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...British conducted similar tests on their ship Agamemnon; 114 bombs were dropped from heights of 5,000 to 12,000 feet, and not one hit was scored...
...German ship Ostfriesland (turned over to the U. S. after the War) was sunk by U. S. bombers. She was more modern. Airplanes dropped 69 bombs at altitudes of only 1,200 to 2,000 feet, making 16 direct hits, did not succeed in sinking her until the second...
...largest size, directly against the hull, with no repair of leaks and no pumps going, the Washington remained afloat four days and was finally sunk by 14 hits of 14-inch shell fired at very oblique impacts to obtain data with respect to penetration of armor. The ship sank two and three-quarters hours from the time the guns opened fire...
...Conte Verde churned the waters of the Bay of Naples, the Conte Rosso, not to be outdone, also churned those waters. On board the latter ship was the returning Italian Ambassador to the U. S., Prince Gelesio Caetani. He had missed his successor by one hour...
...good rotor ship Buckau, with her whirling iron towers, came to anchor in Leith harbor. She had spent approximately six days at sea, bearing a cargo from Danzig via the Kiel Canal?about three days to Kiel and three days from Kiel to Leith. Her time was not good ?tramp steamers make it in about two-thirds the time?but, during the entire voyage, she encountered storm and head winds that put her to a severe test. Moreover, during a good part of the voyage, she used her auxiliary Diesel engine...