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WATCH: Transition and Launch of the Guided Missile Destroyer Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) – gCaptain
On December 12th, 2015 the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer the Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) was launched from Pascagoula, Mississippi. The guided missile destroyer is named in honor of South Carolina native and Medal of Honor decorated Pfc. Ralph Henry Johnson. Huntington Ingalls Industries describes that craft as a,”highly capable, multi-mission ship can conduct a variety of …
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The bear is awake
The bear is awake..
U.S. fears ‘newly awakened and growing’ Russian navy, new report shows
In a report titled ‘The Russian Navy: A Historic Transition,’ the Office of Naval Intelligence said the new force will be ‘manned by a new generation of post-Soviet officers and enlisted personnel’.
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HMS Birmingham, HMS Newfoundland and HMS Warrior, Singapore, 1954
HMS Birmingham, HMS Newfoundland and HMS Warrior, Singapore, 1954.
HMS Birmingham, HMS Newfoundland and HMS Warrior, Singapore, 1954
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Happy Birthday To The Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Originally shared by +Warbirds News
Happy Birthday To The Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Happy Birthday To The Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Happy Birthday To The Consolidated B-24 Liberator
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HMS Boxer
Originally an LST, HMS Boxer carried the writer/comedian Spike Milligan from North Africa to Italy when he served with the 56th Heavy Regiment Royal Artillery. Converted to fighter direction ship for Normandy landings. IWM.
HMS Boxer
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This Day in Aviation History
Originally shared by +Gazing Skyward TV
December 30th, 1947
First flight of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15.
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-15; NATO reporting name: "Fagot") is a jet fighter aircraft developed by Mikoyan-Gurevich OKB for the Soviet Union. The MiG-15 was one of the first successful jet fighters to incorporate swept wings to achieve high transonic speeds. Introduced in combat over the skies of Korea, it outclassed straight-winged jet day fighters which were largely relegated to ground attack roles, and was quickly countered by the similar American swept-wing F-86 Sabre. The MiG-15 is often mentioned, along with the North American F-86 Sabre, as the best fighter aircraft of the Korean War, and among the best fighter aircraft of all time.
When refined into the more advanced MiG-17, the basic design would again surprise the West when it proved effective against supersonic fighters such as the F-105 Thunderchief in the Vietnam War of the 1960s. The return of subsonic daylight dogfights would spur the next generation of fighter design and tactics, and the use of subsonic fighters as aggressor simulators.
The MiG-15 is believed to have been one of the most widely produced jet aircraft ever made; in excess of 12,000 were manufactured. Licensed foreign production may have raised the production total to over 18,000. The MiG-15 remains in service with the North Korean Air Force as an advanced trainer….
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Wikipedia, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15:http://gstv.us/1MDyxc1
YouTube, MiG 15 Russian Stealth – A fascinating look at the plane that panicked the West:http://gstv.us/1MDywEQ
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This Day in Aviation History
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The fourth USS Worden (DLG/CG-18), a Leahy-class cruiser, was a ship of the United States Navy named in honor of Admiral John L. Worden. Originally called a "destroyer leader" or frigate, in 1975 she was redesignated a cruiser in the Navy's ship reclassification
Worden was laid down on 19 September 1961 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; launched on 2 June 1962; sponsored by Mrs. William R. Smedberg III; and commissioned at Boston, Massachusetts on 3 August 1963, Captain Scott Lothrop in command.[1]
The fourth USS Worden (DLG/CG-18), a Leahy-class cruiser, was a ship of the United States Navy named in honor of Admiral John L. Worden. Originally called a "destroyer leader" or frigate, in 1975 she was redesignated a cruiser in the Navy"s ship reclassification
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HMS Warrior was a 40-gun steam-powered armoured frigate[Note 1] built for the Royal Navy in 1859–61. She was the name ship of the Warrior-class ironclads. Along with her sister ship HMS Black Prince Warrior was the first armour-plated, iron-hulled warships, and were built in response to France's launching in 1859 of the first ocean-going ironclad warship, the wooden-hulled Gloire. Warrior conducted a publicity tour of Great Britain in 1863 and spent her active career with the Channel Squadron. Obsolescent following the 1871 launching of the mastless and more capable HMS Devastation, she was placed in reserve in 1875, and was decommissioned in 1883
She subsequently served as a storeship and depot ship, and in 1904 was assigned to the Royal Navy"s torpedo training school. The ship was converted into an oil jetty in 1927 and remained in that role until 1979, at which point she was donated by the Navy to the Maritime Trust for restoration. The restoration process took eight years, during which many of her features and fittings were either restored or recreated. When this was finished she returned to Portsmouth as a museum ship. Listed as part of the National Historic Fleet, Warrior has been based in Portsmouth since 1987.
HMS Warrior was a 40-gun steam-powered armoured frigate[Note 1] built for the Royal Navy in 1859–61. She was the name ship of the Warrior-class ironclads. Along with her sister ship HMS Black Prince Warrior was the first armour-plated, iron-hulled warships, and were built in response to France"s launching in 1859 of the first ocean-going ironclad warship, the wooden-hulled Gloire. Warrior conducted a publicity tour of Great Britain in 1863 and spent her active career with the Channel Squadron. Obsolescent following the 1871 launching of the mastless and more capable HMS Devastation, she was placed in reserve in 1875, and was decommissioned in 1883
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