Re: OT-Wrong port arthur

>And, not only were the baltic fleet content with putting shells into
one
>their own cruisers, but when they were off the west coast of africa,
they
>did some target practice with the BBs, and the only thing they hit
(they
>only hit with one shell) was their destroyer that was towing the
target! I
>don`t think you could make up a more incompetent navy even in fiction.

The Italian fleet at Lissa (1860 or 66? Hazy memory, no ref book to
hand...) came pretty damn close.... ;-)

Jon (GZG)

>Anybody got any more info on these clowns?
>
>BIF
>"yorkshire born,yorkshire bred,
>strong in arms, thick in head"