That goes with out saying! At Clark von Tugboat's urging I am writing up a little overview of the type. Coming soon to the SAS!
If somebody has a trivia question they would like to ask, go ahead. I don't have a good one ready and do not have the time to find one.
OK, here something to keep the trivia going. What submarine was saved from ultimate death by a lowly toothbrush, and what was the name of the man who thought to use it?
I got it out of a book from the local library. As odd as it may seem, it is true. Also forgot to mention, feel free to Google it if you want.
By the powers vested in me by Google, I give you... Source: Silent Victory: The U.S. Submarine War Against Japan By Clay Blair Buy it at Amazon: Silent Victory: The U.S. Submarine War against Japan (Bluejacket Books): Clay Blair Jr.: 9781557502179: Amazon.com: Books
Ah, Silent Victory.... I remember reading that book back when I was in grade school (I was /am a huge history buff). Wonder what ever happened to my copy.....
I just stumbled upon this page, and as a trivia fanatic and history buff, I had to raise it from the dead. A Brooklyn class cruiser was sold to Argentina after WW2. She was renamed from her USN name to her Argentine name, and then was renamed again, to another Argentine name. She was then sunk by a British ship during the Falklands War. What where her three names, and what type of ship sank her?
USS Phoenix, Diecisiete de Octubre, and Gerneral Belgrano. She was sunk by the submarine HMS Conqueror.
This is probably too easy, but I didn't have the time to find a good'n. The class that this ship belonged to was a very numerous one. It was completed too late to participate in WW 1. It spent most of its early career in the Mediterranean. On the outbreak of WW2, she participated in the Neutrality Patrol. It was later sunk escorting a convoy.
