As seen from the USS Hornet
In Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a Worcester class light cruiser at anchor. The pair were the last all gun light cruisers of the US Navy.

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How much of the English language comes from the sea? Smyth's 794-page dictionary suggests the answer is: far more than most people realize. #NavalClassics

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9 Oct 1943 // Cruiser HMS Carlisle was badly damaged by German air attack off Karpathos during the Dodecanese Campaign. Bombs caused heavy flooding and put her engines out of action. 24 men were killed. She was towed to Alexandria and written off as a total loss. #WW2 #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

9 Oct 1943 // Destroyer HMS Panther was sunk by German aircraft east of Karpathos Island during the Dodecanese Campaign. Struck by bombs from Ju-87 dive bombers she broke in two and sank very rapidly. 33 of her crew were lost. (Imperial War Museum image A 7315) #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory

9 Oct 1940 // HM Trawler Sea King, in naval service as a minesweeper, was sweeping off Grimsby with three other trawlers when she was sunk by a mine. 13 men lost their lives. Her survivors were picked up by a pilot cutter, the other trawlers having left the scene. #WW2 #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

At 6.30am, as lifeboats were being lowered, the ship was hit amidships by a third torpedo. She broke in two and rapidly sank, leaving the lifeboats struggling to pick up men from the water. 58 men were lost. She had been sunk by U.96 (the only warship sunk by that U-boat). #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

As the Americans attempted to sail their prizes away, the Detroit exchanged fire with the British batteries at Fort Erie and was damaged. She then ran aground on Squaw Island. Later that day the Americans set her on fire after driving off a British attempt to recapture her. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

9 Oct 1800 // Brig sloop HMS Galgo (ex Spanish brig El Galgo) was capsized at about midnight by a sudden squall north-east of the Leeward Islands. She quickly sank, leaving 25 survivors clinging to floating wreckage. They were rescued next morning by an American ship. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

9 Oct 1800 // HMS Active, a 10-gun cutter, was lying at anchor at the mouth of the Ems after delivering a convoy when she was boarded and captured by French privateer Le Modéré. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

Conditions were so bad that no nearby vessels could assist, and she rapidly broke up, with just one survivor from about 240 people on board. Despite many salvage attempts only part of her cargo of gold and silver has been raised. HMS Lutine's bell hangs at Lloyds of London. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

Great #LastStandOnZombieIsland article covering Coastal Battleships of the danish Herluf Trolle Class

Including lots of neat pictures

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9 Oct 1715 (O.S.) // 10-gun sloop HMS Jamaica ran aground and was wrecked off Grand Cayman while being towed by a merchant sloop after a storm had left her badly damaged. The loss was blamed on the merchantman's pilot, who chose the wrong channel through which to tow her. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

The Margate was able to catch up with the sloop, ordered her to stop and sent in a boat, but then began to drift and shortly afterwards ran aground on a reef. She began to flood and despite every effort being made could not be saved. She was abandoned with no loss of life. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

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HMS SCYLLA's mascot.

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She was forced by the storm across the Sound of Mull, rolled over and was wrecked on Eilean Rubha an Ridire. From about 130 on board, five men and a boy survived. Her wreck has seen extensive archaeological investigation since discovery in 1973. (Image: Wikimedia Commons) #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

I can certainly see that the person in charge struggled to come up with a different coat of arms.

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This will likely be carried over to the ship of the same name in the Dreadnought class, which is due to enter service in the 2030s.

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There was also an ‘O’ on the stern of HMS Ark Royal.

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