Monthly Archives: August 2016

The new ship will replace two Navy ships – the HMNZS Manawanui, which is 40 years old and will be retired next year, and the hydrographic ship HMNZS Resolution, which was retired in 2012

John Currin (JC) posted The new ship will replace two Navy ships – the HMNZS Manawanui, which is 40 years old and will be retired next year, and the hydrographic ship HMNZS Resolution, which was retired in 2012 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/B_Yf4WczLRUBtmeU0m6z-lRVcjaADz8xRIxplslY9Q3rc213GdEhxnCCKC9tSJIMJl0ZOdrkxcCJCfHtpQ_GbpfxGMC7ffKUNksrAcNMiFxhJGrgFccYE4rZoXBjMctxmn380BiUOd8eMXqhYIHkNVTg=w506-h910 The new ship will replace two Navy ships – the HMNZS Manawanui, which is 40 years old and will be retired next year, and the hydrographic ship HMNZS Resolution, which was retired in 2012.

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August 24th, 1912 – The collier, USS Jupiter, is launched. The vessel is the first electrically-propelled Navy ship. She is renamed USS Langley in April 1920 with the designation of aircraft carrier CV-1 and a few months later becomes the Navys first aircraft carrier in March 1922 following conversion

John Currin (JC) posted August 24th, 1912 – The collier, USS Jupiter, is launched. The vessel is the first electrically-propelled Navy ship. She is renamed USS Langley in April 1920 with the designation of aircraft carrier CV-1 and a few months later becomes the Navys first aircraft carrier in March 1922 following conversion https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sBFqSRWtiOA/V73Z0h89Y_I/AAAAAAAAYJQ/QST7MP4NOagp74ukZSxoyt3DmXi-tz-IgCJoC/8c763d86-3c35-46a9-8bc0-db0dbcf38977?imgmax=1024
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USS Quincy (CA-39) off New York City following a major refit, May 23rd, 1942

John Currin (JC) posted USS Quincy (CA-39) off New York City following a major refit, May 23rd, 1942 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rpWjtilW7qo/V74naKjGqZI/AAAAAAAGFmk/i402jdOxWBM4UZ7u71Jl4i1x1Ns-dTJ1wCJoC/tumblr_oc68y6Ots71r4or01o1_500.jpg?imgmax=1024
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USS Quincy (CA-39) off New York City following a major refit, May 23rd, 1942.

 

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SPOTD – M/V Aranui, The Mullet Of Cruise Ships – gCaptain
Today’s Ship Photograph Of The Day (SPOTD) is of the M/V Araniu 5 which, like the infamous Mullet hairstyle, is all business in front and party in the back. M/V Aranui 5 is a mixed passenger/cargo vessel that went… on https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/115825952045606932363/communities/103957417019711849907

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Iranian Speedboats Intercept/Harass American Guided Missile Destroyer – gCaptain
by Idrees Ali (Reuters) Four vessels from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) “harassed” a U.S. destroyer on Tuesday by carrying out a “high speed intercept” in… on https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/115825952045606932363/communities/103957417019711849907