World Defence Newsby Army Recognition / 4h //keep unread//hide According to news published by the Russian Press Agency TASS on August 7, 2020, Russian shipyard Zelenodolsk laid down the hulls of the Project 21980 Grachonok-class eleventh and twelfth serial-produced anti-saboteur boats. Read full Naval News at this link … Russian Project 21980 Grachonok class Counter-Sabotage ship. (Picture sourceContinue reading “Russian shipyard Zelenodolsk laid down the hulls of the Project 21980 anti-saboteur boats”
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Central Thailand / Ban Tha Thewawong Lighthouse F2955.5
Album name: Bergwind / Thailand Rating (1 votes): (Show details) Current status (active, not active, museum etc): active Height of the tower, m: 39 Focal plane elevation above sea level, m: 39 Any other comments: picture 2015 Coordinates (in any format): 13 9.6998 N 100 48.7702 E Displayed: 12 times Date added: Aug 04, 2020 DateTimeContinue reading “Central Thailand / Ban Tha Thewawong Lighthouse F2955.5”
Iran accidentally sinks replica US Nimitz-class aircraft carrier just days after blasting it with missiles in propaganda video
The modified barge is listing at 90 degrees after capsizing near Strait of Hormuz Half of the ‘flight deck’ is underwater and could endanger other Gulf shipping Iran had blasted the vessel in war games condemned as ‘reckless’ by Pentagon By TIM STICKINGS FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 18:32 AEST, 7 August 2020 | UPDATED: 21:55 AEST, 7 August 2020 Continue reading “Iran accidentally sinks replica US Nimitz-class aircraft carrier just days after blasting it with missiles in propaganda video”
Battleship USS Idaho fitting out at New York Ship Building Corporation, June 23rd 1919. Note the lack of hull-mounted secondary armament. According to navsource.org, she was the first battleship to be completed without such guns as their ports were plated over before her commissioning; however, the emplacements remained as her hull was otherwise like that of her sister ships.
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Bofors/Breda 40s still at work
laststandonzombieisland 15h //keep unread//hide NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) and Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG2) recently poked around in the Black Sea, operating with the Bulgarian and Ukrainian navies, which no doubt gave the Russians a bit of heartburn. SNMG2, under Spanish RADM Aguirre (no Klaus Kinski jokes, please) included three frigates, one eachContinue reading “Bofors/Breda 40s still at work”
