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Reply #375 on: March 05, 2019, 07:38:13 AM
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Remnant of Russian Imperial Fleet - Cruiser "Aurora" in Saint-Petersburg



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Reply #376 on: March 05, 2019, 10:35:24 PM
Would that be the, 'Aurora Borealis' in the sky behind her then?  ;D    Nope, just smog.

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Reply #377 on: March 06, 2019, 12:15:08 PM
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Model showing a Vietnam-era conversion of USS New Jersey (BB-62) having been converted into an amphibious assault vessel





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Reply #378 on: March 06, 2019, 01:24:15 PM
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Castles of Steel, an imposing HMS Nelson leads another battleship



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Reply #379 on: March 06, 2019, 01:25:33 PM
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Anti-aircraft gun crews aboard Light Carrier USS Langley roll with the ship in heavy seas in the South China Sea, 18 January 1945.



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Reply #380 on: March 06, 2019, 01:28:01 PM
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A view from atop USS John F. Kennedy (CVA/CV-67) island structure of F-14A Tomcat aircraft from Fighter Squadron 14 (VF-14) and Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) on the ship's flight deck. Time period in question is during her deployment to the Red Sea in support of Operation Desert Shield.



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Reply #381 on: March 06, 2019, 03:26:48 PM
That picture of the Nelson is impressive.

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Reply #382 on: March 08, 2019, 11:02:34 AM

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Reply #383 on: March 08, 2019, 02:09:00 PM

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Reply #384 on: March 08, 2019, 02:39:14 PM
Interesting  :bigthumb:

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Reply #385 on: March 08, 2019, 03:39:31 PM
Those are ironclad specs too. Literally.

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Reply #386 on: March 08, 2019, 03:44:19 PM
Those are ironclad specs too. Literally.

I would have bet money you were going to make a comment about the 'submerged end'.

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Reply #387 on: March 11, 2019, 07:24:05 AM
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HMS Barham at Scapa Flow, 1917, with other battleships and cruisers of the Grand Fleet. Note triangular fabric pieces fitted to her masts and funnels as anti-rangefinding camouflage.



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Reply #388 on: March 11, 2019, 07:28:29 AM
Impressive sight.

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Reply #389 on: March 11, 2019, 10:39:59 AM

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