HMS DORSETSHIRE - RADIO MESSAGE
In mid-1999, an ex-RCN Sparker passed away. In his files, his
widow found this historical message and donated it to the SPARC Radio Museum.
After attacking the Bismarck for an hour and a half,
Admiral Tovey ordered his gun crews to cease firing. All of Bismarck's
guns had been destroyed in the ensuing battle, however the ship refused
to sink. The British Admiral set a course for home and ordered HMS Dorsetshire
to sink Bismarck with torpedoes. The cruiser fired a torpedo into each
side of the burning target, which finally sank minutes later. This was
the radio message sent by Dorsetshire after that action.
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