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Offline subdjoe

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This Day In Naval Gunnery History
« on: December 29, 2011, 07:16:43 AM »
http://www.history.navy.mil/docs/war1812/const6.htm

HMS Java was demasted and set afire from as a result of the gunnery of the USS Constitution. 

Among other damage, the USS Constitution had her wheel shot away and the helmsmen killed.  Bainbridge ordered his Marines below to move the rudder by brute force on his commands.  After the Java stuck her colours, she was boarded and her wheel taken to replace the wheel on the Constitution.
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Re: This Day In Naval Gunnery History
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2011, 07:56:17 AM »
IN THE SMOKELESS WOLRD... 69 years and four days ago, in a fine show of gunnery, HMS Duke of York (along w/various RN cruisers & destroyers, and the off Norweigan DD) scuppered Scharnhorst off North Cape, stradddling her 31 of 52 salvos and hitting her repeatedly. I'd chalk that one up to good radar, good intel, and a big advantage in numbers. Hard to see how it could have gone much better for Scharnhorst. Duke of York's target pictured below:

 

 
 
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