Talk:German cruiser Admiral Hipper

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KM or not KM? Some writers prefix German warships with 'KM' or 'KMS' (Kriegsmarine or Kriegsmarine Schiffe) - equivalent to 'HMS' for Royal Naval vessels. The advantage is that it distinguishes between the ship and the thing (person, place etc) it's named for and immediately identifies a warship. Is there a Wiki convention? I've also used 'IJN' for Imperial Japanese Navy & 'USS' for US naval ships. There are other instances.

Comments please.

Folks at 137 08:52, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

I have no objection to KMS, or IJN for that matter.

Out of interest, did the damage to Hipper from Glowworm's ramming attempt really qualify as "heavy"? From what I've read it amounted to a section of armour belt becoming dislodged (reducing speed to 25 knots)and a torpedo mounting dismounted. Inconvenient, certainly, but I'm not sure if it qualifies as "heavy". Hipper's behaviour after the action (stopping to rescue survivors, continuing with her moderately danagerous mission) does not suggest a badly-hurt ship.

The dates are screwed up. The "fate" entry on the sidebox does not correspond to the eventual fate that is listed in the article. Could someone clean it up? I'm not familiar enough to determine which one is correct.