The Lisbon Maru was transporting the men to mainland Japan in 1942.James Wharton8th October 2021 at 1:01pm Within a year of entering the Second World War, in 1942, Japan began moving captured prisoners of war to the mainland to be put to work as slave labour. The POWs were Allied military personnel who had beenContinue reading “Hell Ships: A Disastrous Sinking That Killed 828 British Prisoners of War”
Monthly Archives: October 2021
USS Connecticut: US Attack Submarine Hits Object In Indo-Pacific
The incident, which happened in international waters, will be investigated, the US Pacific Fleet said.James Knuckey8th October 2021 at 10:51am A US nuclear-powered submarine has hit an object while submerged in the Indo-Pacific region. USS Connecticut is in a “safe and stable condition” after the incident in international waters on Saturday, according to a statementContinue reading “USS Connecticut: US Attack Submarine Hits Object In Indo-Pacific”
USS Arlington (LPD 24) Fires a Rolling Airframe Missile
Stuff.co.nz: HMNZS Te Kaha joins UK Carrier Strike Group in South China Sea
Stuff.co.nz: HMNZS Te Kaha joins UK Carrier Strike Group in South China Sea. https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300423965/hmnzs-te-kaha-joins-uk-carrier-strike-group-in-south-china-sea
U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS New Orleans (CA-32)
USS New Orleans (CL/CA-32) was the lead New Orleans-class cruiser in service with the United States Navy. The New Orleans-class cruisers were the last U.S. cruisers built to the specifications and standards of the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922. Such ships, with a limit of 10,000 long tons (10,160 t) standard displacement and 8-inch (203-millimetre) calibre main guns may be referred to as “treaty cruisers.” Originally classified a lightContinue reading “U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS New Orleans (CA-32)”
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