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the Bismarck in her watery grave

discusdaddiscusdad Member Posts: 11,427 ✭✭✭✭
edited January 2017 in General Discussion
a short 3 minute video of Ballard's expedition to find the Bismarck, resting over 15,000 feet down https://youtu.be/VPppKecj-aI

a nice writeup about the wreck site and what they found

http://trib.al/wGG9Iry
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  • savage170savage170 Member Posts: 37,553 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    [8D] thanks
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  • armilitearmilite Member Posts: 35,490 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Cool thanks for posting.[:)][:)]
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  • nordnord Member Posts: 6,106 ✭
    edited November -1
    Sad that good men should do this to each other. Too bad we don't remember and regret to the point we disavow war as a way to settle our differences. Perhaps a tour of Bismarck, Arizona, and Hiroshima should be required for everyone on this planet.

    May the souls of those lost on Hood and Bismarck rest in peace and fellowship. These were good men doing their duty in an evil world.
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  • spasmcreekspasmcreek Member Posts: 37,717 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    the HMS HOOD was struck or exploded 10 minutes after engaging the BISMARK...and went down in only 3 minutes taking 1415 men to death with only 3 surviving, no bodies recovered....
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  • spasmcreekspasmcreek Member Posts: 37,717 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Bismark had 115 survive out of 2200.....
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  • mmppresmmppres Member Posts: 3,183 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    wow thanks
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  • Ditch-RunnerDitch-Runner Member Posts: 25,319 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    thanks for the link

    countless life's lost families torn apart
    just so the flag's of freedom can be burned and the protesters can loot burn and dis respect every thing they died for [:(!][:(!]

    even the enemy no matter who or when some had no choice and I am sure some they thought they were on the "good side" when placing there life on the line

    may they all RIP ,
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  • WulfmannWulfmann Member Posts: 4,906 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Actually over 1,000 Germans survived the sinking of the Bismarck.

    No one can say for sure if the majority were intentionally left to die as revenge for the Hood or if the Dorsetshire really did think it saw a periscope and took off.
    Not judging just saying

    It is interesting how Bismarck ran down a mountain side and ended up buried to her waterline erect looking like she was ready to go another round
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    "Fools learn from their own mistakes. I learn from the mistakes of others"
    Otto von Bismarck
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  • Laredo LeftyLaredo Lefty Member Posts: 13,451 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Good video, thanks.

    A wee bit beyond a scuba dive.
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