H. M. S. Warspite: The Story of a Famous BattleshipCollins, 1957 - 319 sider |
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... French would not dare to risk landing their army , and he therefore refused to engage . It was he who at this time ... French rear . The admiral's tactical plan was sound ; but it was ruined by the impetuosity or misunderstanding of his ...
... French would not dare to risk landing their army , and he therefore refused to engage . It was he who at this time ... French rear . The admiral's tactical plan was sound ; but it was ruined by the impetuosity or misunderstanding of his ...
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... French ship to feel the impact of this headlong pursuit . She fought well , but surrendered finally to the Resolution . Howe and others engaged and crippled the Thésée . She opened her lowest gun ports , but the seas came in and she ...
... French ship to feel the impact of this headlong pursuit . She fought well , but surrendered finally to the Resolution . Howe and others engaged and crippled the Thésée . She opened her lowest gun ports , but the seas came in and she ...
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... French had rebuilt their strength to thirteen battleships , three of them with 120 guns or more . Admiral Cotton's blockading force had about the same strength as the enemy's , but he was beset by shortage of frigates ; like his ...
... French had rebuilt their strength to thirteen battleships , three of them with 120 guns or more . Admiral Cotton's blockading force had about the same strength as the enemy's , but he was beset by shortage of frigates ; like his ...
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INTRODUCTION | 19 |
CHAPTER | 25 |
From Jutland to the German Fleets Surrender | 141 |
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15-inch guns 5th Battle Squadron action Admiral Cunningham Admiral Sir Admiralty aircraft Alexandria April armaments Army Barham battery battle cruisers battle fleet Battle of Jutland Battle of Narvik battleships Beatty Beatty's bombardment bombing British Captain carried carrier coast command commander-in-chief convoy Crete crew damaged deck defences destroyers Dutch east Eastern enemy enemy's fighting Fisher flag fleet flagship fought French German Gibraltar Grand Fleet H.M.S. Warspite harbour heavy High Seas Fleet Hipper's Ibid Italian fleet Jellicoe Jellicoe's June Jutland knots land later light cruisers light forces Lord Malaya Malta maritime Meanwhile Mediterranean Fleet mess-decks messes miles Narvik naval Navy night November officers once opened fire passed port Portsmouth Queen Elizabeth Roskill Rosyth Royal Royal Navy sailed salvos Scapa Scheer Sea Lord shells ships sighted soon speed starboard station steam steering submarines targets tons took torpedo turned turret U-boats Valiant warships Warspite Warspite's