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USS Yorktown (CV-5) at Hampton Roads, Virginia, 30 October 1937

John Currin (JC) posted USS Yorktown (CV-5) at Hampton Roads, Virginia, 30 October 1937 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KpCLxf5FCO8/V3QKWFRg4jI/AAAAAAAFvq4/LfD0V8-aURYgXpU_MTrAPrK4XcDqepvvw/tumblr_o9jnvmj7dE1soir95o1_1280.jpg?imgmax=1024
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USS Yorktown (CV-5) at Hampton Roads, Virginia, 30 October 1937.

 

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USS Intrepid (CV-11) off Newport News, Virginia, on 16 August 1943, the day she …

John Currin (JC) posted USS Intrepid (CV-11) off Newport News, Virginia, on 16 August 1943, the day she … https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-05iQ9cYtVvw/V3QJe-iol9I/AAAAAAAFvrc/lnkyxIeB2B4BGVG46qjQGp_NNtWUkHEOg/tumblr_o9jnvmj7dE1soir95o1_1280.jpg?imgmax=1024
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USS Intrepid (CV-11) off Newport News, Virginia, on 16 August 1943, the day she went into commission

 

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1 June 1813, #onthisday off Boston during the War of 1812, the British frigate HMS “Shannon”, Cpt. Philip Broke, captured USS “Chesapeake”, Cpt. James Lawrence, in a brief, bloody action

John Currin (JC) posted 1 June 1813, #onthisday off Boston during the War of 1812, the British frigate HMS “Shannon”, Cpt. Philip Broke, captured USS “Chesapeake”, Cpt. James Lawrence, in a brief, bloody action https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uvpHT4mzreM/V08M1l0NqiI/AAAAAAAA23c/HaRVcj6LCEoJQHDrdj3vEvGx_buVCVjUg/Kamp_mellem_den_engelske_fregat_Shannon_og_den_amerikanske_fregat_Chesapeak.jpg?imgmax=1024
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They called her the “runt of the litter” of the 6 original US Navy frigates and she had a reputation of being an unlucky ship. Not a completely far-fetched notion. USS “Chesapeake” already made headlines in 1807 as the US Navy vessel… on https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/115825952045606932363/communities/103957417019711849907

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Armored Leviathans-Ironclad warship the modern tank’s forgotten deadly ancestor
Some remember Amigas, but younger generations probably couldn’t link it to today’s iPhones. This is a story of tank’s forgotten ancestor, the… on https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/115825952045606932363/communities/103957417019711849907

Night time at the #USSIowa

John Currin (JC) posted Night time at the #USSIowa https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vhalAfJG3tc/V3M52w-mzVI/AAAAAAAAW9E/ao83K_C1VCoZfK8StWjJ_KhhB-BZgVXpQ/6b3c4472-d3d9-455a-8d07-dd7194e1c472?imgmax=1024
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Photo Credits: Shane Myers‎

 

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