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Mikel said:
There is another interesting story. During the invasion of Norway by the Germans in 1940, the Brit destroyer Glowworm single-handedly charged a German force including the cruiser Admiral Hipper... And managed to ram her. The Glowworm was quickly blown to pieces.

After the engagement the commander of the Admiral Hipper wrote to the British admiralty through neutral channels, recommending the Victoria Cross for the captain of the Glowuworm, which was eventually awarded.
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This picture showed up on FB today: Glowworm survivors seen from the HIpper through a rangefinder. The balls those people had...

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I had an interesting conversation today with a customer of mine. I looked at his motorhome and at the end I was getting his name and billing info. He said his last name was Doolittle and spelled it out for me. I stopped writing and asked he if was related to THE Doolittle and he said Colonel Doolittle was his grandfather. He told me the stories his grandfather told especially when his war buddies were around were something else. He also said his grandfather could fly anything and was extremely smooth at the controls. Pretty cool I know.:usa:
 
Mikel said:
First time I see this photo:
Escort Carrier USS Gambier Bay CVE-73 is straddled by Japanese shells during the battle off Samar - October 25, 1944



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The story was that CVE-?? stood for Combustible, Vulnerable, and Expentable... If you're interested read up on the Battle of Leyte Gulf. My boss lost an uncle on the USS Johnston.
 
shortbus4x4 said:
I had an interesting conversation today with a customer of mine. I looked at his motorhome and at the end I was getting his name and billing info. He said his last name was Doolittle and spelled it out for me. I stopped writing and asked he if was related to THE Doolittle and he said Colonel Doolittle was his grandfather. He told me the stories his grandfather told especially when his war buddies were around were something else. He also said his grandfather could fly anything and was extremely smooth at the controls. Pretty cool I know.:usa:
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follow up with this pleeeeez:grinpimp:
I would love to hear story's
 
Ya mean you didnt know ships names are reused ?



Sceep said:
+1 to the poorly educated comment above.

My googling led me to believe the USS hornet is 16000' underwater?

EDIt: further googling indicates there is a newer USS Hornet that is now a museum.
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