ORIGINAL: Froonp
What would you think of that list of sunk ships (35) ?
Type Name Date Sunk Country Where sunk ?
CV Courageous 17-sept-39 UK Off the coast of Ireland
CV Glorious 08-juin-40 UK Roughly 170 nautical miles (315 km) west of Harstad
CV Ark Royal 14-nov-41 UK 30 nautical miles (55 km) east of Gibraltar
BB Barham 25-nov-41 UK Mediterranean Sea, near Sidi Barrani near Libyan Border
BB Hood 24-mai-41 UK North Atlantic Ocean, Denmark Strait
BB Repulse 10-déc-41 UK South China Sea, near Kuantan, Malaysia
BB Prince of Wales 10-déc-41 UK South China Sea, near Kuantan, Malaysia
BB Scharnhorst 26-déc-43 Germany Arctic Ocean, approximately 66 miles off the North Cape of Norway
BB Bismarck 27-mai-41 Germany North Atlantic
BB Tirpitz 12-nov-44 Germany Balsfjord, near Håkøy Island, near Tromsø, Norway
BB Roma 09-sept-43 Italy Gulf of Asinara, near Sardinia
CV Akagi 05-juin-42 Japan Midway, 30°30′N, 178°40′W
CV Kaga 05-juin-42 Japan Midway, 30°20′N, 179°17′W
CV Ryujo 24-août-42 Japan 161 km (100 mi) north of Tulagi
CV Soryu 05-juin-42 Japan Midway, 30°38′N, 179°13′W
CV Hiryu 05-juin-42 Japan Midway
CV Shokaku 19-juin-44 Japan Philippine Sea, 11°40′N, 137°40′E
CV Zuikaku 25-oct-44 Japan Battle of Cape Engaño
CV Hiyo 20-juin-44 Japan Philippine Sea, 15°30′N, 133°50′E
CV Taiho 19-juin-44 Japan Philippine Sea, 12°05′N, 138°12′E
CV Shinano 29-nov-44 Japan 300-400 km south of Nagoya, 32°0′N, 137°0′E
CV Unryu 19-déc-44 Japan East China Sea, 29°59′N, 124°03′E
BB Kongo 21-nov-44 Japan Taiwan Strait
BB Fuso 25-oct-44 Japan Surigao Strait, Leyte Gulf
BB Hiei 13-nov-42 Japan Savo Island
BB Kirishima 15-nov-42 Japan Northwest of Savo Island
BB Yamashiro 25-oct-44 Japan Surigao Strait, Leyte Gulf
BB Mutsu 08-juin-43 Japan Near Oshima island, Japan
BB Yamato 07-avr-45 Japan East China Sea, near Okinawa
BB Musashi 24-oct-44 Japan Sibuyan Sea
CV Langley 27-févr-42 USA About 75 miles south of Tjilatjap.
CV Lexington 08-mai-42 USA Coral Sea, 15°20′S, 155°30′E
CV Yorktown 07-juin-42 USA Midway
CV Wasp 15-sept-42 USA Southeast of San Cristobal Island
CV Hornet 24-oct-42 USA Off the Santa Cruz Islands
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Patrice - my view for what its worth is that there is one problem with this approach. Looking at CV and BB only is too narrow. Yes, the big gun battleships and the carriers were the sexy end of the market, but in terms of story, contribution to the war etc it is often some of the "lesser" ships that need and should be remembered for a variety of reasons. So the Unryu was sunk in the East China Sea? And? So what?
How about its decided how many names can be used and then we ask for reasons for inclusion? For example Bismarck, Hood, Prince of Wales, Yamato, Yorktown, Akagi etc yes of course they need inclusion. But what about HMS Glowworm, HMS Onslow, HMS Coventry and their VC heroes, what about the brave men of the USS Reuben James lost before the US were even in the war, the tragic story of the Sullivan brothers on USS Juneau? The fundamental decency in treatment of POW`s of the Kreigsmarine Captain Langsdorff of the Graf Spee.
The write ups give players a taster for further info - adding these lesser known names to the map could provide the same stimulus for knowledge.