A Small Pet Peeve, Naval Fire Control And Battleship Paintings
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Navy
An Aircraft Carrier In Drydock
The US Navy’s large nuclear carriers need to be refueled at an interval of about every ten to fifteen years. Since refueling is an involved process requiring the removal a significant amount of deck plating the ship typically undergoes a complete overhaul at the same time. This takes about a year and means that the ship and it’s crew are placed into living a different kind of life while the ship occupies the drydock.
The Great Triumph And Tragic End Of France’s Greatest Ship, Normandie
In the 1930’s the French Line felt the need to augment the SS Paris and the SS Ile De France, the Line’s premier ships on the transatlantic ferry route. The line would commission the largest and perhaps the most beautiful ship that the nation of France would build up to the 1930’s. That ship would be Normandie.
Carrier Ops In Heavy Seas
A couple videos of Carrier ops in heavy seas.
During the day.
At night.
A military fights like it trains. The US Navy never stops doing stuff like this. That’s why it’s so effective. And for carrier ops, the landing is always the hardest part.
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