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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Photo Size 590 x 565 pixels
Photos on Same Day 31 Dec 1941
Photos at Same Place Denmark Strait, Atlantic Ocean
Added By C. Peter Chen
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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!

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