Ahoy - Mac's Web Log

June 16, 2011

To Terry Kearns

I have an interest in AMCs having lost a great uncle who served in WWI. I was reading your excellent website and the article "Allied Armed Merchant Cruisers of WW2". Part of this article on Jervis Bay reads:-

"Convoy ordered to scatter. Now the danger was apparent, Kennedy ordered his charges to scatter . ."

Shouldn't this be Fegan rather than Kennedy (who was captain of the Rawlpindi)?

Sorry to point this out but I'm sure you would want it to be correct.

Best wishes
Vince Matthews

Vince,

Thank you for that, you are right of course.

At Ahoy I try for accuracy but do not always succeed, you have shown my fallibility.

By a copy of this mail to my Web Master I am asking Terry at my URL:
Allied Armed Merchant Cruisers of WW2

to correct this para:

Convoy ordered to scatter. Now the danger was apparent, Kennedy ordered his charges to scatter, dropped smoke floats trying to obscure the target from the German gunners. The AMC opened fire with her forward 6 inch guns, but this obsolete armament was still out of range, a German salvo struck the fore part of
Jervis Bay , now her bridge was hit, destroying her gunnery control, and the Captain lost an arm.

For Kennedy change to Fegan.

Regards,

Mac.


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