scharnhorst

feeds@yuku.com (mifletz) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:20:17 GMT

There was a time during North Cape where if Scharnhorst had turned back, she would have been opposed only by Belfast.

In daylight it would be no contest.

But in Arctic night and with Scharnhorst without radar, & Belfast having the then advanced Type 284, could her twelve 6" guns, able to fire 72 rounds per minute, deter or even force the German out of the action?

Bismarck survey????

feeds@yuku.com (ickysdad) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:38:47 GMT

Where can one get info on the survey done on the Bismarck in the late 80's through the 90's??? I'm interested into wether or not her TDS was ever broached by Dorsetshire's torpedoes.

Canon de 75 Mle 1897

feeds@yuku.com (Aglooka2) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:01:52 GMT

Hello,

maybe a bit of topic, but i'm looking for information of the use of the famous French 75 field gun (Canon de 75 Mle 1897) on ships. It is never mentioned (altough i remember one or two mentions of the army and navy trading guns, but don't ask me where i read that)
From some pictures i've seen it was mounted on a simple pivot mount with 360 degrees traverse.

Anybody has any information ?

many greetings,

Aglooka

Repel boarders: WW2 battleship ramming speed!

feeds@yuku.com (mifletz) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:39:16 GMT

If Bismarck rammed a KGV (or vice versa) at 28 knots full side-on, what would be the result?

Would it necessarily result in the loss of the rammed ship? And even the rammer too?

Could the impact actually slice the victim clean in two, or would it be too heavily armoured?

Would the concussion be sufficient to disable/concuss most of the ramming ship's crew and permanently knock out its electricity and engines?

Would a 50,000 ton battleship at 28...

Late 30's Battleships Comparison

feeds@yuku.com (Joshua Kintner) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:30:31 GMT

I was just thinking to myself how it's neat that towards the end of the 1930's, when nations start building their battleships again, that pratically each nation chose a different weapon size to arm their battleships with. I thought it would be interesting to throw the ships together to see what other comparisons could be made, although right off the bat I think the best overall is probably the USN North Carolina class;

Japan: Yamato - 9x18.1" (3x3)...

1911 and 1912 British firing practices document

feeds@yuku.com (NewGolconda) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:53:17 GMT

Because I am such a good bloke, I have ordered the following document scanned and it is now available on line for those that might be interested.

Result of Battle Practice in His Majesty's Fleet 1911 and 1912 and Result of Test of Gunlayers with Heavy Guns in His Majesty's Fleet 1912

Battle of the North Atlantic...

feeds@yuku.com (USSInidiana) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:12:06 GMT

What is the best book about the U-Boat War in The Second World War? Not looking for ship statistics but what the crews went through preferrably something about the merchant marine.

Armoured cruisers at Jutland.

feeds@yuku.com (Aglooka2) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:16:09 GMT

Hi all ,

For years i have wondered why the British fleet took two squadrons of armoured cruisers with the fleet to Jutland ?
What was their reason to be there ?

many greetings,

Aglooka

Yorktown tour

feeds@yuku.com (Gene Slover) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:25:14 GMT

http://www.eugeneleeslover.com/VIDEOS/USS_Yorktown_Tour.html

http://www.eugeneleeslover.com/ENGINEERING/USS_Yorktown_Arrival.html

Von Spee storms into Stanley Harbour, ready for action

feeds@yuku.com (Admiral Beez) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 05:49:52 GMT

Dec 8th, 1914, Von Spees cruisers Gneisenau and Nürnberg approach Stanley, and see the entire British force refueling. Per history, the German cruisers fled. However, what happens if von Spee immediately orders Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and his light cruisers, Nürnberg, Dresden and Leipzig to rush into the harbour to destroy the British force?

I would have to think that the British ships would be at a serious disadvantage, with no steam ready, men and coal likely strewn across decks,...

Battleship Vs Battleship