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USNS Pililaau, T-AKR 304, anchored off Red Beach, Camp Pendelton, with the Roll-on/Roll-off Discharge Facility (RRDF) attached as the Improved Navy Lighterage System (INLS) makes its approach during Joint Logistics Over-The-Shore (JLOTS) 2008

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HMS Dartmouth or Britannia Royal Naval College, home of Initial Officer Training for the Royal Navy

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The ship that served 4 navies: USS TWIGGS DD127 -> HMS Leamington -> RCN Leamington -> USSR Zhguchi

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Royal Navy’s torpedo ram HMS Polyphemus (1881) in a drydock. There’s a torpedo tube in the centre of the ram.

The third HMS Polyphemus was a Royal Navy torpedo ram, serving from 1881 until 1903. A shallow-draft, fast, low-profile vessel, she was designed to penetrate enemy harbours at speed and sink anchored ships.[3] Designed by Nathaniel Barnaby primarily as a protected torpedo boat, the ram was provided very much as secondary armament.[2][4] It has been suggested[5] that H. G. Wells’ fictional HMS Thunder Child from his novel The War of the Worlds may haveContinue reading “Royal Navy’s torpedo ram HMS Polyphemus (1881) in a drydock. There’s a torpedo tube in the centre of the ram.”

US Navy’s next destroyer ship could be equipped with a hypersonic missile system capable of hitting anywhere on Earth within an HOUR

USS Zumwalt arrives in British Columbia Conventional Prompt Strike missiles have been under discussion for decades The USS Zumwalt is a new class of stealth destroyer built for the US Navy They can operate in deep ocean waters and could house a CPS weapon platform  By RYAN MORRISON FOR MAILONLINE  PUBLISHED: 23:18 AEDT, 16 January 2020 | UPDATED: 23:18 AEDT,Continue reading “US Navy’s next destroyer ship could be equipped with a hypersonic missile system capable of hitting anywhere on Earth within an HOUR”