Discovery players and naval history.

[Enkidu]

Seventy eight years and several days ago, over the course of a half week, the British Royal Navy and Fleet Air Arm, Polish Navy and German Kriegsmarine were involved in one of the most tragic maritime engagements of the Battle of the Atlantic, with exceptional heroism displayed on both sides of a terrible, world-defining war. A suprising number of families today, including my own, contain veterans of the battle of the Denmark Strait or people who served aboard the Prinz Eugen, Bismark, Hood, Rodney, King George the V, Prince of Wales, Ark royal, Sheffield, etc, within some point of their service history. The story is well-told, but often disrespected or presented inaccurately. Hilariously, I have a grandfather who served aboard Hood who only managed to avoid being at the battle of the Denmark Strait due to a mix-up in his shore leave. It's sobering to think the only reason why me/my family is alive is due to a bureaucratic screw up in the royal navy.


I was wondering if anybody else had naval associations in their family, and if there's any interesting attached stories that they'd be willing to share? For a game that is heavily inspired by the age of battleships and early pre missile age aircraft carriers, I can imagine there might be some appeal for fellow navy families.

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