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To: Wombat101

For anyone who's still interested, here's a list of battleship actions in World War II:

North Sea (Apr 9, 1940) The German Scharnhorst and Gneissenau exchange shots with the British battlecruiser Repulse. minor damage to both sides, the battle is inconclusive.

Denmark Strait (May 24, 1940) - German Bismark sinks HMS Hood and damages HMS Prince of Wales. Later that day Prince of Wales and Bismark trade further shots, with no effect. The Bismark escapes.

North Atlantic (May 27, 1941) Bismark is finally brought to heel by HMS Rodney and HMS King George V. Neither battleship can sink the German ship, which was either scuttled by the Germans or sunk by torpedo from a british cruiser, depending on who you believe.

Mers El-Kebir (July 3, 1940) - British Hood, Valiant, and Resolution attack French fleet tied up at their piers. The French lose the battleship Bretagne, suffer damage to Provance and Dukerque. The French Strausbourg escapes without a scratch. No damage to the British.

Calabria (July 9, 1940) Italian Julio Ceasare and Compte Di Cavour slug it out against HMS Warspite, Royal Sovreign and Malaya. The action is indecisive, but both Italian battleships are damaged.

Cassablanca (Nov 8, 1942) - The USS Massachusetts beats up the French Jean Bart, which is tied to a pier and missing half it's guns.

Guadalcanal (Nov 14-15, 1942) - Kirishima vs. USS South Dakota and Washington. Kirishima takes 9 16-inch hits and is so badly damagedit is scuttled the following day. Wahsington is moderate damaged.

North Cape (Dec 26, 1943) HMS Duke of York sinks the German Scharnhorst after a running fight.

Surigao Strait (Oct 24-25, 1944) - American squadron of Mississipi, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, California and Tennesee, sink Japanese squadron including the Fuso and Yamashiro. The battle was over so quickly that Pennsylvania never fired a shot. Five of the six American battleships had been salvaged from the attack on Pearl Harbor.


224 posted on 04/15/2005 9:35:34 AM PDT by Wombat101 (Sanitized for YOUR protection....)
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To: Wombat101

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225 posted on 04/15/2005 9:43:04 AM PDT by Katana16j
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To: Wombat101
The french seem to spend a lot of time tied up to the pier.

I guess that's why the de gaul's status doesn't seem to bother them.
226 posted on 04/15/2005 9:47:23 AM PDT by null and void (RFID - It's all in the wristâ„¢...)
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To: Wombat101
Denmark Strait (May 24, 1940) - German Bismark sinks HMS Hood ...

Mers El-Kebir (July 3, 1940) - British Hood, Valiant, and Resolution attack French fleet tied up at their piers.

Those French, even a sunken ship is able to attacke them :^)

249 posted on 04/15/2005 10:18:20 AM PDT by Oztrich Boy (Laws are for the guidence of wise men and the blind obedience of fools - Solon, Lawmaker of Athens)
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