Quick and easy while you think of the cryptic.

[Derrick Stephenson]

Prior to WW2, Britain built 2 half ships!!!
Why,and what were their names?
Derrick.

[Derrick Stephenson]

I don't know whether it's too hard, or nobody's interested.
Tell me, don't be shy!!
They were named after Admirals.
Derrick.

[Bombardier]

sorry mate its not that im not interested, its that i am racking my brain and surfing like a mad man trying to find the answers.


:oops:

[Derrick Stephenson]

C'mon Guys and Gals,
You've got the Webmaster feeling guilty. He can't do it all himself, be a devil, get involved. It's easy after the first time, ask any girl!!!!
Derrick.

[Bombardier]

It's easy after the first time, ask any girl!!!!

LOL :D

[Derrick Stephenson]

Hi Webmaster,
I'm still trying to decide whether they are all virgin transmitters or
co??teasers.
I never had this problem when I was in my teens and twenties!!!!
Derrick.

[Derrick Stephenson]

O.K., We are talking about H.M.S. Rodney, and H.M.S.Nelson, how and why were they 1/2 ships?
Derrick.

[Drone_pilot]

the only thing i can think of is that they were half destroyer, half aircraft Carrier.

[Bombardier]

Im stumped.
Thats sounds like a reasonable answer though Drone_pilot

:?

[Derrick Stephenson]

Between the 2 WW's, various arms limitation treaties were agreed between the major powers, who promptly ignored them, except England.
One of these agreements was to limit the length and tonnage of capital warships, and England was already building 2 battleships which were in breach of this treaty, so the designs were changed, and the aft end omitted from these two ships.
If you look at full length photos or drawings of Rodney and Nelson, they look like the forerunners of todays supertankers, the superstructure is all at the stern, because they literally are only just over half the original designed length.
Collectively they were nicknamed 'The Cherry Trees', because the treaty that 'chopped them down' was signed in Washington.
Derrick.