Originally Posted by
Asturias56
"n the middle of the sea in a warzone is not the place to congregate various vessels to attempt a rescue knowing the ship you are attempting to rescue folks off was hit at that location."
Correct - remember the three British cruisers torpedoed early in WW1 when they tried to rescue the crews of each other..................
Yep - the Hogue, the Cressy and the Aboukir. My great uncle was a stoker on the Aboukir.