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SEvans
 Post subject: Nelson would have been Proud to have his Namesake Involved.
PostPosted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 2:05 pm 
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Operation Pedestal, 9th-15th August 1942.


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 Post subject: Re: Nelson would have been Proud to have his Namesake Involved.
PostPosted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 2:21 pm 
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Great Picture!

Have you more details?

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 Post subject: Re: Nelson would have been Proud to have his Namesake Involved.
PostPosted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 7:24 pm 
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Stephen,

I imagine you must be referring to the battleship, HMS Nelson, which was part of the convoy to relieve Malta. I found this interesting clip on Utube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVEgZNfiKEY

Would that be a painting of the tanker Ohio, which of course just made it into Valletta, by Norman Wilkinson?

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