Re: [MV] Light-hearted point of interest with flags.

From: Steven P. Allen (spallen@rolemail.ccis.edu)
Date: Fri Jun 30 2000 - 07:14:46 PDT


At 04:10 AM 6/30/00 +0700, Gavin Broad wrote:

>
>And finally, why has there never been a modern HMS Portsmouth? The name is
>in disgrace - the only Royal Naval vessel ever to strike it's colours in
>the face of the enemy, that treacherous Glaswegian, John Paul Jones.

HMS Guerriere? HMS Java? HMS Levant? HMS Cyane? HMS Macedonia? Or do yo
mean the only vessel to surrender to Jones personally?

Steve Allen



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