Monthly Archives: November 2014

via John Currin – Google+ Public Posts http://ift.tt/1s3OSNZ USS Nautilus – USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was the world’s first operational nuclear-powered submarine. The vessel was the first submarine to complete a submerged transit to the North Pole on 3 August 1958. Sharing names with the submarine in Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, andContinue reading “USS Nautilus – USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was the world’s first operational nuclear-powered…”

via John Currin – Google+ Public Posts http://ift.tt/1G84vxu HMS Newcastle – HMS Newcastle was a Town-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy launched on 25 November 1909 from the yards of Armstrong Whitworth. She formed part of the Bristol subgroup. On the outbreak of the First World War she was stationed in the Far EastContinue reading “HMS Newcastle – HMS Newcastle was a Town-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy launched on 25…”

via John Currin – Google+ Public Posts http://ift.tt/1G84vh4 USS Nevada – USS Nevada (BB-36), the second United States Navy ship to be named after the 36th state, was the lead ship of the two Nevada-class battleships; her sister ship was Oklahoma. Launched in 1914, the Nevada was a leap forward in dreadnought technology; four ofContinue reading “USS Nevada – USS Nevada (BB-36), the second United States Navy ship to be named after the 36th…”

via John Currin – Google+ Public Posts http://ift.tt/1s3OQFY Brazilian battleship Minas Geraes – Minas Geraes,[B] spelled Minas Gerais in some sources,[C] was a dreadnought battleship of the Brazilian Navy. Named in honor of the state of Minas Gerais, the ship was laid down in April 1907 as the lead ship of her class, making theContinue reading “Brazilian battleship Minas Geraes – Minas Geraes,[B] spelled Minas Gerais in some sources,[C]…”

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