Do you know why the U.S. Navy always keeps at least two canaries on board each of their submarines?
Because everyone knows that if you have a big sub you also need a good set of tweeters.
Emperor Hirohito (front row, center), with senior officers of the Imperial Japanese Navy, on board the Japanese battleship Musashi off Yokosuka Naval Base, 24 June 1943 [6588x4878]
An exquisitely detailed Navy Board model of a 100-gun ship of the line (album in comments)
USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) transits the Atlantic Ocean to conduct acceptance trials with the Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV), 21 April 2016 [3388×5056]
Emperor Hirohito (front row, center), with senior officers of the Imperial Japanese Navy, on board the Japanese battleship Musashi off Yokosuka Naval Base, 24 June 1943 [6588x4878]
If you don't know the story of Iranian Air Flight 655, then you don't fully understand American-Iranian relations. On July 3, 1988 the US Navy used missiles to shoot down an Iranian passenger jet - killing all 290 civilians - including 66 children - on board. twitter.com/shaunking/sta…
Why are the sound profiles of these Box Navies all so different? Just location on the board? v.redd.it/myzz4ge5l6l41
[COLOR] Men of the Royal Navy play cards on board the submarine HMS Tribune, 1942.
Emperor Hirohito (front row, center), with senior officers of the Imperial Japanese Navy, on board the Japanese battleship Musashi off Yokosuka Naval Base, 24 June 1943 [6588x4878] (x-post /r/HistoryPorn) reddit.com/r/HistoryPorn/…
Restoration and Colorization Request - My Father on board one of his first ships in the Merchant Navy in the 50s. Bit of repair needed on his collar and would love if someone would have a go at colorising but I'm not greedy. He turns 81 in March.
CinC of the Grand Fleet, Admiral David Beatty, on board his flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth, welcomes Admiral Hugh Rodman, commander of the US Navy's Battleship Division Nine, December 1917. The US Navy battleships would be integrated into the Grand Fleet as the 6th Battle Squadron. [1600x1173]
The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Houston (CA-30) off San Diego, California (USA), in October 1935, with the U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt on board. She is flying an admiral's four-star flag at her foremast peak, and the Presidential flag at her mainmast peak. [2560 x 2007]
[800 x 591] The Royal Navy's guns support the Allied armies in Normandy on board the cruiser HMS Sirius (82) in the Sword Beach area. The number of shells used by Royal Marines manning the twin 5.25 inch gun X turret can be gauged by the shell cases massed on X-gun deck. They number more than 2,000. imgur.com/SCxQZk7
[1940's] "Unsinkable Sam" was the nickname given to a ship's cat (real or fictitious) who saw service in both the Kriegsmarine and Royal Navy during the Second World War, serving on board three vessels (Bismarck, HMS Cossack, HMS Ark Royal) and surviving the sinking of all three.
TIL Although the Hindenberg is the best-remembered airship disaster, it wasn't nearly the worst. There were twice as many casualties (73 of 76 on board) when the U.S. Navy airship USS Akron crashed at sea off the New Jersey coast four years earlier, on April 4, 1933. airships.net/blog/worst-a…
Emperor Hirohito (front row, center), with senior officers of the Imperial Japanese Navy, on board the Japanese battleship Musashi off Yokosuka Naval Base, 24 June 1943
Female Sailors Secretly Videotaped Showering on Submarines: Some of the Navy's first female submariners were secretly videotaped while undressing and showering on board the USS Wyoming, a ballistic missile submarine, service officials confirmed Wednesday. foxnews.com/us/2014/12/03…
[Free] My grandfathered past away back in August of 2016. He was a World War Two veteran. He served in the navy on board the USS Lacerta AKA 29 as a Machinist Mate 3rd class. Was hoping to get his navy photo colorized.
US Soldiers from 22.3 Navy Task Group (Hunter-Killer group) on board U-505 on 4 June 1944 shortly after capturing her close to shore of West Africa. Her codebooks, Enigma machine, and other secret materials found on board helped the Allies to break Germany's top secret codes.
