tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post6947098081589606720..comments2023-04-01T10:38:24.993+01:00Comments on Grand Logistics: Ship SpottingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-71396812423300305542010-11-13T03:54:21.597+00:002010-11-13T03:54:21.597+00:00Chuck,
Well, the Hellenic Navy did have a couple ...Chuck,<br /><br />Well, the Hellenic Navy did have a couple of ex-USN BBs at the beginning of WW-II. They were similar in terms of capabilities. Of course, the Nazis sank them.D. E. Reddicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-40933327138949066682010-11-13T03:49:27.918+00:002010-11-13T03:49:27.918+00:00DER, you got it while I was eating dinner. The Fin...DER, you got it while I was eating dinner. The Finns ultimately had to turn it over to the Soviets. <br /><br />The only similar ships outside of Scandinavia and the Netherlands were two Thai coast defense ships built in Japan that had two twin 8" turrets. <br /><br />http://thaigunship.blogspot.com/2008/08/htms-thonburiaka-dhonburi.html<br /><br />They fought the Vichy French and lost. Although looks like there is some disagreement about that. <br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Koh_ChangChuck Hillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-60590569833741000812010-11-13T03:29:08.331+00:002010-11-13T03:29:08.331+00:00Going off topic, a bit - here...
But, some video ...Going off topic, a bit - here...<br /><br />But, some video gamers have -attempted- to portray historic naval actions. The following is rather good, even if it inserts some fictional aspects / elements into what is otherwise a historically documented battle action. It's a five-plus minute YouTube video. I enjoy viewing it, periodically. Oh, turn down your speaker volume, as the music track tends to play loudly.<br /><br />1944 - Leyte Gulf - The Battle Off Samar.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNIV8ctbebcD. E. Reddicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-54945212730830070122010-11-13T03:00:54.963+00:002010-11-13T03:00:54.963+00:00GrandLogistics / tangosix,
It was rather -obvious...GrandLogistics / tangosix,<br /><br />It was rather -obviously- a coastal defense class of warship. And most such classes of warship were built in the Nordic / circum-Baltic Sea nations. Clearly, there wasn't any RADAR or directors equipped with electronic additions. Thus, it was basically pre-WW-II or appeared early during that conflict. So, I checked:<br /><br />#1 first, Sweden (nope);<br />#2 second, Denmark (again, no cigar);<br />#3 third, Norway (I should have known better, as the shown vessel was too modern for a Norwegian vessel of that period);<br />#4 lastly, after several seconds worth of consideration I realized that I was overlooking Finland...<br /><br />After that (if I hadn't found what I did find) then I would have examined Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland...<br /><br />Of course, the ship did feature Swedish weaponry (see #1, above).<br /><br />BTW, I'm still waiting to be "dazzled."D. E. Reddicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-64209109497460093002010-11-13T02:41:41.687+00:002010-11-13T02:41:41.687+00:00Hello D.E.Reddick,
I won't try to spell it bu...Hello D.E.Reddick,<br /><br />I won't try to spell it but that is what it is.<br />How did you get that so quickly?<br /><br /><br /> GrandLogistics.GrandLogisticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05216594701400296075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-50184918479031730762010-11-13T02:31:17.652+00:002010-11-13T02:31:17.652+00:00It's the Finnish "coastal battleship"...It's the Finnish "coastal battleship" / coastal defense ship Väinämöinen.D. E. Reddicknoreply@blogger.com