FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: HMS Glowworm ~ January 6, 2014

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, yarddog...she sure was a tough little ship and fought, hard, to the very end.

And her captain and crew fought tough as well.

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Honoring Our Fallen

[Kathy in Alaska]

And in first....Mac grabs the gold!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

And in second....momtothree snags the silver!!

[MoochPooch]

Evening, Kathy! How was your weekend?

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Brother! I see thanks are due to you for tonight's thread as well - an excellent find!

America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!

O stranger, tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here, obedient to their command.

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Kathy in Alaska]

And rounding out the top three....Connie bags the bronze!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...did you have a great time at the “Blessing of the Bikes”?

Did the weather cooperate?

[left that other site]

I woke up this morning with a raging sinus headache and ended up sleeping most of the day.

Disappointing.

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, ML!!

***HUGS***



It's great to see you this evening! Another piece of Brit metal for your consideration.

"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[left that other site]

That one is lovely!

It looks very similar to the 1971 Honda CB350 on which I learned to ride.

On Cobblestone streets in Boston year round.

[left that other site]

[luvie]

...till they all come home.....

[luvie]

What a great legacy this ship had! Lots of heroes to salute who were part of her history!

Thanks, Galz, for letting us hear about a great warship!

[ConorMacNessa]

1957 Velocette 350cc. In my youth, I saw a lot of Triumphs and Beezers, an occasional Norton or Royal Enfield, but cannot recall ever having seen a Velo.

America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!

O stranger, tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here, obedient to their command.

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[ken5050]

The story of HMS Glowworm is is remarkable..and barely recalled this day. In many ways this saga of a destroyer charging a heavy cruiser/battleship presages the Battle off Samar (in Leyte Gulf); superbly told in "The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors. It's must reading.

IMHO, likely the best retelling of the Battle of the Atlantic is a novel, Nicholas Monserrat's "The Cruel Sea." It's magnificent, and well worth trying to find. The movie ( of the same title) was a fairly faithful rendition.

[SandRat]

Indeed so Kathy. Tonk would have loved this Thread.

[left that other site]

The displacement reminded me of the CB350. It was a nice sized engine, big enough to take the two of us plus all our camping gear out to the Berkshires, but manageable enough to too around the streets of Boston.

I commuted to work for ten years on it, rain, shine or even snow.

I am not as “tough” as i used to be.

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Luv!

*HUGS*

It's wonderful to see you this evening! Our temps have moderated a bit but we're about to plunge into single digits again tomorrow night!

America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!

O stranger, tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here, obedient to their command.

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[luvie]

That was my problem last night. Must be going around. I didn’t even get to play any tunes. :(