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Richard J @preachypreach.bsky.social

He’s very revealingly following the desires of the first and only captain of her, and I’m pretty sure that’s 100% deliberate

After a short pause, Lindemann added: "One more thing. In the future, I would prefer to hear people on board use the masculine form when speaking of the Bismarck. So powerful a ship as this could only be a he, not a she." I resolved to accede to his wish and, although I have had a few slips of the tongue, have done so ever since. Burkard Baron Von Mullenheim-Rechberg The Battleship Bismarck: A Survivor's Story, New and Expanded Edition (Bluejacket Books) #kindlequotes

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