Comments by "Tom in Iowa" (@tominiowa2513) on "German Merchant Raiders of WW2 - Gentleman Raiders of the High Seas" video.

  1. Does anyone else think Drach and Ryan Szimanski are long-lost relatives? ;)
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  2. On the roof rack of a FIAT 500 "Topolino" is how a ship would get to Bologna, of course. ;)
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  3. Back in my day, I had to read words printed with ink on bound papers instead. ;) Douglas Reeman also wrote historical naval novels about the Napoleonic Wars, but used the pen name Alexander Kent for them.
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  4. I recall seeing mines on display (presumably with their fuses and bursting charges removed) along the harbour walls in Christianshavn (think front row viewing of the first and second Battles of Copenhagen). All were turquoise green. Was this to make them harder to see in the Baltic, and would the colour of sea mines vary by their planned location of use? Also, why does Mrs. Drach voice sea mines with squeaky voices - is there a cultural reference?
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  5.  @celticogham1235  - You will find answers here: https://youtu.be/xCkfPeMls7s
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  6. The sailors ate "naval" oranges. ;)
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  7.  @jasondouglas6755  - Naval: to do with warships. Navel: where the umbilical used to attach to a fetus.
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