It took a while, but here's my Memories of War cut of historic film footage and veteran accounts for the controversial performance of the Supermarine Seafire over the Salerno beachhead. Pretty niche, but fascinating for naval aviation officianados. #ww2 #navalhistory #history youtu.be/afmxhriNT1Q

FADM Chester Nimitz believed the U.S was fortunate that the attack on Pearl Harbor came as a surprise. Had the U.S. known of the approaching Japanese fleet, the American fleet would have been sent to intercept it and then been entirely lost to a superior force. #PearlHarborDay

Well, that's South Dakota and she was for sure back in the Pacific at that point. And her sailing with Furious makes this early 1943 and North Atlantic

Not sure on place or time of some of these, but any good? And a link here wargamingmiscellany.blogspot.com/2024/12/hms-... last one, I didnt know they did "Dazzle" in Aircraft carrier size?..

Anyone notice something out-of-place in this photo? (It means I can't fudge it and use the image in my upcoming vid on Salerno / Operation Avalance) #NavyHistory #WW2 #RoyalNavy

Of that one, yes. Not this one:

Thanks, but yeah. There are a some profile shots - the standard dockyard ship recognition types. What I'm looking for are images of her in action in the Med. There seems to be only one small photo-set, from shortly before Torch:

That's HMS Rodney, with her very distinctive dark and wavy camouflage scheme. Nelson's was somewhat lighter and more in patches than wavy lines

The obvious explanation is that unicorns can only be captured by virgins, not official war photographers. They probably didn't want to be bullied.

'Battleships Reborn!?' is the latest Warships Pod episode pod.fo/e/357416 with Dr James Bosbotinis & myself discussing the prospect of latter-day battleships - a topic James returns to in our forthcoming Jan 2026 edition, which is in production right now. Current Dec ed also looks at battleships.

I hate this! I'm browsing for images related to Salerno. But keep finding niche, but ultra-relevant, images for other "Memories of War" videos I have already done. Here, HMS Pursuer briefs on a fjord model where Tirpitz was hiding for Operation Tungsten: IWM (A 23053) #NavalHistory #WW2 #RoyalNavy

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A 46 cm (18 in) Sanshiki shell displayed at the Yamato Museum.

Thank you. However, I understand Japanese, so I can read the detailed battle report of the Yamato if necessary. www.jacar.archives.go.jp/das/image/C0... I've also created a page about the Yamato. hush.web.fc2.com/name/y/Ya/Ya...

Nice find. The only account I've ever heard of using main guns against aircraft was the Tirpitz opening up on Lancasters from 13 miles.

Here's what the pilots thought about it. I think I included some of that same footage ... #NavalHistory #WW2 #RoyalNavy youtu.be/aygD9K8aJ_E

Wow. The things you stumble upon when looking for something completely different. This picture, taken during Operation Pedestal, shows HMS Nelson or Rodney using 16in guns with HE shells timed to explode in front of approaching torpedo bombers! IWM A11205 #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory

Another good aircraft thread by Jamie. In this film clip light glints off a captured German Ju-88 A5 bomber, wearing British markings and flown by No.1426 Enemy Aircraft Flight RAF. #AvHist #AvGeek Full film: IWM ARY 7-28 / www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...

The Junkers 88 (1936) evolved into the most versatile aircraft used by the Luftwaffe during the Second World War. It served on all fronts in roles including bomber, heavy fighter, reconnaissance aircraft and night fighter. Over 14,600 were produced. 📷 Roy Cross/Airfix 🧵1/10

I know this is insanely niche… but does anyone on here happen to have any information on Dutch Pinks (pinck or pinque) from the 18th century? I’m writing a book that’s meant to be set on one and these are the only sorts of references I’m finding… HELP! #maritime #history

A beefy thread on the Buffalo - not all naval, but a bit is, starting from this post (but the whole thread is a good read) 😊 #NavalHistory

"The Mighty A" author David Winkler stopped by the Atlanta History Center and got a look at a model of the U.S.S. Atlanta! Click below to get Dave's book on this incredible ship! ⬇️ 💻️: https://tinyurl.com/yc5bac5e #ussatlanta #shipmodeling #navalhistory

For anyone who has been following my Battle of Java series - here’s the next part, free to read… jerijerod14.substack.com/p/that-dutch... #history #ww2 #navalhistory

#OTD 15/11/1942 #RememberRCN -HMCS SAGUENAY is severely damaged after being rammed by SS Azra, south of Cape Race, NF. Several depth charges were dislodged overboard, blowing off SAGUENAY's stern & fatally damages Azra, sinking 45 min after collision. Photos taken after collision, Azra still afloat.

