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Thread #137348   Message #3142156
Posted By: Les from Hull
25-Apr-11 - 03:14 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: Naval Battles & Storms
Subject: RE: Folklore: Naval Battles & Storms
No, Jutland ended in a not-so-unusual natural phenomenon called night, and a series of confused night actions as the German Fleet escaped back to port.

In naval battles in the Age of Sail that occurred in light winds, there were reports that the gunfire caused the winds to die (as a result of localised high pressure?).

Trafalgar: A French/Spanish counterattack caused Collingwood to remove prize-crews from his prizes. The subsequent storm destroyed most of these but the French Swiftsure, the Spanish Bahama, San Ildefonso, and San Juan Nepomuceno were taken to Britain.