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@rnshiplosses.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 8:08 AM

The final fireship, HMS Amity, was fended off by the French and damaged a pinnace when she exploded at 1am. Meanwhile the explosive casks and torpedo-catamarans went off loudly and spectacularly but without effect. The attack achieved very little. (Image: Wikimedia Commons) #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

@ekimellnea.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 7:07 AM

Did the CIA raise more of a sunken sub than they admit? This book thinks so.
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@briandunn.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 1:43 AM

HMS Hibernia was used as the flagship for the naval station at Malta from 1855 to her being sold for breaking up in 1902. Her timbers, covered in coats of paint from over 90 years, was used to fire the bakery ovens in Malta, leading to a severe outbreak of cases of lead poisoning.
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HMS Hibernia, a former 110 gun ship of the line, was used as the base flagship at Malta from 1855 to 1902. The Court-Martial for the loss of the Victoria was heard on her decks in 1893. She was broken up in 1903.

@hush-ndb.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 10:27 PM

The 2nd vessel is the TCG Alanya (M 265), which was built in 2005 in Abeking & Rasmussen, Lürssen, Germany, as the 1st of 6 A-class minehunter vessels, and is still in service today.

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TCG Alanya M265
https://www.haberler.com/guncel/tcg-alanya-savas-gemisi-ziyarete-acildi-12071727-haberi/

@ssonh.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 6:52 PM

In Guantanamo Bay, Cuba likely during December 1953, the battleship USS Iowa anchored probably for shore leave before returning to the USA.

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@thoscochrane.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 2:40 PM

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@hush-ndb.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 11:27 AM

The Silver Jubilee review of the fleet by His Majesty the King, Spithead, July 16th 1935.
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@coppsurvey.uk Oct 1, 2026, 8:42 AM

🗓️ #OTD in 1942 – Party Koodoo (a pre-COPP unit assembled at short notice by eventual COPP founder Nigel Willmott) starts carrying out beach reconnaissance near Algiers and Oran ahead of Operation Torch, next month's landings in Vichy French-held north Africa (🗺️ from London Gazette). #NavalHistory 🧵

Sketch map of the Operation Torch landings at Algiers, reproduced from Admiral Andrew Cunningham’s post-operation report which was published in the London Gazette.

@ianmac.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 8:33 AM

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@rnshiplosses.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 7:00 AM

However, her stores were saved, and she remained of value in the assault on Manila as her starboard guns could be used against shore positions. Image: 1763 print 'The Attack of Manilla October 1762' (Wikimedia Commons), HMS Southsea Castle is shown lower right marked 'S'. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

@rnshiplosses.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 6:57 AM

1 Oct 1694 (O.S.) // HMS Postboy, an advice boat of 4 guns, was chased and captured by a French 22-gun privateer soon after leaving the Downs for a reconnaissance mission on the French coast. She was unable to use her guns in the heavy swell and surrendered when fired upon. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

@hush-ndb.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 3:55 AM

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A 1943 report stated that the reason for retaining them was nothing other than the PM’s personal affection for these pieces.
"Winnie" and "Pooh" ceased operations in September 1944 and were dismantled the following month, with their barrels sent for use in the Pacific.

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@hush-ndb.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 11:36 PM

The 2nd-generation USNS ‘S. P. Lee’ (T-AGS-31>192) was a hydrographic survey vessel commissioned in 1968. She was transferred to the Mexican Navy in 1992, renamed ‘Antares’ (BI-04), and renamed again in 2023 as the ARM ‘Pátzcuaro’ (BI-04).

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USNS S.P. Lee (T-AGS-31) under way, date and location unknown.
William Zarkas, Retired MSC Boatswain
President, MSC Retiree Association

ARM Antares (BI04) moored pierside, date and location unknown.
Photo courtesy Shipspotting.com
Darryl Baker

@crusaderproject.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 7:06 PM

B-17 bombers "intercepting" the Italian ocean liner SS Rex in May of 1938.

Navy General Board on Facebook.

Details in ALT

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At the time, the US was still examining how aircraft could be used to defend against a major invasion fleet, a part of the wider debate about the effectiveness of aircraft vs. the Navy. Several large exercises had been carried out where aircraft defended the US coast against hypothetical enemy fleets. These exercises became something of a target to the media of the day who criticized spending excessive money on attacking imaginary fleets.

The United States Army Aircorps decided to capitalize on this criticism and use it to their advantage. If imaginary ships were bad, they would instead intercept an ocean liner. The Italian liner SS Rex was known to be traveling to the United States during the next round of exercises.

The event was planned in advance by the United States Army Aircorps. It's purpose was two-fold. First, it would serve as a highly public event. If successfuly executed, the event would be highly publicized. Not only would this silence critics, but it would also show the power and capabilities of aircraft, hopefully securing further support.

Secondly, the exercise would be a valuable lesson in locating an "enemy ship" at extreme distance with little information. Previously, aircraft were restricted to relatively short raids against ships that were within view of observers. Rex would be intercepted by guessing where she would be.

Three B-17s took off on the morning of May 12. The navigation of the aircraft fell to then 1st Lieutenant Curtis E. LeMay, a man that would later go on to have a major impact on bomber utilization in the United States Aircorps and later the United States Air Force. LeMay used a report that was transmitted from Rex the day before. Using information on typical routes used by ocean liners and their average speeds, LeMay estimated the probable location of Rex on the day of May 12.

Conditions on the flight were less than ideal. High winds affected the speed of the aircraft and higher sea states had slowed Rex.

@revdrjohn.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 6:08 PM

Some Viking #navalhistory