(1823) Evening all, just got back, quite a day, hope you’re all alive and kicking.

 

16. Yes

15. Two horses’ backsides

14. How true is this?

13. Steve

More on Winston and his decision to go with the new Queen Elizabeth-class battleship:

Warspite: When she was launched in 1913, the use of oil as fuel and untried 15-inch guns were revolutionary concepts in the naval arms race between Britain and Germany, a considerable risk for Winston Churchill, then First Lord of the Admiralty, and Admiral of the Fleet Sir Jackie Fisher, who had advocated the design. However, the new “fast battleships” proved to be an outstanding success during the First World War – Wiki

Why This ‘Outdated’ British Gun From 1912 Scored The Longest Battleship Hit In History | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykkIu_Gns8U

We haven’t the wherewithal to build a ship like that today. There were five of them.

This YT is now up at NOWP.

12. Twofer

11. Steve at 1307

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