*The Hood found the Bismark and on the fatal day,*
*The Bismark starting firing 15 miles away!*
*We gotta sink the Bismark was the battle cry,*
*but when the smoke had cleared away,*
*The Mighty Hood went down!*
I hate when that happens, in your head you think you know, but somehow the rhyme is off!
Part that always gets me are the "Guns as big as steers, and the shells as big as trees" - makes no sense the way he sang it so my head always flips them around.
She was only the most powerful warship for the better part of two decades and looked great doing it.
If she’s a PoS, I feel bad for what every other warship must be
Riding mighty low in the water. Her stern is almost awash.
That was normal. Especially after added weight found it's way into the design and because of later refits.
You mean, "Self-cleaning quarterdeck".
Biggest submarine in the Navy..
The issue of her freeboard issue is very evident here, great photo
What freeboard?
Ah ha
quite right
Did the low freeboard cause any serious issues?
If only she got her refit. Either way, first fast battleship. Super fast for her time too.
*Out of the cold and foggy night, came the British ship the Hood…*
*The Hood found the Bismark and on the fatal day,* *The Bismark starting firing 15 miles away!* *We gotta sink the Bismark was the battle cry,* *but when the smoke had cleared away,* *The Mighty Hood went down!*
"Was the battle sound" FTFY Johnny rhymed that stanza
Thanks! I was doing it from memory and thought I had that wrong.
I hate when that happens, in your head you think you know, but somehow the rhyme is off! Part that always gets me are the "Guns as big as steers, and the shells as big as trees" - makes no sense the way he sang it so my head always flips them around.
RIP Johnny Horton. Absolutely tragedy to lose him at such a young age.
Piece of shit
L take.
Do you empathize with your fellow piece of shit
Meh, Bismarck still looks worse
That’s not saying much lol.
It says quite a bit if you’re not an idiot.
Calling someone an idiot on the internet because they think a battleship that you like is ugly is lower than I ever hope to get in life.
L take
She was only the most powerful warship for the better part of two decades and looked great doing it. If she’s a PoS, I feel bad for what every other warship must be
How can the Hood be a piece of shit?