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Thread #5862   Message #621695
Posted By: Gareth
05-Jan-02 - 07:05 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Jutland (Les Sullivan)
Subject: RE: battle of jutland
To the best of my knowledge historically correct.

Minor point:

Beatty's comment was (alledged)"There's something wrong with our bloody Ships today" Though I suspect that that was bowdlerised too!.

Major point: The Imperial Navy never sought battle again.

A cynic might point out that construction of HMS Hood was comenced in that month - 25 years later lessons seemed not to have been applied HMS HOOD SITE though now that the wreck has been surveyed there is some thought that it was'nt a hit on the main aft magazine, but on the Torpedo store.

Musically I have no difficulty vocalising it. But there are better, and more objective critics than me - sorry I tend to be litteral.

But yes it is proper that these things are recorded in song, for when oral history dies, or fades away, what are we left with ????

Well done !!

Gareth