WW2 battleship vs battleship battles

[Nobody]

I don't know maybe a little thing called ...... The Battle of the River Plate. New Zealands greatest Naval Victory!!!!

 

[tarheelbadger]

I know of a 10th BB vs BB: HMS RESOLUTION vs French BB Richelieu 23-25 September 1940 at Dakar Source THE WORLD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BATTLESHIPS by Peter Hore (2005) c Arness Publishing LTD

 

[ZeletDude]

You Bumped a 4 Year old thread for.. that?

 

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[vogtmurr]

who cares - battleships are cool.
and someone finally corrected this mistake.

 

[MilesGregarius]

Didn't both sides have BBs at Matapan?

 

[vogtmurr]

I'm not sure but i think this thread is extremely narrowly defined in that battleships had to have engaged battleships. The Italian Vittorio Venento was involved against british cruisers and heavily damaged by torpedo bombers - but it ended up being three italian heavy cruisers that went to the bottom to naval gunfire brom british battleships.

 

[GoodGame]

Erm, a remark: Bismarck was scuttled.

Adler

Isn't that just what the German sailors (~100 survivors) side of the story?

I think the British weren't officially convinced that it wasn't due to their action (not sure, just the impression I get from the one summarization that I have read).

EDIT: nevermind, read the rest of the thread.

 

[say1988]

I would say that the statement "the British sank the Bismarck" can be considered correct since they were the direct cause of the scuttling. But that it was finished off by torpedoes is incorrect. Not that it matters or makes any difference, though.

 

[ZeletDude]

I'm not sure but i think this thread is extremely narrowly defined in that battleships had to have engaged battleships. The Italian Vittorio Venento was involved against british cruisers and heavily damaged by torpedo bombers - but it ended up being three italian heavy cruisers that went to the bottom to naval gunfire brom british battleships.

It does say Battleship VS Battleship battles . Not Battleship VS Cruisers .

 

[vogtmurr]

It does say Battleship VS Battleship battles . Not Battleship VS Cruisers .

ha. thanks
so have we got em all covered then ?