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  1. hamburg

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    No, but very close.
     
    hamburg, Nov 6, 2007
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  2. skunk works

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    Panzerschiff, Armored Cruiser, Pocket Battleship, Schlactschiff ?
     
    skunk works, Nov 6, 2007
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  3. hamburg

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    Build in WWI, fought trough WWII
     
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    Another wag. Queen Elizabeth Class?
     
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  5. hamburg

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    Half of the class survived the war.
     
    hamburg, Nov 6, 2007
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    Slipdigit Good Ol' Boy Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    Renown class. I'm just stabbing in the dark here.
     
    Slipdigit, Nov 6, 2007
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  7. hamburg

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    Well, you stabbed good. Your turn.
     
    hamburg, Nov 6, 2007
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    Slipdigit Good Ol' Boy Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    Even a blind hog finds an acorn every once in a while. What is the story behind it?

    My Q

    What was the designation for the last British heavy naval gun to be manufactured by the wire-winding method?
     
    Slipdigit, Nov 6, 2007
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  9. skunk works

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    16"/45 (406 cm) Mark 1, aboard Nelson & Rodney.
     
    skunk works, Nov 6, 2007
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    That was easy enough. Jump on it, Earl.
     
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    I just find out that I misspelled the word. It should be Rhadamanthus. Sorry.
    I got the question from John Robert's Battlecruisers but here is from the internet:
    "In a brief letter to the Director of Naval Construction dated 12 December 1914 Fisher gave his staff requirements; ‘Battle cruiser Rhadamanthus. Speed 32 knots - Six 15 inch guns - Twenty 4 inch automatic guns all on top deck (20° elevation) Range (? yards) (30° elevation Range 14,000 yards) - armoured like Indefatigable - 2 Torpedo Tubes - All oil - Radius of action at ( ) knots ( ) miles. Freeboard forward 35 feet aft ( ) feet. Length 750 feet - Beam ( ) feet.

    That’s the sort of label to put on the model. I’m sure you’ll benefit by 750 feet instead of 720. The Rhadamanthus will immortalize you.’" from:HMS Renown – Battle-cruiser 1916 - 1948 » Naval Historical Society
     
    hamburg, Nov 7, 2007
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  12. skunk works

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    Name the Meteorologist on whose opinion D-Day rested ?
     
    skunk works, Nov 7, 2007
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    Yep. Your go.
     
    skunk works, Nov 7, 2007
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    Who devised "bypassˇstrategy in Pacific?
     
    hamburg, Nov 8, 2007
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    Nimitz, MacArthur, and the Joint Chiefs in operation "Cartwheel" in mid 43
     
    skunk works, Nov 8, 2007
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  17. hamburg

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    I am no expert, but I have another name, a bit lower on the ladder.
     
    hamburg, Nov 8, 2007
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    A Seaman on the not-well known ship, USS Yourinate, who took control of the helm and led the fleet, bypassing certain islands?
     
    Joe, Nov 9, 2007
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    A bit lower than Nimitz and co.
     
    hamburg, Nov 9, 2007
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    He was one of the most famous admirals of PTO.
     
    hamburg, Nov 10, 2007
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