We always thought this was just a sock...

A few of those who flew with him have there say here: youtu.be/pTlTkrTd7B8

The often-overlooked context is that Ark Royal was the Royal Navy's sole fleet carrier after the loss of HMS Corageous and Glorious. Furious, Eagle and Hermes were - at best - light fleet carriers or escort carriers. That meant Ark Royal had to be everywhere, all the time... youtu.be/KCOTP9R7-F4

1 Shimane Maru was the first of the special 1TL-type tankers, designed to double as MAC ships and equipped with a flight deck, based on the 1TL-type wartime standard ship built at Kawasaki Shipyard during the Second World War. It was operated by the Army rather than the Navy.

The loss of Ark Royal ... an avoidable disaster, but under unavoidable conditions. #OTD #MartitimeHistory #WW2 #History youtu.be/ABhEP1JkcQ8

#OTD in 1941, the Ark Royal, was torpedoed and sank the next day. The carrier had been crucial in destroying the battleship Bismarck. #WW2 #HISTORY

It makes me furious to see games disappear, regardless of the reasons (even if it wasn't a BSG game). But since it is a BSG game, I want to pay tribute to it, so if anyone worked on it here, please contact me. 🖖 I already have lots of concept art and assets to illustrate my piece.

🚨Battlestar Galactica: Deadlock (2017) is delisted🚨 Starting November 15, this game and all its DLCs will no longer be available for purchase on any platform!! Please don's miss it, it's a great BSG game - and a nice tactical.

8th November 1942: Victoria Cross action of Frederick Peters, on board the sloop HMS Walney. In Operation RESERVIST, Walney and her sister ship HMS Hartland were to secure the Vichy French port of Oran as part of Operation TORCH, the Allied invasion of North Africa. 📷 IWM A 5322 🧵1/11

Some of the latest drydock photos from KIDD’s Facebook page. She’s looking real good and is slated to go back into the water on November 11th, Veterans Day. The return to Baton Rouge still won’t happen until the river rises in the spring though. #NavalHistory

Some classy work by the ANMM 😁

In space no one can hear you scream.

My obsession (something for @thespaceshipper.com ) is thrust. Speaking to too many rocket scientists means I cannot get f=ma out of my head . So when I look at a ship, I see thrust vector no-go zones and directional forces. "Down" is towards the main engines... Would this change ship design?

We showed the start of this battle last week. Here's the end of it. The Titan Frigates have successfully dispatched the Pirate Frigates. You can see some physicalized destruction of the enemy ships.

Something a little different this week -- a brief preview of the campaign map for Falling Frontier. This is what you'll see when you are first given permission to leave Anders Station, an Anchorage situated within the Forge.

A military resupply ship. The primary purpose of this ship is flotilla resupply, extending the length of time a ship can stay out in the black.

Another look at the internal explosion process in Falling Frontier -- this time in motion. Physics determines the movement of debris, so explosions will look slightly different depending on where the final death blow lands.

17th October 1941. While escorting an Atlantic convoy, and having made multiple depth charge attacks on U-Boats the previous night, the destroyer USS Kearny was hit by a single torpedo. 11 of her crew were killed and 22 injured, but she was able to limp into Iceland at 10 knots. 🧵1/4

One I built the other week, Italeri 1:72.

A reminder about public history. ✍️

⚓📜 Latest on the Navy Records Online Magazine: ‘Blood even ran out of the voice pipe’: The Broomfield Tapes Part 1 – Hunting The Bismarck – buff.ly/8oVs0hx Recordings from Bill W.E. Broomfield, seaman aboard HMS Ramillies, recounting the hunting of the Bismarck in May 1941 #WW2 #navyhistory #NRS

Can it really be twenty-five years ago since the news broke about a terrorist attack on a United States Navy warship? #usnavy #usscole #cole #terroristattack #remembrance #unitedstatesnavy #lestweforget #yemen #defiance #anniversary #navalhistory #maritimehistory #warship

Not to mention that it makes the real horrors invisible. Which is AI's ultimate advantage for all the horrible people in the world. If everything can be fake, then nothing is true. Doubt is their best ally. Let's not participate in it.

As any military strategist knows, port cities are always particularly vulnerable to amphibian assault.

Why did the Ark Royal Sink? – The Navy Records Society Members' Blog On 14th nov 1941, Britain’s first modern fleet carrier was sunk after a torpedo attack by the German submarine U-81. Our member Paul Harrison explores records of the sinking. #navyrecords #navalhistory #ww2

Oh dang. This is an excellent analogy.