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Examining naval history and maybe some current events.
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The aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-5) conducting speed trials in July of 1937 off the coast of Maine.This particular speed run was done in reverse! During trials, Yorktown recorded a top speed of 17.5 knots when steaming in reverse. At the time, the United States designed
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The battleship USS Wyoming (BB-32) departing New York City in 1915 following overhaul at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Some of the crew is gathered at the top of the lattice mast even as smoke from the coal-fired boilers swirls around them. Not the best time to be wearing dress
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The battleship USS Mississippi (BB-41) fights an Atlantic storm while conducting a neutrality patrol on 1 October 1941. Mississippi had been transferred to the Atlantic in June of that year to bolster the United States Atlantic Fleet. Mississippi would spend the rest of 1941
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F4U-4 Corsair fighters and Curtiss SB2C Helldiver dive bombers fly over the Midway class aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) on 5 May 1946. USS Franklin D. Roosevelt was taking part in a series of fleet wide maneuvers with the United States Eighth Fleet, among
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Due to recent developments in Venezuela, the160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (160th SOAR) has been taking the lion's share of the attention for their helicopter assault. However, a few people have been curious how helicopters were able to infiltrate Venezuelan airspace
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Regardless of your political beliefs, if there is one thing the United States strike in Venezuela did, it reinforced the advantages of the Navy. From enforcing a blockade to serving as a base for a surgical strike, naval ships were instrumental during the entire ordeal. This
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The average naval enjoyer: France could not compete with the Royal Navy during the late 19th/ early 20th centuries due to problems with infrastructure, money, and capability. The average naval enthusiast: France did not compete with the Royal Navy because they were too busy
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The Cleveland class light cruiser USS Miami (CL-89) steaming in heavy seas during her shakedown cruise on 17 February 1944. She was photographed from the Baltimore class heavy cruiser USS Quincy (CA-71) which was also undergoing her shakedown cruise. Both cruisers operated in the
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Let's pivot away from the battleship talk to return to frigates. I have noticed that many continue to downplay the lack of VLS and other features for the Legend-derived frigates. There have also been claims that the Frigates do not need to have significant firepower as they: -
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If I were a betting man, I would say that many more countries than just China and Iran have pursued this idea. The weaponized Chinese merchant ship isn't the talk of the town because it was the first of its kind, it was the first spotted in the wild. If I were to double down
@thegeneralboard It’s a concept of asymmetric warfare that has been around for years but only continues like China and Iran have been smart enough to take advantage of this cost-effective way of saturating a target with a lot of missiles. The US Navy needs at least a dozen of these ships in the
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It seems that for the last decade or so every major military was figuring out ways to sneak missiles into shipping containers. Its logical, such a launcher would be easily concealed and just as portable as a real shipping container. I also remember countries, from Israel to
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Warships of the Royal Australian Navy and the United States Navy participating in a commemoration event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Coral Sea on 10 May 1992. The Australian guided missile destroyer HMAS Perth (DDG-38) is leading the American destroyer USS
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The Christmas menu for the crew aboard the battleship USS New York (BB-34) in 1943. New York would have been found at the Norfolk Naval Base at this time. From July 1943 until June 1944, she was used as a training vessel, instructing some 11,000 men (Both from the US and other
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That was the moderate statement. My extremist statement of the day is that I would go so far as to say that the "battleship" concept is too large and overpowered (in the wrong ways) while the current frigate design is too small and underpowered.
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I don't mind a large surface combatant (I still don't agree with the "battleship" terminology), but that doesn't mean I think it is a replacement for the DDG(X) or frigates. If History has taught us anything, there has never been a wonder weapon to replace all others. Air power
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The question was settled so hard the United States made it a point to keep no less than 15 battleships in the Navy inventory following the Second World War. Five older Standard Battleships until the end of the 1950s and the modern fast battleships until the 1960s with the four
Thought this question was settled during WWII. Compare how many battleships were sunk by planes flying from aircraft carriers vs how many aircraft carriers were sunk by battleships. Today's carrier-launched planes have longer ranges and can carry anti-ship missiles.
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