Sketch of the explosion on Hood by Royal Navy Captain J. C. Leach for the 2nd Board of Enquiry, 1941

Caption     Sketch of the explosion on Hood by Royal Navy Captain J. C. Leach for the 2nd Board of Enquiry, 1941 ww2dbase
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Photos on Same Day 31 Dec 1941
Photos at Same Place Denmark Strait, Atlantic Ocean
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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
1 Oct 2009 09:27:32 PM

The nautical distance measurement of a “cable” is 240 yards. Thus, 4 cables would be 480 yards.
2. Anonymous says:
28 Sep 2018 05:31:14 AM

The additional information furnished by David regarding cable length is open to debate (depending which Navy arm you belong to) - what I would question is the arithmetic.
Whatever the result - it was still a pretty close observation point!
3. Ted Mustard says:
31 Dec 2024 06:15:05 AM

Captain Leach went down with HMS Prince of Wales on 10 Dec 1941 following a bomb and torpedo attack by IJN land-based bombers (G3Ms & G4Ms) on "Force Z" (PoW and HMS Renown plus destroyer escorts).
His son (later, Admiral Sir Henry Leach) witnessed his father's loss. In 1982 he was First Sea Lord. As such, he convinced Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher that a task force could retake the Falkland Islands.

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