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

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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 AssociationARM Antares (BI04) moored pierside, date and location unknown. Photo courtesy Shipspotting.com Darryl Baker
@crusaderproject.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 7:06 PM

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

Navy General Board on Facebook.

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#navalhistory #maritimehistory #History #Italy #UnitedStates #Airforce #Military

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.socialSep 30, 2026, 6:08 PM

Some Viking #navalhistory

@davidpendleton.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 2:26 PM

Delighted to announce that my new article is out now in The Trafalgar Chronicle! ⚓️
📖 “As a Hound to the Haunches of a Deer: HMS Countess of Scarborough: The Forgotten Ship of the Battle of Flamborough Head”
Published by 1805Club.
#NavalHistory #MaritimeHistory #18thCentury

Cover of the Trafalgar Chronicle showing three sailing ships at sea.
@rnshiplosses.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 1:55 PM

30 Sept 1941 // During a German air raid on Tyneside on the night of 30 September two naval trawlers were sunk: HMT Eileen Duncan (8 men lost) and HMT Star of Deveron (5 men lost). They were moored side by side at South Shields when hit by a stick of four bombs. #WW2 #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

@rnshiplosses.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 1:54 PM

30 Sept 1940 // HM Trawler Comet was one of a number of vessels sent out to search for traces of the armed yacht Sappho which had been sunk by a mine in Falmouth Bay during the previous night, when she too struck a mine and sank with the loss of 15 of her 17 crew. #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory

@rnshiplosses.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 1:53 PM

30 Sept 1918 // HMS Seagull, built as a torpedo gunboat in 1889 and rebuilt as a minesweeper in 1909, was sunk in a collision with merchantman SS Corribb off Dunoon in the Firth of Clyde. 53 men lost their lives and 21 survivors were picked up. (Imperial War Museum Q 75435) #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

Royal Navy minesweeper HMS Seagull, originally launched in 1889 as a torpedo gunboat and rebuilt in 1909. Photograph: Imperial War Museum, Q 75435. A warship under way, viewed from low on the starboard bow, with a shoreline of buildings visible in the background.
@rnshiplosses.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 1:52 PM

The Germans then boarded the trawler and took various things they liked the look of, including all the sea-boots they could find, and then set charges which sank her after 5 minutes. The skipper was returned to his boat, safely reaching Mersah Matruh with all his crew. #WW1 #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

@hush-ndb.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 1:45 PM

On July 16, 1927, Mussolini reviewed the fleet from the yacht Giuliana off Ostia.

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@rnshiplosses.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 1:40 PM

The images show a model of a 2nd-rate ship of about 1650, although with the Stuart royal arms on the stern, possibly added at the Restoration. The specific ship is unidentified, but in type and dimensions she closely resembles the Antelope of 1652. (National Maritime Museum: SLR0217) #NavalHistory

@rnshiplosses.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 1:39 PM

She was last seen by the Hector merchant ship in mid-Atlantic at the end of September, in difficulties with main and mizzen masts gone. She was not seen again. A seaman later claimed to be have been picked up from wreckage in mid-ocean, the sole survivor from her 500 crew. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

@rnshiplosses.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 1:36 PM

30 Sept 1744 (O.S.) // 14-gun sloop HMS Grampus, sailing from Spithead to Lisbon, was chased and captured by ships of a French squadron in the English Channel, and was carried into Brest. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

@rnshiplosses.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 1:30 PM

The image is a pencil, ink and wash drawing of the Constant Reformation by marine artist Willem van der Velde the Elder in 1648, probably made while she was at Hellevoetsluis with the Royalist squadron under the command of Prince Rupert. (National Maritime Museum: PAI7253) #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

@crusaderproject.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 8:35 AM

Today’s favourite #warart

Dazzle-ships in Drydock at Liverpool, by Edward Wadsworth, 1919

Craig Moore on Facebook

@dreadships.bsky.social #navalhistory #maritimehistory

Four dock workers cleaning the hull of a merchant ship in dry dock. The ship is wearing dazzle camouflage, and the painting has arranged the sides of the dock and other ships wearing dazzle in the back in such a way as to blend the picture creating some serious eye strain.
@hush-ndb.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 7:24 AM

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On the 26th, after entering Yokosuka, repairs began at the Yokohama DY; this photograph is believed to have been taken during that period.
Repairs were completed on 2/4.1944.

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@hush-ndb.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 6:13 AM

At the top of the photograph is the caption: ‘Triangular waves behind the typhoon’.
Goro Matsuura was the commander of the Nachi air group.
Please refer to the following for details of the 4th Fleet Incident (note that ‘Mutsuki’ is referred to as ‘Mutsu’ in the text).
#NavalHistory

@hush-ndb.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 1:24 AM

It is also the origin of the name of the NYK Line ship Hie Maru, which served as a converted submarine tender and sank after being struck by a torpedo from the USS Drum (SS-228) on November 17, 1943.

#NavalHistory

Hie Maru 日枝丸