Ahoy - Mac's Web Log

Dear Sir,

While casually surfing the 'Net this evening, I came across your interesting article on transfered WWI vintage USN
destroyers into the RN.  Your salient points on the design deficiencies of the class are well taken.  Truly, it took the USN until the early 1930s to design even competent destroyers and even then we borrowed much from
our British mentors!

I am writing though a salute to your memorial to those brave men who died at Savo on- board HMAS Canberra.  As the truth is finally becoming gospel that indeed it was a US torpedo or two that crippled Canberra, perhaps the highly unwarranted slur against her dead and survivors will finally be erased.  Given the chance,  I'm sure she would have been as gallant and effective a combattant as her sister, HMAS Australia.

Cheers from Chicago!
Mike Bjordal

Dear Mike,

My thanks for your kind remarks about my Ahoy site, it is a joint effort with my web master Terry Kearns in Atlanta Georgia who takes care of putting up all my research and writing.

We are delighted when any one takes the time and trouble to comment about some facet on Ahoy.

It has taken many years and much patience to gain agreement that we in Canberra at Savo were the victims not only of the Japanese surface force, but from a torpedo that emanated from our starboard screening destroyer USS
Bagley.

Nice to hear from you, and best wishes from Australia.

Mac. Gregory.

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