Monthly Archives: July 2014

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The first actual shots of the war were fired just after 1am on 29 July when Austro-Hungarian naval vessels on the river Sava opened fire on the Serbian sappers who had blown up the bridge and on Belgrade itself.

The first hostile act of the war also took place 100 years ago today when Austro-Hungarian troops seized two Serbian river boats carrying ammunition and mines. Then, on the night of 28/29 July, the Serbs blew up the railway bridge between the two countries – to prevent Austro-Hungarian troops using it to invade Serbia. The firstContinue reading “The first actual shots of the war were fired just after 1am on 29 July when Austro-Hungarian naval vessels on the river Sava opened fire on the Serbian sappers who had blown up the bridge and on Belgrade itself.”

Ship Loads First U.S. Condensate Export Cargo In 40 Years -Sources

Ship Loads First U.S. Condensate Export Cargo In 40 Years -Sources by Reuters via gCaptain âš“ Maritime & Offshore News BW Zambesi. Photo (c) P. Sullivan/MarineTraffic.com SINGAPORE, July 30 (Reuters) – An oil tanker has started loading a cargo of condensate, or ultra-light oil, the first such export from the United States since the easing of a 40-year-oldContinue reading “Ship Loads First U.S. Condensate Export Cargo In 40 Years -Sources”

Today in U.S. Naval History – July 30

USS Indianapolis (CA-35) preparing to leave Tinian after delivering atomic bomb components, circa July 26, 1945. She was sunk on July 30 while en route to the Philippines. (Donation of Major Harley G. Toomey, Jr., USAF(Retired), 1971, who took this photograph. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph)Today in U.S. Naval History – July 301918 – UnitsContinue reading “Today in U.S. Naval History – July 30”