Talk:Action of 29 February 1916
Latest comment: 4 years ago by Andreas P 15 in topic Direction of Comus and Munster
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Direction of Comus and Munster
editCiting Corbett (p. 272-272) the text says:
- Hotham in the Comus, the most northern of the cruisers from Scapa, had seen the signals from Andes and sailed south in company with the destroyer Munster and arrived as the action ended (...)
But Corbett writes to it:
- Captain A. G. Hotham in the Comus, the northernmost of the Scapa cruisers, had taken in the Andes’ signals, and coming on at twenty-seven knots with his destroyer, the Munster, he was already in sight when the actio ceased, and by the time the Alcantara sank the Munster was on the spot to save her crew.
There is no mention of turning south. It looks like the two ships were indeed heading north (or north-west). --Andreas (talk) 13:53, 19 March 2020 (UTC)