Begin forwarded message: From: RobertsonJC1@cs.com Date: 14 May 2008 1:03:45 PM To: BIship@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BIship] Fwd: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Sinking of the "Rohna"- A virtually unk... Reply-To: BIship@yahoogroups.com Correct, the ROHNA was not the first victim of the guided bomb. When Italy capitulated, the Italian navy had a battleship that the Germans did not want for it to be turned against them. This battleship was the first ship to be sunk with the guided bomb. The guy that wrote the story of the ROHNA's sinking wasn't even there. His brother died in that sinking. I attended a survivor's reunion in Charleston three years ago and met the jerk who wrote the concoctted story. When I challenged him about the authenticity of his sources of information, he quickly got the hell out of the room when I told him that I represented the BI. Some of the survivors spoke very highly of the conduct of the BI crew members and pinned most of the blame on their US Army officers as they hadn't a clue on what to do; hence the high number of casualities. About five years ago, the US Government finally recognized the sinking and erected a memorial to those who lost their lives at an Army post in, I think, Georgia. I have copies of the ship's articles and a list of all of the BI personnel who died. Best regards, John R. (USA and Dalry) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (1)Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Members Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Visit Your Group Yahoo! Search Find it now Everything you need in one place. New web site? Drive traffic now. Get your business on Yahoo! search. All-Bran Day 10 Club on Yahoo! Groups Feel better with fiber. . __,_._,___ ooroo If you don't hear the knock of opportunity - build a door. Anon.

What ho! A dashed swindler! A credit-grabber imposturing like billy-o!! A scheming, shameless, sham shyster of a landlubber posing as seaman. If I were Capt. Haddock of the famous Tintin comics, I'd have cursed him lustily, using the rich argot of a seasoned bo'sun or mate. Being a landlubber myself, I have to go back to my Wodehouse books to pick up these epithets. (GRIN) Thanks, John, for this clarification. Harshawardhan ----- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar Nagpur, India ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Feltham" Begin forwarded message:From: RobertsonJC1@cs.com The guy that wrote the story of the ROHNA's sinking wasn't even there. His brother died in that sinking. I attended a survivor's reunion in Charleston three years ago and met the jerk who wrote the concoctted story. When I challenged him about the authenticity of his sources of information, he quickly got the hell out of the room when I told him that I represented the BI. [snip]