Re: Two ships named USS Hornet
- From: Taki Kogoma <quirk@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:26:13 -0600
On 2008-02-29, Keith Willshaw <keithnospam@xxxxxxxxxxx>
allegedly proclaimed to sci.military.naval:
"Richard Fangnail" <richardfangnail@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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There were two ships named Hornet; the first one was destroyed in WWII
and the second one is now a museum in Alameda, Ca.
Make that three. There was a brig of that name which served in
the war of 1812
Is this the time for anal-retentive nit-picking about the distinction
between "brig" and "ship"?
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