Warships
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Theopolis Q. Hossenffer
I have no opinion
As an aside, I used to know a guy who was on the first crew of the Nautilus. He was in his 50's when I knew him and of course, sadly deceased now. Oh, and I didn't just take his word for it. If you google it you can find out who was on the initial crew.
Theopolis Q. Hossenffer
I have no opinion
USS Brooklyn
This dramatic poster of the USS Brooklyn was found at an antique market in Maine, oddly, for an obscure subject, it seems brand new.
The USS Brooklyn was a light cruiser launched in 1895. It served in the Spanish American War, one of the key ships in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba. Then, after serving in the Pacific as flagship of the Asiatic Fleet. the ship was put into reserve in 1907 and then recommissioned for WW1, again serving in the Asiatic fleet. Technology was changing quickly, the ship was decommissioned in 1921 and scrapped in 1922.
This dramatic poster of the USS Brooklyn was found at an antique market in Maine, oddly, for an obscure subject, it seems brand new.
The USS Brooklyn was a light cruiser launched in 1895. It served in the Spanish American War, one of the key ships in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba. Then, after serving in the Pacific as flagship of the Asiatic Fleet. the ship was put into reserve in 1907 and then recommissioned for WW1, again serving in the Asiatic fleet. Technology was changing quickly, the ship was decommissioned in 1921 and scrapped in 1922.
Type 91 Armour penetrating shell
I saw this in a museum, and is a little known, but interesting naval weapon. Basically, the shell could fall about 25m short of the target ship, and would basically become a torpedo and hit below the waterline. There was also proximity fuse, which would allow the shell to denotate if it passed underneath the target.
Also cool was that the "cap" was filled with different colored paint, dependent on the ship. So when the shells hit the water, the splash would be colored, allowing spotters to know which shots came from which ships.
In practice it wasn't a game-changer, but it's a unique weapon.
Mr. Daystar
In a bell tower, watching you through cross hairs.
Those big 15" guns always amazed me. Imagine an explosive round, that weighed as much as a Volkswagen, coming at you from 20 miles away. Now they have all of these carrier groups slimmed down to just what they need, and I still can't for the life of me figure out why they don't have at least one battleship per group. I guess they have it figured out better then I, but there has to be something a little demoralizing about hearing a faint whistle get louder, and never knowing just where it's going to strike. I guess I'm just a dinosaure.
If I had to guess, isn't it because current anti-ship warfare is (going to be) fought exclusively by missiles & drones? A battleship is almost just as easy to sink as a cruiser, but only a heck of a lot more expensive.
But back in WWII, for sure. And let's not forget the biggest daddy of them all, the Yamato-class fired triple 18.1" guns firing 3000 pound shells.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/46_cm/45_Type_94_naval_gun
There was no shooting down of a shell back then, so if one was coming at you, all there was to do is hope it missed.
Russia’s Last Aircraft Carrier Is Armed to the Teeth with Missiles
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...-armed-to-the-teeth-with-missiles/ar-AA15S4Fg
An interesting study of how trying to make a ship do too many things at once doesn't always work.
In paper, a carrier that could defend itself seems like a efficient all-in-one solution - but it didn't quite turn out that way.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...-armed-to-the-teeth-with-missiles/ar-AA15S4Fg
An interesting study of how trying to make a ship do too many things at once doesn't always work.
In paper, a carrier that could defend itself seems like a efficient all-in-one solution - but it didn't quite turn out that way.
I just came from a picket line where I spoke to some of the maintenance techs and engineers who work on those Navy ships who are currently on strike. The navy of course isn't on strike, but some of the guys who work on the ships are on strike. It's interesting because different techs can be with different unions, and certain techs are deemed essential and can't go on strike.
It's pretty cool to hear about the stuff they do.
