Comments by "Ben Wilson" (@benwilson6145) on "The Drydock - Episode 204 (Part 1)" video.

  1. An interesting use of civilian ships was the use of Norwegian owned and operated fishing vessels on the Shetland Bus. This was the transport of refugees and volunteers from Norway to Shetland and the transport of weapons and saboteurs from Shetland to Norway.
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  2. The submarine was raised by a Treasure hunter, not a museum. The San Francisco Maritime Museum carried out a act of vandalism took the 4 masted barque Fennia from Port Stanley in the mid 70's "to save her". They hired a tug from Uruguay and the ship was towed to Montevideo for repair. The museum did not pay for the tow, the Fennia was sold at auction and scrapped in Montevideo.
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  3. He was in Command of HMS Starling. a Black Swan Class Sloop. not a Flower Class
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  4. By invading and plundering other countries.
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  5. You are right, from memory about 10% loss was used in calculation.
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