I'll bet if you hit anything above the belt it would go missing & just ringing that (armor belt) bell would create lots of grief.
The secondary barbettes/batteries on those big battlewagons were usually unworkable in most heavy seas Bob…..never heard of a turret being unworkable though.Yes, in the Vanguard book, she and think Iowa ( but one of the class anyway ) were in the Atlantic on a exercise in very poor weather, Vanguards front turrets were fully working but Iowa's unworkable.
One of the belt hits at Jutland shoved a battleship armoured belt in about twelve inches at the point of impact….can’t remember which ship, but Bob might. The kinetic energy able to do that beggars belief…..I'll bet if you hit anything above the belt it would go missing & just ringing that (armor belt) bell would create lots of grief.
What a magnificent view, what did we keep bugger all. Just imagine Warspite or Vanguard in Portsmouth, would spend hrs there but sadly noA couple of photos taken on the USS Massachusetts:View attachment 458256View attachment 458257
The first is a fragment of a 2,600 pound armour-piercing shell from the Massachusetts which penetrated 10.5 inches of armour and decking of the Frenach battleship Jean Bart, before exploding in an empty powder magazine at the battle of Casablanca/ The second photo is a section of the Massachusetts' main deck, with a hole caused by a shell from the shore battery.
Big old boat that Massachusetts!
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Hi TimOne of the belt hits at Jutland shoved a battleship armoured belt in about twelve inches at the point of impact….can’t remember which ship, but Bob might. The kinetic energy able to do that beggars belief…..
There is hms belfast.What a magnificent view, what did we keep bugger all. Just imagine Warspite or Vanguard in Portsmouth, would spend hrs there but sadly no
I know but a mighty battleship, would luv to do a tour of the US museum ships !!There is hms belfast.
That might well be it Bob. Good catch…..Hi Tim
Not sure if this is the one, too warm to really look through the books
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This is the battlecruiser Von Der Tann, hit 4 times, at Jutland 2 x 15 inch Warspite and 2 x 13.5 inch by Tiger.
By that shook up the crew lol
I really wonder if any sailors sign their name, write a message on these shells before firing them.Looking around the USS Alabama many years ago, we were in a room in which there were several 15 inch shells. A small boy asked his dad what it must have been like on the receiving end; the father said it must have seemed like it was raining exploding Volkswagens.
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Probably, a lot of bombs carried messages to Hitler, I don't think sailors would be more restrained.I really wonder if any sailors sign their name, write a message on these shells before firing them.
Heck, I would do it!
if only someone would have compiled and documented all the messages in a book.............I bet it would be a great reading material.I read somewhere that bomber ground crew were actively encouraged to write messages on the bombs to give them a greater feeling of involvement.
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