Cdr George Ericson
@CdrEricson
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This is a story of the Battle of the Atlantic, the story of an ocean, two ships, and a handful of men. The men are the heroes; the heroines are the ships.
North Atlantic
Joined December 2022
Submarines SST #HIJMSI351 (1945) I-351 Class 📷 #WW2 1945 as tanker/transport submarine @JMSDF_PAO 🇯🇵
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Aircraft carrier CV #HMSEagle R05 (1951-1972) Audacious Class 📷 #SeaVixen passage @I_W_M
@RoyalNavy 🇬🇧
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Isles class minesweeping trawler HMCT Baffin (T 275): Laid down 14.10.41.
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Flower class corvette HMS Fleur de Lys (K 122) Lt. (rtd) Alexander Collins, RNR: Lost 14.10.41. Torpedoed & sunk by U-206 (Kptlt. Herbert Opitz) 55 nautical miles W of Gibraltar in position 36º00'N, 06º30'W. Hit port side, her magazine exploded. 70 of the 73 crew were sadly lost.
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Introduction: A Chronological Précis of the UK China Spy Case Views as always my own - facts (such as thy are) can and should be challenged. This is my third attempt at this, the narrative is changing quickly as the government machine attempt to create and not react to “the
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Z class destroyer HMS Zebra (R 81) Lt.Cdr. Edward Copson Peake, RN: Commissioned 13.10.44.
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.@HMS_Medway sailed from San Juan, 🇵🇷Puerto Rico, yesterday to resume her mission across the Caribbean. With dolphins escorting🐬🐬 Via @SJUAP_25
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Algerine (Turbine engined) class minesweeper HMS Cheerful (J 388) Lt.Cdr. Trevor Montagu Williams, RD, RNR: Commissioned 13.10.44.
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Sail frigates #HMSIphigenia (1809-1850) Perseverance Class 🎨 20–27 August 1810 "Battle of Grand Port" (Pierre-Julien Gilbert) @RoyalNavy 🇬🇧
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HMS Agamemnon has completed her first underwater dive🙌. Conducted at @BAESystemsplc in Barrow, HMS Agamemnon’s onboard systems were tested. This included the ballast tanks which ensure she can surface. The vessel’s precise weight and centre of gravity were also established.
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Push on, brave York volunteers' by John David Kelly. The death of General Isaac Brock at the Battle of Queenston Heights 13 October 1812. Despite the death of the British commander & being outnumbered by roughly 3 to 1 by the Americans, the British-Canadian army won the day.
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Seaplanes #CantZ506Airone 📷 #WW2 September 1943 Sicilian beach of #Mondello @librarycongress
@ItalianAirForce 🇮🇹
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13 Oct 1954, Lt Bruce McFarlane RN claim to fame when he ejected from Westland Wyvern S.4 while under water. Flying from HMS Albion aircraft’s Python turboprop lost power on take-off after suffering fuel starvation caused by high-G catapult launch. Ditching front of the carrier
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Bustler class rescue tug HMRT Reward (W 164): Launched 13.10.43.
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I’m intending to celebrate Trafalgar Night with my friends on 21 October. I will be flying a White Ensign and the 1805 Union Flag in front of my house. Apart from the French and Spanish (obvs), any of you who claim to be British have a problem with that?
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