Wavelength
Airman 1st Class
- 108
- Jan 31, 2010
Nothing to add to delcros' thoughts. However, I would like to point how careful we should be about Wiki "facts". This isn't your fault Vinnye, but don't put too much into the Wiki account about N. Cape. For example this Wiki quote:
This is only an unproven theory. There is far more evidence against this theory than there is to support it. The most likely cause of the loss of speed is a mechanical break down. The chronology of the Wiki account is all over the place too.
At around 18:00, another 14 in shell struck the ship on the starboard side, passed through the thin upper belt armor, and exploded in the number 1 boiler room. ...
This is only an unproven theory. There is far more evidence against this theory than there is to support it. The most likely cause of the loss of speed is a mechanical break down. The chronology of the Wiki account is all over the place too.