From: George Sherwood 

On Wed, 29 Jun 2005 00:11:58 +0100, Adam Flinton wrote:

> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/05/uk_trafalgar_200/html/1.stm
>
> Pickie 8 is great. (A) the Turk under sail & (B) is it just me or are US
> & FSU ships just so recognisable?
>
> Shows how frigates have grown...
>
> Adam

Something about a ship under sail.  Rough way to make a living though.
 I just finished a book called "Decision at Sea", in the
author's opinion the 5 Naval Battles that shaped American History.

1.  The Battle of Lake Erie. (Sorry about that one. ) 2.  The
Battle of Hampton Roads. (Virginia vs Monitor) 3.  The Battle of Manila
Bay.
4.  The Battle of Midway.
5.  Operation Praying Mantis. (Persian Gulf 1988)

I thought he did a nice job, but wasn't sure why the last was included.
Guess he wanted to show a little bit of a missile battle at sea.  Overall
an interesting read.

Guess I have taken enough reco classes that most ships are very
recognizable.  I have always thought most of the HMS/HMCS/HMAS ships to be
very recognizable from the softlines.  I never really like the look of FSU
ships.  Although big and heavily armed just never seemed to be a blue water
navy.  Just come out pop off a bunch of missiles and hope for the best.


George

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