Re: Fir-Built Frigates

On Fri, 31 May 2002 15:46:39 +1000 Derek Fulton
<derekfulton@bigpond.com>
writes:
<snip. The commander of the US ship Chesapeake ignored his 
>orders in 
>doing so lost his ship and his life. But he did give the US Navy the 
>immortal line "don't give up the ship".
>

A great line but not one that has big appeal to me.  He lost in a battle
he didn't have to fight.

>Cheers
>
>Derek
>

Gracias,
Glenn/Triphibious@juno.com
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