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Old 23rd September 2010, 22:58
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Re: Any dispute about interpreting the BofB?

There was 13 Flowers commissioned in Canada in 1940. Only 9 of these could be used in convoy escort after finishing training since the others were land locked by ice or on the west coast.

In the later part of 1941, there were so many corvettes alongside at St John's for repairs that senior British and American officers wondered if the RCN could maintain its commitment to ocean escort convoys. This was mainly do to mill scale due to hasty wartime construction.The RCN had expanded so rapidly, proper training was lacking and most of the sailers had never been on a ship before setting foot on the deck of the ship they had been assigned to. The telephone pole gun is no myth.

You should read 'Corvettes of the RCN, 1939-1945' ISBN 0-90277-83-7

How reliable were British tanks?
How many Matildas would have been waiting after a dusty 800 mile road trip?
Not all of the Italians had surrendered.

Pessimistic. Not at all Tony. More of a practical realist not prone to fits of fantasy.

Wasn't it a British politician that said 'peace in our time'?
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Re: Any dispute about interpreting the BofB?

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Wasn't it a British politician that said 'peace in our time'?
I think the actual quote was "peace for our time" if we're being picky.
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