laststandonzombieisland 13h // keep unread // hide Police in Northern India last week said farewell to a historic infantry rifle that has served them for generations– the .303-caliber Lee-Enfield. Police for the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which counts roughly 200 million inhabitants, sent their Enfields off after using them for a final time in the country’s 71st Republic-DayContinue reading “Indian Enfields see their last hurrah”
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The SS Great Britain
The Great Iron Ship The Maritime Executive 6h // keep unread // hide The SS Great Britain was the creation of an expert team, engineers and shipbuilders and professional seamen led by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Brunel was a visionary engineer who had already built the Great Western Railway. He was responsible for the ship’s final design, which was revolutionary. Brunel carried outContinue reading “The SS Great Britain”
ARA Estrecho de San Carlos Return to Puerto Belgrano
SeaWaves – the BEST naval news since 199…by seawaves / 5h // keep unread // hide February 4, 2020 (Google Translation) – After almost 3 months out of its natural station, the ARA warning “Strait of San Carlos” returned last week to the Puerto Belgrano Naval Base. The ship had sailed in November to the Ushuaia Naval Base to performContinue reading “ARA Estrecho de San Carlos Return to Puerto Belgrano”
Cammell Laird Completes Yard Period on RFA Fort Victoria
SeaWaves – the BEST naval news since 199…by seawaves / 5h // keep unread // hide February 4, 2020 – Cammell Laird’s workforce was proud to watch Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Fort Victoria head back out to sea following another successful visit to Birkenhead. The supply ship sailed from the yard’s non-tidal wet basin into the River Mersey on JanuaryContinue reading “Cammell Laird Completes Yard Period on RFA Fort Victoria”
USS Little Rock Departs on Maiden Deployment
Story Number: NNS200206-08Release Date: 2/6/2020 4:25:00 PM A A A From Littoral Combat Ship Squadron Two Public Affairs MAYPORT, Florida (NNS) — Beginning its maiden deployment, USS Little Rock (LCS 9) departed its Mayport, Florida, homeport Feb. 6 for the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility, where the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship will operate. U.S. Naval ForcesContinue reading “USS Little Rock Departs on Maiden Deployment”
