World Defence Newsby Alain HENRY de FRAHAN / 8h //keep unread//hide Combat crews of the Black Sea Fleet’s Samum hovercraft missile ship (RKVP) carried out artillery fire at one of the combat training grounds in the Black Sea. Read full news at this link… Samum hovercraft/hoverborne missile ship (RKVP) (Picture source: Russian MoD) Read more… VISIT WEBSITE fromContinue reading “Russian Navy missile hovercraft Samum of Black Sea Fleet conducted live fire exercise”
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Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 participates in British Navy Exercise Joint Warrior 20-2
World Defence Newsby Army Recognition / 7h //keep unread//hide According to information released by the NATO website on October 12, 2020, North Sea – Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) is currently participating in British Royal Navy Exercise Joint Warrior 20-2, off the coast of the United Kingdom as part of its regular deployment in the NorthContinue reading “Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 participates in British Navy Exercise Joint Warrior 20-2”
HMVS (Her Majesty’s Victorian Ship) Nelson 42 guns, formerly 126 guns (and 89 between) after being razeed to two decks, she would eventually be further cut down to a single deck, c. 1870-9
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Chinese Type 055 destroyer has anti-stealth and anti-satellite capabilities
Naval News October 2020 Navy Forces Maritime Defense Industry POSTED ON MONDAY, 12 OCTOBER 2020 11:17 China’s indigenously developed 10,000 ton-class Type 055 guided missile destroyer can counter stealth aircraft and low-Earth orbit satellites, a Chinese state-owned media recently revealed, leading Chinese experts to say onOct. 11 that the capabilities will giveContinue reading “Chinese Type 055 destroyer has anti-stealth and anti-satellite capabilities”
The Ships of Christopher Columbus Were Sleek, Fast—and Cramped Two of Christopher Columbus’ ships were so small that men had no refuge to sleep and poor food storage led to wormy meals.
On August 3, 1492, Christopher Columbus and his crew set sail from the port of Palos in southern Spain on three vessels: la Santa Clara (Niña), la Pinta and la Santa Gallega (Santa Maria). Two of the ships, the Niña and Pinta, were tiny by today’s standards—only 50 to 70 feet from bow to stern—but prizedContinue reading “The Ships of Christopher Columbus Were Sleek, Fast—and Cramped Two of Christopher Columbus’ ships were so small that men had no refuge to sleep and poor food storage led to wormy meals.”
