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Reply #540 on: May 21, 2019, 09:28:32 AM
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USS Essex (CV-9) a TBM "Avenger", trailing smoke, returns to the carrier after being hit by Japanese anti-aircraft fire during the Okinawa Operation , 28 March 1945



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Reply #541 on: May 22, 2019, 07:59:13 PM
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USS Maine entering Havana Harbor on January 25, 1898



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Reply #542 on: May 22, 2019, 08:02:21 PM
Got one of it leaving?  :whistle:

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Reply #543 on: May 22, 2019, 08:22:19 PM

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Reply #544 on: May 22, 2019, 08:28:48 PM
Dang!  :o  :bigthumb:

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Reply #545 on: May 22, 2019, 10:37:41 PM
Careful what you ask for, Mirth's got pics of....almost.... everything.  ::)   The Mirth Vault.

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Reply #546 on: May 23, 2019, 07:04:17 AM
Here's a question on pics.
Years ago, my father in law had served on the Essex during World War II and had a Cruise Book with fantastic pictures of the ship's activity in World War II.
In the middle of the book was a two page spread of a photo.  Taken by a back seater (in an Avenger?) of a low altitude fly over of a Japanese ship.  It was a battleship and from the uniquely shaped funnel, it appeared to be Yamato class.
Only saw it once as Charlie was very protective of the book.  After he passed, it went to a family member who is also keeping it under wraps.
It was a very detailed shot of the overflown ship, and I've never seen this picture reproduced anywhere else.

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Reply #547 on: May 23, 2019, 08:04:08 AM
No idea about the pic but you may find this interesting:


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Reply #548 on: May 23, 2019, 08:56:34 AM
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SMS Seydlitz in port for battle damage repairs after the Battle of Jutland, on 6 June 1916, after the guns had been removed from her forward gun turret. Note her list to port and the nearly submerged condition of her bow.



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Reply #549 on: May 23, 2019, 10:43:30 AM

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Reply #550 on: May 23, 2019, 12:34:51 PM

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Reply #551 on: May 23, 2019, 05:59:50 PM
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/28168/zumwalt-stealth-destroyers-now-part-of-experimental-squadron-along-with-drone-ships

I got to walk around the DDG 1000 last year.  As the article notes, the front part of the ship is for the guns.  In addition to the guns themselves, the ships have a sophisticated, highly automated magazine system below decks.  It was not a trivial thing to develop and build, and it must have cost a fortune, but without the guns, all that investment will be lost.  What a waste.

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Reply #552 on: May 23, 2019, 07:11:35 PM
Thank you, Stagger.  The photo in my memory looks a lot like the video at the 13 second mark.
Had never seen this video.

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Reply #553 on: May 23, 2019, 07:19:09 PM
On rare occasion, Staggerwing has been known to be helpful.  >:D

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Reply #554 on: May 23, 2019, 07:56:03 PM
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