Talk:Kenneth Pattisson

This article, together with that of John Moffat (Royal Navy officer) has been brigaded by the son of Kenneth Pattison who.

Although this reference provides a link to a Times article (behind paywall) that claims "Since the book was published it has been proved that Mr Moffat could not have dropped the torpedo that disabled the ship’s rudder" there is absolutely no objective material or proof provided to support this claim.

This is in contrast to the many more articles and analysis by third party historians that credit John Moffat (Royal Navy officer) with this act. At the very least this article is extremely misleading and should reflect that there is some degree of uncertainty, which is understandable given the historical context. However, at this stage, the only evidence that has been presented that Kenneth Pattisson's torpedo hit the Bismarck is insistanceence of his own son. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:79E0:D:205:522E:7D6B:C4C5:F515 (talk) 08:39, 27 July 2018 (UTC)

I met Mr. Pattinson a couple of times when he was visiting family in Massachusetts ( next door neighbors to my parents). It was definitely family lore that it was his torpedo that hit the Bismarck’s rudder. If he hadn’t he certainly didn’t disabuse anyone in the belief. I can’t say I ever asked him straight up if the story was true, but I think we talked about it. I was surprised to see that someone else was claiming his fifteen minutes of fame after his death. Thomas144 (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 21:34, 22 March 2024 (UTC)