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Posted by richard on September 7, 2019, 2:57:39, in reply to "Re: Highball Tests"
David,
Like you I thought the programme was a bit boring, but watched it too the end, and was surprised at the brief clip of a QE class in Loch Striven during the "Highball" tests. There's some more interesting info in this link which identifies the ship as HMS Malaya.
Richard.
http://www.bute-at-war.org/gallery/bouncebomb.pdf 
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i will have to watch it now . i recorded it and was so put off by the first few minuiys that i fell asleep! Previous Message
Edward,
I watched this last night, and was surprised to see what looked like a QE class ship used as the target. I haven't seen any film of the tests using Courbet though.
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In a Channel 5 television program "Bismarck: Hitler's Greatest Warship" there was a short film sequence on High Ball testing The sequence showed HMS Malaya as the target. The only film I had seen previously showed Courbet as the target. R A Burt book notes Malaya was the target for training for attacks on Tirpitz by midget submarines. Were both Courbet and Malaya used in the test and has anybody got a source for Courbet camouflage whilst it was a subject of the tests.
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