tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post7653584538905953328..comments2024-03-28T12:21:46.299-07:00Comments on Roads to the Great War: The Centennial at the Grass Roots: Operation Olympiasnielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631473280484584330noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-26617967790218272372014-03-03T18:38:24.719-08:002014-03-03T18:38:24.719-08:00Yes they were CBs, large crusiers, but they were d...Yes they were CBs, large crusiers, but they were designed originally to deal expressly with the German Navy battlecruisers, Scharnhorst and Geneisenau, or other large cruisers. They were called cruiser-killers in some schools of thought. The 12-inch guns were meant to out class the 11-inch guns of the German ships, and to be fast enough to catch them in a pursuit. The captain of the Alaska wasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-88821529709423526402014-03-03T09:12:36.650-08:002014-03-03T09:12:36.650-08:00Alaska and Guam were never classified as battlecru...Alaska and Guam were never classified as battlecruisers. The navy called them Large Cruisers. I would hope the author of this webpage would correct this. damarkleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05630979109042001522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-63775589931877355482014-03-03T01:52:23.517-08:002014-03-03T01:52:23.517-08:00Not sure how Mare Island got the type so wrong: th...Not sure how Mare Island got the type so wrong: the only American battlecrusiers launched or operational were Alaska and Guam in 1944.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932318362316798388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-56649736775745899052014-03-02T11:07:32.057-08:002014-03-02T11:07:32.057-08:00This is a great campaign. Let me add for Bay Area ...This is a great campaign. Let me add for Bay Area locals and visitors that Mare Island is definitely worth a visit at any time for its museum, chapel with Tiffany windows, massive drydocks, military cemetery, naval ammunition depot, mansions, nature, and views of San Francisco bay, among many other reasons. Check here: http://www.mareislandhpf.org/ for general info and here for ammunition depot Diane Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16794521230958515051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-27650319949137733152014-03-02T11:03:17.238-08:002014-03-02T11:03:17.238-08:00The Olympia was a protected cruiser. The battle c...The Olympia was a protected cruiser. The battle cruiser type originated with the Royal Navy's Invincible class in !906-8.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com