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Warship Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020: The Kaiser’s Gorgon

 laststandonzombieisland 12h //keep unread//hide Here at LSOZI, we take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their own, which sometimes takes them to the strangest places. – Christopher Eger Warship Wednesday, Oct. 21,Continue reading “Warship Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020: The Kaiser’s Gorgon”

How the most successful submarine in US Navy history ended up sinking itself

 BENJAMIN BRIMELOW OCT 21, 2020, 10:15 AM FACEBOOK TWITTER REDDIT LINKEDIN EMAIL US NavyUS Navy submarine USS Tang off the Mare Island Navy Yard in California, December 2, 1943. By October 1944, the USS Tang had racked up the best record of any US Navy submarine, sinking Japanese ships across the Pacific. But the Tang’sContinue reading “How the most successful submarine in US Navy history ended up sinking itself”

US and UK navies prepare to sign agreement to merge future tech work

 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy and British Royal Navy are preparing to more closely align their futures in a whole host of warfare areas, the U.S. chief of naval operations announced Tuesday.By: David B. Larter and Andrew Chuter    23 hours ago 28   An F-35B from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 sits on the flight deck aboard the Royal Navy carrier Queen Elizabeth.Continue reading “US and UK navies prepare to sign agreement to merge future tech work”