tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post3437934397555467360..comments2024-03-28T02:42:51.950-07:00Comments on Roads to the Great War: SMS Königsberg's Last Fight at Rufiji Deltasnielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631473280484584330noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-3546413943035140192019-11-15T18:01:29.629-08:002019-11-15T18:01:29.629-08:00They sound more like destroyers.They sound more like destroyers.Bryan Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05937099144329508708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-85319994278263695172019-11-15T16:54:35.126-08:002019-11-15T16:54:35.126-08:00No, these Monitors carried 15" guns. They ha...No, these Monitors carried 15" guns. They had two of them on a tall turret and were almost flat bottomed,i.e. very little draft. I believe that they were even used for shore bombardment at Normandy in WWII.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-49521200102382252392019-11-15T12:13:58.244-08:002019-11-15T12:13:58.244-08:00Monitors from the 1800s! How many were being fiel...Monitors from the 1800s! How many were being fielded during the war?Bryan Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05937099144329508708noreply@blogger.com