Sdog1981

Sdog1981 t1_iy50xts wrote

“on August 19th, Guerriere's Captain James Richard Dacres engaged, confident of victory against the larger, better-armed U.S. ship.”

Sounds like he fucked around and found out.

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Sdog1981 t1_iryrpya wrote

The whole family got in on the act.

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"Uxbridge's close family lost several limbs in the service of the United Kingdom during the Napoleonic Wars: his brother, Major-General Sir Edward Paget, lost his right arm in the crossing of the Douro during the Second Battle of Porto in 1809, and his daughter lost a hand tending her husband on a battlefield in Spain."

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Sdog1981 t1_irw6gpg wrote

And they are still being used today.

"Two upgraded World War II-era U.S. Navy fleet submarines (USS Tusk and Cutlass) with their TDCs continue to serve with Taiwan's navy and U.S. Nautical Museum staff are assisting them with maintaining their equipment."

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