Which was better – the 3”/50 cal
or the QF 12-pounder
12 cwt?
It is interesting to note the frequent disparaging comments about the American 3”/50 cal, presumably the Mk 20 or 22, the difference being only minor relating to the type of barrel and its construction. fitted as standard equipment on the Captain and Colony Class frigates. There’s the “Everyone knows the 3-inch projectile will not put […]
Did the tanker, SS Ohio, deliver much-needed petrol to Malta in Operation Pedestal?
The generally accepted answer is that, yes, SS Ohio, one of only five of the 14 merchant ships to survive Operation Pedestal – and the only tanker – did bring much-needed petrol to Malta in August 1942. For instance: The highly-esteemed author Stephen Roskill in The War At Sea, Vol II, The Period of Balance, […]