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John Bull@garius.bsky.social · last yr.

Always liked how early the Royal Navy started down its path of giving its most lethal warships embarrassing names. Nothing worse than discovering you've just had the crap kicked out of you, in naval terms, by the "Peter Pomegranate"

The Mary Rose Museum@maryrosemuseum.bsky.social · last yr.

In 1511, £142 4s 6d (about £132,700 in modern money) was spent on supplies "for painting and staining of certain banners and streamers for the use of our ships called the Mary Rose and Peter Pomegranate"

A detail from the Anthony Roll, a Tudor depiction of all the ships in Henry VIII's navy circa 1545, showing the long flags on the Mary Rose.
John Bull@garius.bsky.social · last yr.

One other 7/7 thread today. Because I think how the bus network got running again is a real testament to some serious heroes that day: The bus drivers and staff who got that network running again and got London home that night. And TfL/the Mayor disobeyed the Security Services to make it happen /1

John Bull@garius.bsky.social · last yr.

The secret German weather station on the Arctic island of Svalbard. Part of the 'Weather War'. The team, led by Lieutenant Wilhelm Dege, were the last German troops to surrender in WW2, finally doing so FOUR MONTHS after Germany had officially surrendered. It was not for want of trying. /1

A man wrapped up against the cold, surveys a frozen plain
The Aviation Show@theaviation.show · last yr.

As it is that time of year again, here is W/C L.E. Healy's wonderful response to the Air Ministry's reminder, hours into the landings in Normandy, that 2TAF's Hawker Typhoon Bomphoons were not cleared to drop 1000lbs bombs. The Canadian Tiffys had already dropped 48 of them that morning... #dday

LOOSE MINUTE, To:- W/Odr. Ops. 7 You may consider the following to be of historical interest:- At 10.30 hrs. today, an officer of the Air Ministry, Whitehall, telephoned to state that it was not yet possible for the Air Ministry to "clear” Typhoon aircraft for the carriage of 1,000 lb. bombs, and that the M.A.P. was being asked to carry out an investigation into the question. As you are, no doubt, aware, we have for the past two months been fitting 1,000 lb. bomb racks to Typhoon aircraft; and the Typhoon carrying 2 x 1000 lb. bombs is our primary weapon against certain tactical targets. It was suggested to the Air Ministry official concerned that he might like to take the following action:- (i) Try to stop A.E.A.F. from putting 1,000 lb. bombs onto Typhoons. (ii) Recover any 1,000 lb. bombs which may already have been dropped by Typhoons, and explain to the recipients that the bombs were dropped in error. L.E. HEALY Wing Commander, Arm.1 June 6. 1944.
Sam@spinebusterkeaton.bsky.social · last yr.

Interestingly, I just did my first security training that included deepfakes, which advised vigilance against your boss having an unusual tone or making odd requests. Looking forward to “Sorry, boss, I didn’t do that because the suggestion was so stupid I assumed it was a scam.”

John Bull@garius.bsky.social · last yr.

1804. Oceans are now Battlefields. In the South China Sea a British convoy worth almost £1bn today is spotted by the French. It should be a massacre. Instead, Commodore Nathanial Dance is about to defeat a French battle squadron using some paint and the most overplayed hand in #navalHistory. /1 🧵

watercolour of a battle between british and french sailing ships.
Tom Cox@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · last yr.

A little while ago, my parents' cat Bridget went missing. As the weeks dragged on, they became extremely worried. My dad devised a way to distract himself: he began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up in some of art and music's most iconic scenes.

Bridget with The Beatles on Abbey Road.Bridget hanging out in Grant Wood's American Gothic.Bridget in Bruegel's Hunters In The Snow (with a freshly caught mouse).The Cat With The Pearl Earring.
Caitlin G. DeAngelis@caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · last yr.

People talking about St. Pierre and Miquelon, so I’ve got Acadian Saturday Night playing on a loop in my ear. We should talk more about the Amphibious Christmas Liberation of St. Pierre in 1941, when the Free French pissed off the US and UK by recapturing the island with six guys and a toothbrush.