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Model Forum / General / Models / December 2006WWI Naval Action off the Falklands
I was, um, passing the time with the 'F' volume of my World Book today and ran into the article on the Falklands and brief mention was made of a naval action fought off the Falklands in 1914. All I have is British vs Germans. Anybody know more? Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. >I was, um, passing the time with the 'F' volume of my World Book today > and ran into the article on the Falklands and brief mention was made of > a naval action fought off the Falklands in 1914. All I have is British > vs Germans. Anybody know more? > > Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. Battle of Coronel. British Battle Cruisers went after a German Squadron of inferior ships commanded by Admiral Spee. Sank them all. The German squadron had been sinking commerce at the outbreak of WWI. Don H. >> I was, um, passing the time with the 'F' volume of my World Book >> today and ran into the article on the Falklands and brief mention [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Squadron of inferior ships commanded by Admiral Spee. Sank them all. > The German squadron had been sinking commerce at the outbreak of WWI. Not quite. The Battle of Coronel was fought off the Western coast of Chile on 1 Nov 1914 and was a defeat for the Royal Navy. Spee's force outnumbered and outgunned the British force which lost half its ships. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Coronel The British response was to send a larger fleet which engaged the German fleet at the Falkland Islands on 8 Dec 1914. All but two of the German ships were destroyed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Falkland_Islands  SignatureEnzo I wear the cheese. It does not wear me. >>> I was, um, passing the time with the 'F' volume of my World Book >>> today and ran into the article on the Falklands and brief mention [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Falkland_Islands that's it! somebody's famous's son was an observer on a brit heavy. wrote a good account of the battle. >>> I was, um, passing the time with the 'F' volume of my World Book >>> today and ran into the article on the Falklands and brief mention [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Falkland_Islands <GRIN> Remember it like I'd been there, so to speak..... Age, I guess. Don H. >>I was, um, passing the time with the 'F' volume of my World Book today >>and ran into the article on the Falklands and brief mention was made of >>a naval action fought off the Falklands in 1914. All I have is British >>vs Germans. Anybody know more? >>Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. > Battle of Coronel. British Battle Cruisers went after a German Squadron of > inferior ships commanded by Admiral Spee. Sank them all. The German > squadron had been sinking commerce at the outbreak of WWI. Nah, Coronel was in the Pacific, off the coast of Chile. And in that battle, von Spee was quite victorious, sinking two British armored cruisers with no loss to his ships. The Battle of the Falklands came later after von Spee's fleet, victorious at Coronel, rounded Cape Horn and attempted to raid the British installations at the Falklands, only to find two British battlecruisers waiting - with generally the results you noted - although a single German light cruiser, the Dresden, did manage to escape. Cheers, > I was, um, passing the time with the 'F' volume of my World Book today > and ran into the article on the Falklands and brief mention was made of > a naval action fought off the Falklands in 1914. All I have is British > vs Germans. Anybody know more? http://www.worldwar1.co.uk/falkland.html Wow, that was fast. Thanks guys! Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. >I was, um, passing the time with the 'F' volume of my World Book today >and ran into the article on the Falklands and brief mention was made of >a naval action fought off the Falklands in 1914. All I have is British >vs Germans. Anybody know more? > >Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. i have the colonel and the falklands book if you want to borrow it. after the germans shot up some smaller ships and radio stations, churchill sent some heavys to wipe out the german squadron responsible. they did. really good read, but very short. lmk. > >I was, um, passing the time with the 'F' volume of my World Book today > >and ran into the article on the Falklands and brief mention was made of [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > squadron responsible. they did. > really good read, but very short. lmk. I am really surprised that these ships, the WW1 battle cruisers, are not the subject of more kits. These early battlecruisers and battleships had a LOT of character, with big masts and lots of junk up on masts. Lots of external detail that did not appear on WW2 capitol ships. What is a "World Book"? Gordon McLaughlin >I was, um, passing the time with the 'F' volume of my World Book today > and ran into the article on the Falklands and brief mention was made of > a naval action fought off the Falklands in 1914. All I have is British > vs Germans. Anybody know more? > > Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. > What is a "World Book"? > World Book Encyclopedia volume F > Gordon McLaughlin > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > SignatureBill in Hamptonburgh, NY To email, delete the double zeroes after @ > > What is a "World Book"? > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > in Hamptonburgh, NY > To email, delete the double zeroes after @ Yes, a 45-year old one at that. There's a heck of a lot of famous people still around in there. They aren't now, of course. Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. Thanks; I hadn't heard of it. It sounded very impressive! Gordon McLaughlin >> > What is a "World Book"? >> [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. > Thanks; I hadn't heard of it. It sounded very impressive! > > Gordon McLaughlin It was (still is?) a product of Field Enterprises in Chicago. Outside of politics the Field family seem to be the biggest thing in Chicago. The founder built the biggest department store in Chicago and the descendants branched out from there. Alas, in these modern times some bigger outfit bought the store and IIRC, changed the name to "Macy's". That was just so wrong. Macy's is a New York name and has no business being on THE Chicago store. And I'm not even from Chicago... Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. >> I was, um, passing the time with the 'F' volume of my World Book >> today and ran into the article on the Falklands and brief mention >> was made of a naval action fought off the Falklands in 1914. All I >> have is British vs Germans. Anybody know more? > > What is a "World Book"? An atlas? Enzo runnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnns!!! :-D SignatureEnzo I wear the cheese. It does not wear me. |
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