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Three Upbeat Historical Cats

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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The Bismark - A World War Two Cat

The bismark was one of the large warships european manufactures ever produced. It was designed for the german navy with armor as its primary attribute, and that was at the expense of speed and gunpower. Of its two thousand 200 man crew, anywhere from 114 to 118 are listed as the number of survivors. The cat in question is said to have been found in the wreckage of the bismark, floating on a piece of debris,. Was rescued by the h m s cossack, a tribal class destroyer that had been part of a group that was pursuing the bismarks. This rescue was referenced by a famous portrait of the cat, which the crew called oscar

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