Have finally moved over to the blue sky platform https://t.co/Sas3zNBCzy See you over there

#OnThisDay 1967 the Survey ship HMS DAMPIER returned to @DockyardChatham under sail. Whilst returning to UK after nearly 20 years in Singapore, she lost her starboard shaft off Africa and with 3000 miles to run decided to rig sails to gain an extra 1/2 Knot to get home for Xmas.

Replay Robinhood Presents: YES/NO? Yes.

HMS Illustrious (R06) Royal Navy Invincible Class Aircraft Carrier, Baltic Sea 08/05/2007 ⚓️

Cold War Soviet Aircraft Carrier Killer US Navy surveillance footage of a Soviet Project 651/Juliett class SSG from 1969. Juliett's initially carried nuclear capable P-5/SS-N-3C Shaddock strategic missiles, but by this time were carrying P-6/SS-N-3A Shaddock anti-ship SLCMs.

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It’s a Spritzmas miracle, Spritz Vibe is home for the holidays!

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France has formally decided to proceed with the construction of a next-generation nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Click image for more. https://t.co/sjM1X8LaLr

This is HMS MONMOUTH & HMS TRENCHANT. In Feb 1996 they were deployed on OP SHARPSHOOTER - a secret mission tracking a Russian VICTOR 3 SSN off the UK coastline, which ended with RN personnel boarding the Russian boat. Thread on a remarkable secret operation...

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Scran assassins at it again

Some of the randoms things you used to see from the M275 at HG Pounds yard. Partially scrapped A Class submarine HMS Artemis (S49) HMS Waterwitch (M2760) & an unknown (RAF?) launch HMS Shipham, an ex RMAS Ham Class & MAC1003 Two ex Dutch Navy launches Y8216 and Y8220 #oldships

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#OnThisDay 1941 Lt Cdr Malcolm Wanklyn awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry during a daring attack on an Italian convoy.Wanklyn was the Allies most successful submarine commander of #WW2 by tonnage sunk, all the more remarkable a feat as his sub HMS UPHOLDER was lost in 1942

A great documentary on how ship building used mass production during WWII Might interest our very own @mercoglianos https://t.co/oRgPLSdsVi

USS Nimitz entered her home port of Puget Sound for the final time yesterday. After 50 years service she will now decommission. Incredible to think when she commissioned in 1975 HMS Ark Royal was still in service.

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The warship (a type 42 Destroyer then Type 22 frigates) had photographic darkrooms set up onboard with full darkroom facilities including machine processing capability.

RN Phot Throwback | Op Nickleby - Alan Ferguson “The intelligence gathering role is one I was involved in for a number of years. We deployed a number of photographers on a RN warship and Royal Fleet Auxiliary to cover the annual Soviet Union naval exercises in the Barents.

The Voith-Schneider Propeller is a vertical-axis marine drive whose spinning blades change pitch continuously, letting a ship generate instant thrust in any direction, like a helicopter rotor underwater. Super-maneuverable, perfect for tugs and ferries.

OTD in 2018: rollout of the last Block III Virginia-class submarine, Delaware (SSN 791). Two years later, Delaware became the first US Navy vessel to be commissioned while submerged. 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘋𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘺

A Birds Eye view of HMCS Snowberry a flower class corvette