Limerick (poetry) - World War II

World War II

A series of limericks was used to great effect in World War II to obtain priority in a dockyard to have new guns fitted to the Dutch sloop Soemba.

The first was:

A report has come in from the Soemba
that their salvoes go off like a Rhumba
two guns, they sound fine
but the third five point nine
he am bust and refuse to go boomba.
by Captain Nicholl (Royal Navy)

The series continued up to a final limerick by the vice-chief of staff of the Royal Dutch navy.

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