[Arkinsaw]

I love these ships, and what they represent. But its not true that it would take a nuclear weapon to sink one. HMS Royal Oak and HMS Barham. The General Belgrano was not a battleship, but Argentina would have been better off without it.

We are better off with dispersed assets in these days. A lot of eggs in a lot of baskets, rather than a lot of eggs in one big basket.

[FastCoyote]

"he General Belgrano was not a battleship,"

I believe the Belgrano was aluminum, or was that the British ship?

[PzLdr]

ROYAL OAK and BARHAM were WW I era BBs. For comparison, try the BISMARCK. When James Cameron did his special on it a couple of years back, he was able to get a miniature sub/camera into the outer hull. None of the DORSETSHIRE's torpedoes [and she fired at least four at a then stationary target], penetrated the armor belt and outer hull.