"Duncan Heenan" wrote in message
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Rudder failure causes British couple to abandon sailboat.

Wilbur Hubbard
It happened to the Bismark too. Was she a Beneteau boat?


Dennis.
I believe the Bismarck's rudder failure was arranged by the Royal Navy's
Fleet Air Arm and delivered by Fairey Swordfish.
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Duncan Heenan

I was being facetious, you are quite right, the old Fairey Swordfish marked
the end of the battleship era. I would have thought that would have been
obvious to the military boffins during WW1, but it took another 25 years to
prove the point.

Dennis.