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| Does someone remember the instances where one surface ship got a torpedo hit on another? I´m not talking about torpedoes fired at dead ships just to sink them (like Bismarck), but torpedo hits at moving ships. |
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The Battle of Savo Island would be one particularly good example.
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| It's my impression that a number of destroyers and cruisers scored torpedo hits in the Mediterranean also, although I'm not a historian and don't have specific examples to hand. I do know that axis torpedo boats inflicted considerable mayhem during operation Pedestal, I believe they hit both transports and escorts, but I'm not sure if MTBs fall within the scope of the original question or not... |
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Battle of the Java Sea, many ships of the ABDA alliance (ex. De Ruyter) were sunk due to IJN long lances.
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Thanks for the links!!
I'll have to give them a try sometime.
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| fredmiracle wrote: | | It's my impression that a number of destroyers and cruisers scored torpedo hits in the Mediterranean also, although I'm not a historian and don't have specific examples to hand. I do know that axis torpedo boats inflicted considerable mayhem during operation Pedestal, I believe they hit both transports and escorts, but I'm not sure if MTBs fall within the scope of the original question or not... |
Luca Tarigo would be one example, she sunk a British DD with a torp while defending a convoy. I know that there were plenty of torpedoes fired during the first battle in Narvik Harbor.
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| swarbs wrote: | | fredmiracle wrote: | | It's my impression that a number of destroyers and cruisers scored torpedo hits in the Mediterranean also, although I'm not a historian and don't have specific examples to hand. I do know that axis torpedo boats inflicted considerable mayhem during operation Pedestal, I believe they hit both transports and escorts, but I'm not sure if MTBs fall within the scope of the original question or not... |
Luca Tarigo would be one example, she sunk a British DD with a torp while defending a convoy. I know that there were plenty of torpedoes fired during the first battle in Narvik Harbor. |
Better than that she did it as a dead ship vs a moving ship. Anyway, yes, torps hit in the Med as well. If I had my copy of 'Struggle for the Middle Sea' at hand I'm sure I could name the instances beyond the Battle of Tarigo Convoy.
Interesting fact about Tarigo... the Captain of the ship, who had his leg shot off, was awarded a rather high end medal... the Ensign that did the aiming and firing of the torps, independently as higher officers were out of commission.. not quite as high. |
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| Thu Oct 08, 2009 12:02 am |
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Sinking of HMS Glorious:
Scharnhorst hit by DD Acosta
Battle of north cape:
11+ torp hits on Scharnhorst
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The Koromoran (spelling may be off) hit the Sydney with a torpedo off western Australia... I don't recall though whether that was the coup de grace or only just one among many blows that put her down. In the end though, the both sank.
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