Re: UN Ship Nomenclature
From: laserlight <laserlight@m...>
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 00:46:02 -0400
Subject: Re: UN Ship Nomenclature
> French. And once in the entire French Navy's history, it beats the RN
> to little bloody toothpicks.
More accurately, the French didn't lose; the RN did because of
disagreements between commanders. French Admiral Suffren would be upset
to
hear you say the French Navy only beat the Brits once, but he was in
Indian
Ocean and gets no glory (except I think a FSE class is named for him).