Monthly Archives: January 2023

Help: Q on Mounting of .50 cal on submarine laststandonzombieisland / January 10, 2023 at 02:00AM – Dear followers, I received the following email from Richard Pekelney, one of the crew restoring USS Pampanito (SS-383), a WW II submarine museum and memorial in San Francisco.

Pampanito in more modern times, which they are trying to restore to her late WWII condition and appearance– hence the 50 cal questions I pose it to the larger community here for their expertise: During the summer of 1945 (our target restoration date), Pampanito had x4 .50 cal. Browning machine guns. Until a few weeks ago weContinue reading “Help: Q on Mounting of .50 cal on submarine laststandonzombieisland / January 10, 2023 at 02:00AM – Dear followers, I received the following email from Richard Pekelney, one of the crew restoring USS Pampanito (SS-383), a WW II submarine museum and memorial in San Francisco.”

Warship Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023: The Grounded Shrine

Here at LSOZI, we take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1954 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their own, which sometimes takes them to the strangest places.- Christopher Eger Warship Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023: The Grounded ShrineContinue reading “Warship Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023: The Grounded Shrine”

UK: Royal Navy’s OPV HMS Tamar makes port call in India

 UK Tamar India Andaman • World Defence News by Timothée / January 12, 2023 at 03:33AM // keep unread // hide  According to information published by the UK government on January 6, 2023, the Royal Navy’s offshore patrol vessel, HMS Tamar, sails to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as part of its permanent deployment in the Indo-Pacific. ReadContinue reading “UK: Royal Navy’s OPV HMS Tamar makes port call in India”

MSDF destroyer unable to navigate after apparently hitting rock

The Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Inazuma sails in formation during a U.S.-Japan bilateral exercise in the Sea of Japan last April. | U.S. NAVY BY JESSE JOHNSON STAFF WRITER Jan 10, 2023 SHARE A Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer was unable to navigate under its own power Tuesday, the Defense Ministry said, with media reports sayingContinue reading “MSDF destroyer unable to navigate after apparently hitting rock”

U.S. Navy Seizes More Than 2,000 AK-47’s from Fishing Vessel in Gulf of Oman Mike Schuler

Thousands of AK-47 assault rifles sit on the flight deck of guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) during an inventory process, Jan. 7. U.S. naval forces seized 2,116 AK-47 assault rifles from a fishing vessel transiting along a maritime route from Iran to Yemen. U.S. Navy Photo The U.S. Navy has seized more thanContinue reading “U.S. Navy Seizes More Than 2,000 AK-47’s from Fishing Vessel in Gulf of Oman Mike Schuler”