Monthly Archives: July 2020

HMS Glorious was the second of the Courageous-class battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Designed to support the Baltic Project championed by the First Sea Lord, Lord Fisher, they were very lightly armoured and armed with only a few heavy guns. Glorious was completed in late 1916 and spent the war patrolling the North Sea. She participated in the Second Battle of Heligoland Bight in November 1917 and was present when the German High Seas Fleet surrendered a year later

Glorious was paid off after the end of the war, but was rebuilt as an aircraft carrier during the late 1920s. She could carry 30% more aircraft than her half-sister Furious which had approximately the same tonnage. After recommissioning she spent most of her career operating in the Mediterranean Sea. After the start of theContinue reading “HMS Glorious was the second of the Courageous-class battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Designed to support the Baltic Project championed by the First Sea Lord, Lord Fisher, they were very lightly armoured and armed with only a few heavy guns. Glorious was completed in late 1916 and spent the war patrolling the North Sea. She participated in the Second Battle of Heligoland Bight in November 1917 and was present when the German High Seas Fleet surrendered a year later”

USS Georgia (BB-15) was a United States Navy Virginia-class battleship. Georgia was launched by the Bath Iron Works of Bath, Maine on 11 October 1904, sponsored by Miss Stella Tate, sister of Georgia Congressman Farish Carter Tate and commissioned at Boston Navy Yard on 24 September 1906, Captain R. G. Davenport in command.

USS Georgia (BB-15) was a United States Navy Virginia-class battleship. Georgia was launched by the Bath Iron Works of Bath, Maine on 11 October 1904, sponsored by Miss Stella Tate, sister of Georgia Congressman Farish Carter Tate and commissioned at Boston Navy Yard on 24 September 1906, Captain R. G. Davenport in command. https://ift.tt/1nBsCwK fromContinue reading “USS Georgia (BB-15) was a United States Navy Virginia-class battleship. Georgia was launched by the Bath Iron Works of Bath, Maine on 11 October 1904, sponsored by Miss Stella Tate, sister of Georgia Congressman Farish Carter Tate and commissioned at Boston Navy Yard on 24 September 1906, Captain R. G. Davenport in command.”

Chinese long-range bombers join drills over South China Sea

Defense Newsby The Associated Press / 3h //keep unread//hide China said Thursday that long-range bombers were among the aircraft that took part in recent aerial drills over the South China Sea amid rising tensions between Washington and Beijing over the… VISIT WE from JC’s Naval, Maritime and Military News https://ift.tt/33eGdFg via IFTTT

German Panzergrenadier Brigade 37 operates new Rheinmetall UTF trucks

World Defence Newsby Alain HENRY de FRAHAN / 17h //keep unread//hide In 2023, the Panzergrenadier Brigade 37 “Free State of Saxony” will form the core of the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF), an association with a very high level of operational readiness. Two truck models from Rheinmetall MAN, with payloads of 5 and 15 tons,Continue reading “German Panzergrenadier Brigade 37 operates new Rheinmetall UTF trucks”

Say hello to the future USS St. Louis, Naval Station Mayport’s 8th littoral combat ship

200+American Military Newsby Matt Soergel – The Florida Times-Union / 17h //keep unread//hide Naval Station Mayport, the Navy’s East Coast home for littoral combat ships, added a brand-new eighth ship Friday as the future USS St. Louis pulled into the base after a trip from a shipyard in Wisconsin. The ship, LCS 19, is almost 390 feet long with aContinue reading “Say hello to the future USS St. Louis, Naval Station Mayport’s 8th littoral combat ship”