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The Fairey Swordfish: an Unsung Hero of the Hunt for the Battleship Bismarck
And in the end, the Swordfish was just what was needed. Sleek, fast, and heavily armed, Bismarck was the newest battleship of ...
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Last Battle of the Bismarck: How Britain’s Navy Took Down Germany’s Mightiest Battleship
The second Swordfish attack correctly located Bismarck. A single torpedo found its target, jamming the ship’s rudder. The mighty battleship was reduced to sailing in circles in the North ...
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Surfer impaled by fish suffered a rare and confusing attack
Giulia Manfrini, 36, was surfing in the Mentawai Islands the morning of Oct. 18 when she was speared in the chest by the fish, which may have been either a swordfish or a needlefish, according to ...
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USS Bismarck Sea: The Last U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Sunk in Battle
What You Need to Know: The USS Bismarck Sea was the last U.S. aircraft carrier lost in battle, sunk by a dual Japanese kamikaze attack during the Battle of Iwo Jima on February 21, 1945. The ...
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Last Battle of the Bismarck: How Britain’s Navy Took Down Germany’s Mightiest Battleship
On May 26, Swordfish torpedo planes disabled Bismarck’s rudder, preventing escape. The next morning, British battleships ...