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IamA Sailor with over 10 years on board the US Navy's Hospital Ship USNS MERCY. Our sister ship USNS COMFORT is on the way to Puerto Rico to help in relief efforts. AM(almost)A!
I have spent the last 10+ years of my life making sure that USNS MERCY is ready to head to sea for Combat Casualty Care, Humanitarian Assistance, or Disaster Relief.
I am an IT expert, former Active Duty Sailor, Amateur Radio Operator, Rugby and Hockey Player, and Land Rover Devotee.
USNS COMFORT left Norfolk, VA today to be a Level One Trauma Center and specialty referral center for Puerto Rico and the Caribbean at large.
Here is USNS MERCY: https://www.dvidshub.net/video/516700/usns-mercy-mission-and-overview-4k
Here is USNS COMFORT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JNNYaINshQ
Here is the New York Times reporting on board the Comfort: https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/americas/1247466712758/saving-lives-on-the-u-s-n-s-comfort.html
UPDATE: Well guys it's been fun but my San Diego Gulls kick off their new hockey season today and I need to go get hyped! LET'S GO GULLS!
A soldier of the Polish Independent Carpathian Rifles Brigade with his monkey mascot on board one of the Royal Navy destroyers on the way from Alexandria to Tobruk, 27 August 1941.
Nancy Pelosi: Before his work as an activist brought him to the SF Board of Supervisors, Harvey Milk was a Navy LTJG forced to resign because of his sexuality. Deeply meaningful to see construction finally begin on the @USNavy ship bearing his name. cc: @SecNav75 twitter.com/SpeakerPelosi…
Do the Navy Officer boards ever contact the people that write Letters of Rec?
TIL of Charles Davis Lucas of the Royal Navy. He performed the earliest actions to be recognized with the Victoria Cross in 1854 when he hurled an active explosive shell off the deck of his ship. Thanks to his actions no one on board was killed, and he was immediately promoted to lieutenant. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cha…
[11 July 1919] Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels (left) and Vice President Thomas Marshall (right) on their way to greet President Woodrow Wilson on board USS PENNSYLVANIA (BB-38), 11 July 1919.
Flite Test Sportster built from scratch ($16 dollars of Elmer's foam board and electronics left over from a failed Explorer build) will post flight footage soon. (Next build will be Navy tricolor scheme:Navy, Aqua, and Grey) reddit.com/gallery/i5t4fh
Show of force: on board the US Navy's 'big stick' Nimitz-class carrier Carl Vinson in the Philippine Sea telegraph.co.uk/news/2018…
U.S. Navy frogmen deploy from a hovering helicopter to begin the recovery process of the Mercury-Atlas 9 Faith 7 Capsule, with astronaut Gordon Cooper on board. May 16, 1963. [660 x 528]
The Honolulu City Council wants to quash the Navy’s plan to use a single-wall upgrade on 18 deteriorating jet fuel tanks at Red Hill. Council members agree with the Board of Water Supply that the plan puts Honolulu’s water supply at risk. hawaiinewsnow.com/2019/03…
U.S. Navy FM-2 Wildcat code ‘1’ of composite squadron VC-79 on board Casablanca-class escort carrier USS Sargent Bay (CVE-83), off Okinawa on 2 April 1945.
[July 17th, 1918] WWI: RMS "Carpathia" (famed for rescuing survivors of the RMS "Titanic") is torpedoed and sunk off the east coast of Ireland, by Imperial German Navy submarine "U-55"; 218 of the 223 on board are rescued. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS…
I am 45 yrs old...I am a Dad... I am a husband... I am Polish... I am a 6 year Navy veteran... I am in General Manager for a facility... I am the President of our local school board of directors... Am I adulting?
[December 26th- 27th, 1918] Royal Navy vessels off Revel (Tallinn) capture the Red Cruiser "Spartak". On board is the head of the Red Fleet, F.F. Raskol'nikov, who is taken to London. books.google.co.uk/books?…
TIL that the US Navy objected to many of the elements in Crimson Tide's script -- particularly mutiny on board a US naval vessel--and as such, the film was produced without the US Navy's assistance. The French Navy assisted the team for production with aircraft carrier and submarine. books.google.co.in/books?…
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