The former pre-dreadnought battleship SMS Hessen of the Kaiserliche-Marine seen here as part of the Weimar Republic's Reichsmarine between the wars. #history #navalhistory #ww1
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I have created a website called The Naval Data Base https://hush.web.fc2.com. I am a 67-year-old pensioner living in Japan; I have lived in the blue sky since 18 November 2024. The Naval Data Base https://hush.web.fc2.com という艦艇の名前のサイトをやってます。
A Breguet ‘Alizé’ taking off from the deck of its aircraft carrier in the early 1960s. This anti-submarine warfare aircraft was powered by a Rolls-Royce Dart RDa.21 turboprop engine and first took off in 1956. © Images Défense
On 9 May 1942, U-352 was caught by the Coast Guard cutter Icarus. The boat was depth charged and eventually sank, the first uboat kill by the #USCG This happened near Morehead City, up the coast from where I live now.
In Pula (Pola), Croatia in 1916, sailors relax & exercise amidships aboard the Austrio-Hungarian dreadnought SMS Tegetthoff. #tegetthoff #sms #kuk #battleship #dreadnought #warship #ship #austria #hungary #crotia #pula #ww1 #worldwar1 #navalhistory #history #greatwar
This ampoule is labeled with: 10 cc Heki-so (Blue Substance) Morinaga Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
On 11/7.1943, 2 torpedoes fired by IJN sub. I-11 at HMAS Australia hit the following HMAS Hobart on its port aft at 18:45. The light cruiser lost 2 propellers and 4th turret lifted off the ground, rendering it unable to sail. However, she regained power and arrived in Espiritu Santo 12/7.
Warspitefella 🇬🇧🇺🇦@warspitefella.bsky.social · yesterdayTorpedo damage HMAS Hobart Australian cruiser at Espiritu Santo on 23rd July 1943
🧵 “Buy now, pay later.” The first travel credit card debuted in 1934(*) when American Airlines introduced the Air Travel Card. The card contained a unique number tied to each customer's account – just like modern-day credit cards. 📷 www.google.gr/books/editio...
In 1955 "with no official help from the Air Force, unofficial specifications of the [North American F-100 Super Sabre] were available in print all over the world. The source: Aireview [Koku-Joho], Japan’s largest aviation monthly […] » 🔗📑 time.com/archive/6798... 📷 www.google.gr/books/editio...
In the photo, the Roman-letter label is missing for just one of the ships, but it is marked "Sakura."
A ship name that will likely never be used again.
Олександр Бузько@oleksa79buzko.bsky.social · 2d agoHMS STALKER at anchor at Greenock.
Named after Stephen B. Luce, the USS Luce is one of three destroyers, along with the Wickes-class, Fletcher-class, and Farragut-class guided-missile destroyers. #NavalHistory
U.S. Naval Institute@usni.org · 2d ago“He looked every inch a sailor,” wrote one midshipman of Luce. “He was their High Priest of Seamanship, who not only wrote of the art, but lived and practiced it.” https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history/2026/august/seamanship-how-stephen-b-luce-wrote-book-practical-naval
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) received 94 P-47D-25-RE aircraft, 62 of which were used in combat in Italy.
Aug 3 1922 #OTD In Bray-sur-Somme, France, Roger Dumas and Frédéric Gadmer take these colour autochrome photos in their original colour 104 years ago. They show a British Mark IV Tank next to St-Nicolas church in Bray-sur-Somme, France. bsky.app/profile/this...
This Day In WWI@thisdayinwwi.bsky.social · 3mo agoMay 10 1920 #OTD Almost 18 months after end of #WWI, Frédéric Gadmer takes these colour autochrome photos of Arras, France, 106-years-ago. A 21 244, A 21 243, A 21 242 10 mai 1920 Source: Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine bsky.app/profile/this...
The ship on the other side is the Le Maillé-Brézé (D627), completed in 1957. The ship in the foreground is either Le Clemenceau (R98), completed in 1961, or Le Foch (R 99), completed in 63, but L'Aquilon (North Wind) was only operational from an aircraft carrier until the end of 63. #NavalHistory
Marlène Aviation@aviationmarlene.bsky.social · 2d agoThe SE-201 ‘Aquilon’ was a Sea Venom built under licence by SNCASE in France in 1952. It was the French Naval Aviation’s first jet fighter. This British aircraft was very elegant. © DOMINIQUE GONOT
1 According to the "Navy Bulletin," the Tatsuta departed Sasebo on August 1st, was at sea as of 10:00 AM on August 3rd, and was anchored in Saiki on August 4th, meaning it arrived in port sometime on August 3rd. however, there is no indication of flagship status while she was underway.
JR1SSP@jr1ssp.bsky.social · 3d agoIJN Light cruiser Tatsuta Date: August 3, 1927 Location: Saiki Bay Photo: Ōsumi Yōkō Situation: Dressing overall for imperial inspection of summer warfare static.ow.ly/photos/origi...
USS TEXAS in a heavy sea. date and location unknown. Texas Parks & Wildlife via the Portal to Texas History.
The concept of reincarnation into another world is clearly rooted in ideas of *samsara* (the cycle of rebirth) and karma (cause and effect). That is why the protagonist is able to reincarnate—not simply because they were hit by a truck, but because they were struck while saving someone else.
The Emotion Engine@emotion-engine.bsky.social · 5d agoIsekai as a genre is exploding in popularity because it appeals to a universal desire to get hit by a truck rather than live in the 21st century.
