Showing posts with label Ship. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ship. Show all posts
Tuesday, 18 October 2016

That one time when president Roosevelt almost got killed – by a US warship

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Found this interesting article on the history of the USS William D. Porter.  It is worth a read :)   Link   -
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Wednesday, 4 May 2016

On board the aircraft carrier fighting IS - USS Harry S Truman

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Over the past four months USS Harry S Truman has been sailing somewhere in the North Arabian Gulf launching wave after wave of attacks on so...
Saturday, 16 April 2016

Remains of WW1 German ships found in Portsmouth

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The remains of two First World War German destroyers have been found at the home of the British Navy in Portsmouth. The ships were ta...
Tuesday, 22 October 2013

The brutal world of the Nelson-era Navy

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The 18th Century was a tumultuous period for the Royal Navy. From bustling dockyards to ferocious sea battles - and from jolly Jack Tars to ...
Monday, 19 August 2013

The riddle of the 400-year-old shipwreck

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It was discovered by chance and hailed by archaeologists as the most significant find since the Mary Rose. But in spite of years of painstak...
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Sunday, 4 August 2013

The US Navy's Newest Toy

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Tuesday, 21 May 2013

Ark Royal makes final journey to scrap yard

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- Comment :  Nothing feels good about this :(   Link  and Link -
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Friday, 15 March 2013

In pictures: HMS Belfast at 75

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In pictures, HMS Belfast at 75.   Link to the BBC Web site.
Wednesday, 13 February 2013

Haunting pictures U-boat washed beach WWI

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The day a U-boat ran aground off Hastings: Haunting pictures show German warship washed onto beach after WWI as it sailed to France. The U...
Sunday, 3 February 2013

Inside the 1980s time-capsule that is the Falklands War frigate HMS Plymouth

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It seems a disgrace that this ship can't be saved :(   Link - -
Friday, 19 October 2012

Stranded WWII LST-325 freed from Kentucky lake

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A restored World War II troop landing ship ran aground in a western Kentucky lake but was not damaged and has returned to its Indiana ho...
Friday, 24 August 2012

MoD reveals design of Royal Navy future warships

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The design of the Royal Navy's latest warship has been revealed by the UK Ministry of Defence. The announcement on the Type 26 Global C...
Friday, 3 August 2012

HMS Vanguard

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An interesting web site about the life and times of the Royal Navy’s last battleship HMS Vanguard . She must have made an impressive sight ...
Sunday, 27 May 2012

Photos Spark Mystery Over Bismarck's Sinking

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A collection of photographs from a young sailor in World War II has sparked mystery about the events leading to the sinking of the formidabl...
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Saturday, 5 May 2012

Saving the Battleship Texas

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This is quite interesting. -   -
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Monday, 23 January 2012

HMS Victory 'set to be recovered' from seabed

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The remains of a 300-year-old warship are to be raised from the sea bed, according to reports. The wreck of HMS Victory , a predecessor of ...
Monday, 16 January 2012

Ship Launches - Good & Bad

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Some of these are great fun ! Especially the first one ! (if you like getting wet that is)
Monday, 26 December 2011

How Germany's feared Scharnhorst ship was sunk in WWII

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On 26 December 1943 one of the great sea battles of World War II took place. Link - -
Wednesday, 21 December 2011

5 Most Mysterious Ghost Ships in History

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A ghost ship is a vessel that has mysteriously expelled its passengers and crew, refusing to indicate their whereabouts. Though theories suc...
Saturday, 17 December 2011

Ex Soviet Carrier Minsk

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There are some interesting pictures on this thread on the Historic Military Vehicle Forum, especially of the ex Soviet Carrier Minsk. http:/...