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RE: why - why not - belgrano / etc Rainer
Posted by: John Griffiths ()
Date: February 17, 2001 11:58AM

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Rainer Bruns wrote:
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Hi John,
Thanks for the note. You know the Belgrano was originally acquired from the US, because Chile had two of her sisters, which might still be afloat. Little arms race in South American style. Rgds, RB

Rainer,

One of the cruisers - sister to Belgrano - was replaced by the County Class Destroyer HMS Norfolk in March of 1982. Whether the other remains afloat is, alas, a mystery to me! My source for this info comes from Jane\\\'s Naval review 1982-83, by the way.

On another note, I am reading \\\'The Fourth Service\\\' Merchantmen at war in 1939-45 by John Slader - an excellent book and filled with much information of interest to the U boat historian / reader. I make reference to an incident in it inanother post.

If you are looking for somthing good to read, it\\\'s well reccomended!

Regards,

John</HTML>

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