Word: torpedoed
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Berlin, the Nazi dictator talked of the might of German arms, their ability to defeat Britain (see p. 21). But he indirectly admitted that many Germans were uneasy about the U. S., for he roared that U. S. aid to Britain could make no difference, that Germany would torpedo U. S. aid before it reached the British Isles...
...appearance, and all the armed forces together will force a decision one way or another." There was a specific warning to the U. S. "Whoever imagines he can aid England must, in all circumstances, know one thing: Every ship, whether with or without escort, that comes before our torpedo tubes will be torpedoed...
...British, by all accounts, scored first, just at dawn, when a cruiser sighted two of Italy's torpedo boats, sank one at once. At 11 o'clock the Italians returned by air and were driven off by British fighters, but not before they had spotted the new position of the fleet...
...dusk, with Malta in sight, torpedo planes attacked for the last time. But the Illustrious crowded on speed, and the torpedoes crossed only her wake...
Meanwhile more Stukas and Italian picchiatelli dive bombers had attacked the rest of the convoy. The destroyer Gallant was crippled by an Italian torpedo, but limped into port (the Italians said she foundered). The cruiser Southampton was so badly fired by Nazi bombs that the British were finally forced to sink her. Said Military Expert Hanson Baldwin: "The Southampton's sinking marks a red-letter day in the history of warfare. Some day, when sufficient forces have been concentrated against it and sufficient hits are made, a battleship, too, will be sunk from...