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Old June 21st 04, 10:43 PM
M. J. Powell
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In message , ANDREW ROBERT BREEN
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In article ,
James Hart wrote:
peacekeeping fleet, to be manned by the Austrian navy.


Glad to see the quality of (probably) the second-best navy of the first
half of the last century recognised. The Austrian navy in Big Mistake
One were /bloody/ good. They saw the back of the RN in a serious
amd fairly equal cruiser action, which IIRC no-one else managed for
100-odd years before (and never since).
Also the first navy to use organic ASW air for convoy escort (1915,
I believe). The Austrian navy was a serious force. Just be glad the
german navy never matched its quality.


Delete 'Austrian', Insert 'Swiss'?

Mike.
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