German "Volksgrenadier" rifle company, 1944 - my TO&E drawing. The last German infantry TO&E: 2 rifle platoons armed with assault rifles and train is minimal. Infantry battalion (2 in Infantry regiment) had battalion HQ, 3 Rifle companies, 1 Heavy weapons company. #ORBATBoys
German "Volksgrenadier" rifle company, 1944 - my corrected TO&E drawing. The last German infantry TO&E: 2 rifle platoons armed with assault rifles and train is minimal. Infantry battalion (2 in Infantry regiment) had battalion HQ, 3 Rifle companies, 1 Heavy weapons company. #ORBATBoys
The USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95) pulling away after narrowly avoiding a collision. See ALT for details.
![USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95) had a near collision with USS Sargent Bay (CVE-83) after breaking away from her mooring, 6 November 1944, in Ulithi Atoll.
Note: The original mount card caption has Bismarck Sea listed as Bismark Bay (CVE-59), which is incorrect. CVE-59 was USS Mission Bay and was off Africa at this time. CVE-95 was named Bismarck Sea. Both Sargent Bay and Bismarck Sea were in the Pacific.
Sargent Bay's War Diary reads:
"At 1045 General Quarters was sounded when a bogey bearing 060°, 14 miles, was picked up. Fighters were ordered to standby to scramble. At 1051 word came over the TBS that this was a real alert. At 1054 bogey merged with land, and Condition Red was set throughout the anchorage."
"In the midst of this Red condition the anchor chain of the U.S.S. Bismarck Sea (CVE-95) broke, and the ship, anchored in the adjacent berth [(Berth 152)], on this ship's starboard, started drifting in the direction of the Sargent Bay, broadside toward this ship's bow. When only a few yards ahead, the Bismarck Sea got underway, and she started forward, missing this ship's bow by approximately fifteen (15) feet. At 1117 she dropped starboard anchor in berth assigned."
"At 1105 bogey showed friendly, and at 1120 General Quarters was secured."
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) photos.
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Олександр Бузько@oleksa79buzko.bsky.social · 3d agoNear collision between two Casablanca-class escort carriers at Ulithi, 6 Nov 1944. USS Bismarck Sea broke loose from her anchor and drifted to within 15 feet of USS Sargent Bay (foreground) before regaining control.
Hokkei seems to have taken a liking to this ritual, as he depicted it in other works as well. Note that in this particular painting, he uses the name "Aoigaoka" rather than "Totoya (Fishmonger)."
Paul Montgomery @stonefishweirs.bsky.social · 3d ago19th-century woodcut of Shinto priest performing the seaweed-gathering ritual. Offering of seaweed made on the 1st day of the first month of the lunar calendar is an offering of Wakame (Undaria pinnatifida) to kami divine beings, embodiment of nature/natural forces in the world. #Coastalhistory
Photo Annotations From top left: Submarine I-6 (Type C) Shortwave radio mast Contact-detonation mechanism *** (illegible) No. 2 periscope No. 1 periscope Bottom left: Yokosuka Naval Arsenal *** (illegible) No. 2327 August 2, 1935
JR1SSP@jr1ssp.bsky.social · 4d agoIJN First-class submarine I-6 Date: August 2, 1935 Location: Yokosuka Photo: Yokosuka Arsenal Situation: Collision with the Destroyer Akatsuki during training in Ise Bay the afternoon of the previous day, and damage to it static.ow.ly/photos/origi...
She was named after the French privateer and shipowner Robert Surcouf. #NavalHistory
Chung-Tzu@chung-tzu.bsky.social · 4mo agoSurcouf
拙著『海軍士官たちの太平洋戦争』（新潮選書）、９月28日に刊行になります。『波』の連載、「錯誤の波濤」に加筆訂正、書き下ろしを加えました。 www.shinchosha.co.jp/book/603951/
『海軍士官たちの太平洋戦争』 大木毅 | 新潮社
真珠湾から珊瑚海、ミッドウェイを経て、マリアナ、レイテ海戦に至るまで、不測の事態が生起する「錯誤の波濤」の中、海軍軍人はどのような判断を下したか。その軌跡を辿りながら、硬直した教育や教条主義に縛られ、戦場の混沌に対応でき
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It was later revealed that this incident was a frame-up. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of...
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German rifle company, 1943 - my TO&E drawing. "New model" TO&E with only 3 rifle squads per platoon and mortars, not MMGs, as company support. Infantry battalion (2-3 in Infantry regiment) had battalion HQ, 3 Rifle companies, 1 MG company. #ORBATBoys
They wished to enlist as Canadian soldiers to improve the status of Japanese immigrants; however, as British Columbia would not accept them, they registered in Alberta and were deployed to France. They fought under the command of Masumi Mitsui—who spoke English—and in 1935 won the right to vote,
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Masumi Mitsui, MM, farmer, soldier, Canadian Legion official (born 7 October 1887 in Tokyo, Japan; died 22 April 1987 in Hamilton, ON). Masumi Mitsui immigrated...
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This Day In WWI@thisdayinwwi.bsky.social · last yr.37 year old, Private Tokutaro Iwamoto, (s/n 898527) 10th Bn, Canadian Infantry (Alberta Reg) is KIA on Sep 2 1918. He enlisted Aug 1 1916 and his paper's show he worked as carpenter before the war and family lived in Japan. He is buried in the Upton Wood Cemetery in France. bsky.app/profile/this...