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HMS Tally-Ho
HMS ''Tally-Ho'' was a British submarine of the third group of the T class. She was built as ''P317'' by Vickers Armstrong, Barrow and launched on 23 December 1942. She has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name, that of the hunting call, "Tally-Ho!". Second World War service While commanded by Captain Leslie W. A. Bennington, ''Tally-Ho'' served in the Far East for much of her wartime career, where she sank thirteen small Japanese sailing vessels, a Japanese coaster, the Japanese water carrier ''Kisogawa Maru'', the Japanese army cargo ships ''Ryuko'' and ''Daigen Maru No.6'', the Japanese auxiliary submarine chaser '' Cha 2'', and the Japanese auxiliary minelayer ''Ma 4''. She also damaged a small Japanese motor vessel, and laid mines, one of which damaged the Japanese merchant tanker ''Nichiyoku Maru''. On 11 January 1944, ''Tally-Ho'', then based out of Trincomalee, Ceylon spotted the Japanese light cruiser and destroyer on anti-submarine warfare e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tally-ho
Tally-ho is the traditional cry made by the huntsman to tell others the quarry has been sighted. It may also be used with directions, including "away" and "back". First used in fox-hunting, it was adapted in the 19th century to describe some horse-drawn vehicles and in the 20th century to advise of enemy aircraft and space junk. Etymology Tally-ho dates from around 1772, and is probably derived from the French ''taïaut'', a cry used to excite hounds when hunting deer."Merriam-Webster Dictionary - Tallyho" ''Merriam-Webster Dictionary''. Referenced May 19, 2008. Taïaut may have originated in the second half of the 13th century by the concatenation of a two-word war-cry: ''taille haut''. "Taille" is the cutting edge of a sword and "haut" means high or 'raised up'. So the original meaning might be somethi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
