by JenBurdoo » Sat Jun 27, 2020 8:16 pm
Was the ship magnetized? Demagnetized? This. Did they demagnetize the ship, but also, unwittingly, the compass? Yes.
That was quick. I won't make you figure out WHY it was demagnetized, as that would only be another question or two.
SPOILER
"The inexplicable failure of the Royal Navy to navigate between Dartmouth and Guernsey was due to the fact that the ships had been degaussed to avoid attracting mines. Unfortunately people were not yet aware that the degaussing process also causes the ship's compass to go haywire so that if John Durnford-Slater, who happened to be on the bridge at the time, had not pointed to a passing island and asked if that might be their destination, none of the raiding party would have achieved their objective."
- Commando to Captain-Generall