100+Naval Todayby Naida Hakirevic / 10h //keep unread//hide The US Navy’s Avenger-class mine countermeasure ships USS Champion (MCM 4), USS Scout (MCM 8) and USS Ardent (MCM 12) recognized nearly 30 years of naval service during decommissioning ceremonies… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] VISITContinue reading “US Navy: 3 ships decommissioned this week”
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Maine / Ram Island lighthouse J0136
File information Album name: mitko / Northeast coast of US Current status (active, not active, museum etc): Active Height of the tower, m: 11 Focal plane elevation above sea level, m: 11 Light Description (light sectors, colour of the light, number of flashes etc): Isophase, 6s, red Coordinates (in any format): 43.803552,-69.599258 Displayed: 8 times DateContinue reading “Maine / Ram Island lighthouse J0136”
Heavy cruiser USS Louisville, Australia, February 2nd 1938.
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USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams In Eastern Mediterranean for Training as Greece-Turkey Tensions Continue
By: Megan Eckstein August 20, 2020 2:52 PM The Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) departs Porto Napoli for its inaugural deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations after stopping for fuel and supplies, Aug. 15, 2020. US Navy photo. The Navy’s second expeditionary sea base is startingContinue reading “USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams In Eastern Mediterranean for Training as Greece-Turkey Tensions Continue”
WWII A World Turned Upside Down – British Defeat In Malaya And Singapore A look at the colossal defeat suffered by Britain during the Second World War at the hands of the Japanese.
The problem with the Japanese was that they just didn’t follow the script. Britain was meant to be ruling supreme in Asia, and they, at least according to all the anti-Japanese propaganda, were meant to be spectacle-wearing, pea-shooter carrying, ineffectual midgets. Never mind that they’d beaten the Russians – a white nation – in theirContinue reading “WWII A World Turned Upside Down – British Defeat In Malaya And Singapore A look at the colossal defeat suffered by Britain during the Second World War at the hands of the Japanese.”
