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Ship Photo of the Day
- Thread starter Randy Daytona
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Is that a torpedo belt or are you just happy to see me?
Na, she's aging gracefully. She was a plus sized child.............by design.
Not US Navy, But this old lady is set in concrete.
Japanese battleship Mikasa - Wikipedia
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They really need to do that with more museum ships, either that or permanently drydock them.
With the sad passing of Queen Elizabeth today, thought I would mention HMS Seraph P-219, a S-class WW2 submarine. She completed multiple special operations, the most famous of which was Operation Mincemeat. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mincemeat
During Operation Kingpin. she temporarily became USS Seraph under the command of Captain Jerauld Wright to embark a French delegation who refused to board a British warship.
When she arrived at Briton Ferry for scrapping on 20 December 1962, parts from her conning tower and a torpedo loading hatch were preserved as a memorial at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina, where General Clark served as president from 1954–1965. This monument is the only shore installation in the United States where the Royal Navy ensign is authorised to be permanently flown by the British Admiralty. It flies alongside the US flag to commemorate Anglo-American cooperation during World War II.
en.m.wikipedia.org
During Operation Kingpin. she temporarily became USS Seraph under the command of Captain Jerauld Wright to embark a French delegation who refused to board a British warship.
When she arrived at Briton Ferry for scrapping on 20 December 1962, parts from her conning tower and a torpedo loading hatch were preserved as a memorial at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina, where General Clark served as president from 1954–1965. This monument is the only shore installation in the United States where the Royal Navy ensign is authorised to be permanently flown by the British Admiralty. It flies alongside the US flag to commemorate Anglo-American cooperation during World War II.
HMS Seraph (P219) - Wikipedia
One of the 3 (originally planned 4) Italian battleships of the Littorio class was the Roma. An impressive ship mounting 9 (3x3) 15”/50 caliber cannons firing 1,950 shells out to 46,000+ yards, the ship also mounted 12 (4x3) 6” anti-surface cannons in addition to anti-aircraft guns. Although the ship had a relatively short range, it was capable of 30+ knots and good armor protection.
Commissioned on 14 June 1942, it was sunk on 9 September 1943 by 2 Fritz X guided glide bomb penetrating the 6” deck armor ( the 2nd exploded the magazine of the #2 turret) as the Germans prevented the ship from falling into Allied hands.
Still, a good looking ship.
Length: 798’ 8”, beam 107’ 8”. displacement: 46,100 tons at max gross
Commissioned on 14 June 1942, it was sunk on 9 September 1943 by 2 Fritz X guided glide bomb penetrating the 6” deck armor ( the 2nd exploded the magazine of the #2 turret) as the Germans prevented the ship from falling into Allied hands.
Still, a good looking ship.
Length: 798’ 8”, beam 107’ 8”. displacement: 46,100 tons at max gross
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Agree they did make some impressive looking ships although their overall performance didn't match the looks. *side note* I remember working out of Sigonella when we got Alpha Romeos for the crew. We thought they where pretty exotic until it was explained that they where considered to be equal to a Ford Taurus.
The original “Red October” was a Soviet icebreaker. Its claim to fame is taking over Wrangel Island in 1924, displacing the Americans who were on the island.
Some interesting articles, but having trouble finding a photo of the ship.
www.nytimes.com
www.wsj.com
www.latimes.com
Some interesting articles, but having trouble finding a photo of the ship.
RED SHIP TO SEIZE WRANGELL ISLAND; British Officer Reports Expedition Heading for Territory Claimed as American.
RED SHIP TO SEIZE WRANGELL ISLAND; British Officer Reports Expedition Heading for Territory Claimed as American. (Published 1924)
policemen L Symers, E Biglio and J La Rosa exonerated of grand larceny charges
Opinion | Russia Occupies American Land, Too
The U.S. should reclaim Wrangel Island, which Lenin’s gunboat Red October seized in 1924.
www.wsj.com
U.S. and Soviets Still Trying to Agree on Border in Icy Waters Off Alaska
Largely overlooked amid such life-and-death issues as nuclear arms control, diplomats from the United States and the Soviet Union have been negotiating since 1981 over the precise location of the border between the two countries in the icy waters between Alaska and Siberia.
www.latimes.com
This is the best I could get but I’ll dig around some more…probably a UK built steamer with an ice belt rather than a full-on ice breaker. The post commie name changes make it hard to track these things.
So the ship got demoted? Was it caught banging one of the tug boats?
Semi-ship related...I hadn't seen this video before, for some reason, but it's an amusing take by Tom Clancy on the inspiration for his first book. Plus there's other interesting takes in there beyond just ship stuff.
More than once…apparently Red October is now a Russia chocolate brand. ?