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She's smoking like hell, and probably changing boilers using coal
she has had many names
she has had many names
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"The XXX and the XXX have passed through the Dardanelles!"
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we have a winnerhotzie said:
"Both Winston Churchill (2) and Van der Vat(3) credited the battlecruiser Goeben with profound impacts on the international environment, however, this impact should more logically be credited to the commander on that ship. Direct results of Souchon's actions include the entry of Turkey into the war on the side of the Triple Entente, the declaration of war on Turkey by Russia, the Dardanelles and Gallipoli campaigns, and the Russian Revolution (4)."
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"No, no!" the Ambassador almost shouted. "I want you to stay right where you are. This will be a great day for Germany! If you will only remain for a few minutes you will hear a great piece of news - something that has the utmost bearing upon Turkey's relation to the war."
Then he rushed out on the portico and leaned over the balustrade. At the same moment I saw a little launch put out from the Corcovado toward the Ambassador's dock. Wangenheim hurried down, seized an envelope from one of the sailors, and a moment afterward burst into the room again.
"We've got them!" he shouted to me; "Got what?" I asked.
"The Goeben and the Breslau have passed through the Dardanelles!"
He was waving the wireless message with all the enthusiasm of a college boy whose football team has won a victory.
Then, momentarily checking his enthusiasm, he came up to me solemnly, humorously shook his forefinger, lifted his eyebrows, and said, "Of course, you understand that we have sold those ships to Turkey! And Admiral Souchon," he added with another wink, "will enter the Sultan's service!"
http://www.firstworldwar.com/source/goebenbreslau.htm
Goeben/Jawus Sultan Selim/Jawus Selim/Yavuz - was in active service until 1948, served as training ship until 1954 and was finally scrapped (a pity) in 1974.
Then he rushed out on the portico and leaned over the balustrade. At the same moment I saw a little launch put out from the Corcovado toward the Ambassador's dock. Wangenheim hurried down, seized an envelope from one of the sailors, and a moment afterward burst into the room again.
"We've got them!" he shouted to me; "Got what?" I asked.
"The Goeben and the Breslau have passed through the Dardanelles!"
He was waving the wireless message with all the enthusiasm of a college boy whose football team has won a victory.
Then, momentarily checking his enthusiasm, he came up to me solemnly, humorously shook his forefinger, lifted his eyebrows, and said, "Of course, you understand that we have sold those ships to Turkey! And Admiral Souchon," he added with another wink, "will enter the Sultan's service!"
http://www.firstworldwar.com/source/goebenbreslau.htm
Goeben/Jawus Sultan Selim/Jawus Selim/Yavuz - was in active service until 1948, served as training ship until 1954 and was finally scrapped (a pity) in 1974.
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