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Jack in his heyday on HMS Vanguard. If it moves, salute it. If it doesn’t, paint it.
USS Tripoli (LHA 7) America-class amphibious assault ship and USS New Orleans (LPD 18) San Antonio-class Flight I amphibious transport dock in White Beach, Okinawa – January 29, 2026
HMS Dauntless (D33) Daring-class air defence destroyer leaving Portsmouth, England – January 26, 2026
FDI HN frigate HS Kimon at Naval Group’s shipyard in Lorient during the naming ceremony, hoisting of the Hellenic flag, and commissioning into the Hellenic Navy Fleet
On 4 August 1972, a powerful solar storm hit the Earth.
https://ift.tt/cl7CjQR https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_End_Sweep In 1972, during the final years of the Vietnam War, the United States laid thousands of magnetic sea mines off the coast of North Vietnam. Their purpose was simple and deadly… to block ports like Haiphong and cut off supplies by detonating when a ship’s metal hull passed nearby. Then something entirely unexpectedContinue reading “On 4 August 1972, a powerful solar storm hit the Earth.”
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