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USS Brooklyn 1898 The second USS Brooklyn (ACR-3/CA-3) was the third United States Navy armored cruiser, the only one to be named at commissioning for a city rather than a state. USS Brooklyn (CA-3) Ordered for $3,450,420.29 (hull and machinery),[3] she was launched on 2 October 1895 by William Cramp & Sons Ship and EngineContinue reading “USS Brooklyn (ACR-3/CA-3)”

USS Brooklyn 1898 The second USS Brooklyn (ACR-3/CA-3) was the third United States Navy armored cruiser, the only one to be named at commissioning for a city rather than a state. USS Brooklyn (CA-3) Ordered for $3,450,420.29 (hull and machinery),[3] she was launched on 2 October 1895 by William Cramp & Sons Ship and EngineContinue reading “USS Brooklyn (ACR-3/CA-3)”

HMS Adamant at sea HMS Adamant was a World War II submarine depot ship. HMS Adamant was a World War II submarine depot ship. Completed in 1942, she served in the Eastern Fleet (Colombo/Trincomalee) with the 4th Submarine Flotilla (comprising nine T-class boats) from April 1943 until April 1945 and then moved with her flotilla toContinue reading “HMS Adamant at sea”

HMS Adamant at sea HMS Adamant was a World War II submarine depot ship. HMS Adamant was a World War II submarine depot ship. Completed in 1942, she served in the Eastern Fleet (Colombo/Trincomalee) with the 4th Submarine Flotilla (comprising nine T-class boats) from April 1943 until April 1945 and then moved with her flotilla toContinue reading “HMS Adamant at sea”

First British P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft makes maiden flight The first British P-8 Poseidon MRA Mk1 multi-role maritime patrol aircraft, equipped with sensors and weapons systems for anti-submarine warfare, performed its maiden flight on Friday from Boeing Field in Seattle. The newest ZP801, the first Royal Air Force Poseidon – which will also carry the nameContinue reading “First British P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft makes maiden flight”