Thanks Tony for the information and the article you enclosed. Don't think I'd like to be mid-Atlantic during the forties. (;-)) Edna - Ottawa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Holkham" <t.holkham@sky.com> To: <hampshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 6:54 AM Subject: Re: [HAM] HMS AQUITANIA Edna, There is an interesting pdf article online - http://www.atlanticliners.com/Images/Other%20Images/PDF/Earl%20Stott%20Voyage%20on%20the%20Aquitania.PDF that suggests that Aquitania had radar sufficiently accurate to identify a U-boat in 1944. However, her radar would probably not have been sufficiently advanced for her to pick her way 'blind' out of such a busy port as Southampton in fog, so I would think that was a reasonable explanation for the delay. Today, fog is unlikely to interfere with schedules because all vessels of any size have advanced radar systems and other navigational aids. Best wishes Tony Holkham Petersfield, Hampshire, England www.tonyholkham.org