1 posted on
07/26/2006 3:36:44 PM PDT by
saganite
To: saganite
2 posted on
07/26/2006 3:39:24 PM PDT by
cmsgop
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To: saganite
A model of the ship:
3 posted on
07/26/2006 3:39:45 PM PDT by
ChadGore
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4 posted on
07/26/2006 3:40:27 PM PDT by
Professional Engineer
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To: saganite
What the... the Graf Zeppelin was a dirigable.
6 posted on
07/26/2006 3:41:20 PM PDT by
pabianice
To: saganite
10 posted on
07/26/2006 3:45:15 PM PDT by
NormsRevenge
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To: saganite
Whoopee. 1 Graf Zepplin vs 20 or so Essex/Ticonderoga class US carriers. Hmmmm...
12 posted on
07/26/2006 3:48:54 PM PDT by
xrp
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To: saganite
Quick... float it, so we can sink it again, just on principle.
15 posted on
07/26/2006 3:56:31 PM PDT by
Alter Kaker
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To: saganite
16 posted on
07/26/2006 3:56:43 PM PDT by
Sarajevo
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To: saganite
It was actually a very good design for an aircraft carrier. Infighting between the Luftwaffe and the Kriegsmarine kept it from being finished.
17 posted on
07/26/2006 3:57:48 PM PDT by
COEXERJ145
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To: saganite
All things considered, it seems that focusing on U-Boats, as a strategy by Germany, was far more effective then either aircraft carriers or battleships.
If this ship had been launched, it's lifespan probably would have been comparable to that of the Bismark.
26 posted on
07/26/2006 4:36:44 PM PDT by
Michael.SF.
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To: Petronski
30 posted on
07/26/2006 4:41:36 PM PDT by
cyborg
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To: saganite
Flugzeugtraeger... 40 posted on
07/26/2006 5:15:09 PM PDT by
Chode
(American Hedonist ©®)
To: saganite
Congratulations to the divers of Poland.
May the obscured reasons be revealed.
53 posted on
07/26/2006 6:33:48 PM PDT by
Spirited
To: saganite
She had a range of 8,000 nautical miles, meaning that she could easily have reached the North Sea. Well mighta nreded to refuel at Brunsbuttel, but yes, The North Sea was a possibilty.
54 posted on
07/26/2006 6:58:04 PM PDT by
Oztrich Boy
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To: saganite
The Japs close to 40 Aircraft Carriers during WW2 and ALL of them are sunken wrecks now.
56 posted on
07/26/2006 7:06:02 PM PDT by
amigatec
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To: saganite; sheik yerbouty; Yehuda; dennisw
POLISH divers have discovered the rusting wreckage of Nazi Germany’s only aircraft carrier, the Graf Zeppelin, solving one of the most enduring maritime riddles... What/where is the Hezbollah navy.
61 posted on
07/26/2006 7:27:06 PM PDT by
Thinkin' Gal
(As it was in the days of NO...)
To: saganite
Click
here for some sonar pictures of Graf Zeppelin.
68 posted on
07/28/2006 11:41:55 AM PDT by
macel
To: saganite
One of my favorite poem lines is:
The calm is on the water,
and part of us would linger by the shore.
For ships are safe in harbor,
But that's not what ships are for.
If a ship is too valuable to risk, it is of no value as a warship. If I recall the history of the Bismarck, there were similar problems that the Nazis feared losing it too much to use it. Although it sank the Hood, the (german equivalent) Admiral, was attempting to run from the confrontation, and the captain finally more or less told the admiral he was fighting, as he would not be sunk running away, and that the adminal might accidentally fall overboard if he didn't allow the ship to defend itself.
This sounds like the same thing. Others study WWII history far more than me, but I think we were fortunate that the Germans did not use their large naval vessels as effectively as they could have.
To: namsman
70 posted on
07/28/2006 12:50:52 PM PDT by
SW6906
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