The first episode of Season 6 (!) takes us to Sydney Harbor for the story of the ferry Rodney.

[The main story starts at 11:39]

This episode ends with a trailer for the Season 6 Patreon (intro music - 'Poppy' by our pals Nadezhda https://nadezhda.bandcamp.com/) and preview for non-patrons of the Guadalcanal bonus series.

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Sources:

"80 Years on: the Rodney ferry disaster." Sydney Morning Herald, 13 Feb 2018. https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/80-years-on-the-rodney-ferry-disaster-20180208-h0vs63.html

Lennon, Troy. "19 died when the Rodney ferry capsized as people rushed to farewell US warship Louisville." Daily Telegraph, 13 Feb 2018. https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/today-in-history/19-died-when-the-rodney-ferry-capsized-as-people-rushed-to-farewell-us-warship-louisville/news-story/0d0fe4feb123318c05533537ce54f8c9

"Sinking of the ferry Rodney." Daily Telegraph Mirror, 8 Feb 1991. https://messui.polygonal-moogle.com/incident/1938_rodney.pdf

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This episode is part two(of two) on the life and times of the German battleship Tirpitz.

*This is also the final episode of Season 5 - thanks for listening and we will be back with a new season soon!

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Sources:

Hansen, Kenneth P. “Raeder Versus Wegener: Conflict in German Naval Strategy.” The Naval War College Review, vol. 58, no. 4, Autumn 2005.

Knowles, Daniel.Tirpitz: The Life and Death of Germany's Last Great Battleship. Fonthill Media, 2018.

Steinberg, Jonathan. Yesterday’s Deterrent: Tirpitz and the Birth of the German Battle Fleet. Macmillan, 1965.

Symonds, Craig L. World War II at Sea: A Global History. Oxford University Press, 2018.

Zetterling, Niklas and Michael Tamelander. Tirpitz: The Life and Death of Germany’s Last Super Battleship. Casemate, 2009.

https://web.archive.org/web/20190219133255/https://www.tirpitz-museum.no/#home

https://www.tracesofwar.com/sights/18149/Tirpitz-Museum.htm

Support the show

This episode is part one (of two) on the life and times of the German battleship Tirpitz.

The Sameer Project

Gaza Funds

Sources:

Hansen, Kenneth P. “Raeder Versus Wegener: Conflict in German Naval Strategy.” The Naval War College Review, vol. 58, no. 4, Autumn 2005.

Knowles, Daniel.Tirpitz: The Life and Death of Germany's Last Great Battleship. Fonthill Media, 2018.

Steinberg, Jonathan. Yesterday’s Deterrent: Tirpitz and the Birth of the German Battle Fleet. Macmillan, 1965.

Symonds, Craig L. World War II at Sea: A Global History. Oxford University Press, 2018.

Zetterling, Niklas and Michael Tamelander. Tirpitz: The Life and Death of Germany’s Last Super Battleship. Casemate, 2009.

https://web.archive.org/web/20190219133255/https://www.tirpitz-museum.no/#home

https://www.tracesofwar.com/sights/18149/Tirpitz-Museum.htm

Support the show