H. M. S. Warspite: The Story of a Famous BattleshipCollins, 1957 - 319 sider |
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... cover of smoke . Firing temporarily died down until 3.50 , when Warspite sighted the Italian battleships and at once engaged the leading one . A few minutes later she obtained an unmis- takable hit amidships on her target . The damage ...
... cover of smoke . Firing temporarily died down until 3.50 , when Warspite sighted the Italian battleships and at once engaged the leading one . A few minutes later she obtained an unmis- takable hit amidships on her target . The damage ...
Side 220
... cover and the insecurity of his bases — the period which followed the first trial of strength off Calabria was one of great achievements . During that time the Mediterranean Fleet , aided certainly by Admiral Somer- ville's Force H ...
... cover and the insecurity of his bases — the period which followed the first trial of strength off Calabria was one of great achievements . During that time the Mediterranean Fleet , aided certainly by Admiral Somer- ville's Force H ...
Side 259
... cover com- bined operations . They had also to protect the defenceless troop carriers and store ships from interference by enemy surface warships ; and as long as the enemy possessed powerful squadrons , such as the Germans had built ...
... cover com- bined operations . They had also to protect the defenceless troop carriers and store ships from interference by enemy surface warships ; and as long as the enemy possessed powerful squadrons , such as the Germans had built ...
Innhold
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