Ship porn

[Chz]

now, all gone...

Have to say, for what looks like roughly the same tonnage, a Dunkerque is a lot less capable than a SoDak or a Nelson. I know Dunk was built for speed over other concerns, but still.
Yammie is thiqq.

 

[A380]

HMS Conway wrecked while passing through the Menai Strait known as the Swellies on April 14, 1953.

 

[bcuster]

Thirty-five injured after high winds topple ship over in dry dock

Thirty-five people were injured after a ship that was previously owned by the co-founder of Microsoft toppled over in a dry dock during high winds.

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[pogofish]

Thirty-five injured after high winds topple ship over in dry dock

Thirty-five people were injured after a ship that was previously owned by the co-founder of Microsoft toppled over in a dry dock during high winds.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The light blue ship right next to it is our research ship. I've been out on it several times...!

It was designed to operate in seriously heavy weather..!

 

[bcuster]

The "TR" is the USS Theodore Roosevelt:

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Admiral Nelson never got over his seasickness, so they're in good company.

The "TR" is the USS Theodore Roosevelt:

Fucking unit, that thing!

 

[bcuster]

 

[T & P]

The "TR" is the USS Theodore Roosevelt:

Whereas I’m sure they would have had a significantly higher crash rate than nowadays, it is still astonishing in my mind that the likes of Japan and the USA managed to operate an aircraft carrier fleet in WWII so well that was a vital asset to them in the Pacific theatre. Imagine having to land on rocking runways even smaller than today’s carriers, and without the benefit of any modern aviation technology aid.

 

[bcuster]

Speaking of Japan

 

[klang]

I love war for the ships alone

 

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[A380]

USS America.

 

[bcuster]

The RN's "starship" retires:

 

[bcuster]

they don't build them like this anymore:

 

[weltweit]

That is one mean looking machine !!

 

[Chz]

I don't really play World of Warships much any more, but I do occasionally fire it up just to look at the ship models. They're gorgeous.

 

[High Voltage]

they don't build them like this anymore:

Now that is a boat

 

[klang]

That is one mean looking machine !!

mean enough to kill 1000s.

fucking cool innit

 

[klang]

they don't build them like this anymore:

oh, don't worry, they build even deadlier and more expensive

I war

 

[pseudonarcissus]

they don't build them like this anymore:

this is the most recent voyage of the battleship Texas...my colleagues in the US did a lot of work for this trip. (sorry for shit US local TV)

 

[bcuster]

Another impressive profile:

 

[bcuster]

The French entry in the beauty pageant:

6

 

[bellaozzydog]

Just left the razzle stack of African dockyards

 

[Chz]

That's a few obvious ones, but the real dividing question in 20th century battleships is:
HMS Nelson/Rodney - uniquely beautiful, or just plain ugly?

 

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[A380]

HAPPY 65TH BIRTHDAY OLDENBURG

The “Oldenburg” was built at the Rolandwerft GmbH shipyard in Bremen and launched 65 years ago on 29th March 1958 and, for the past 37 years (since 10th May 1986) has faithfully served the island of Lundy.



I’ve been on the Oldie several times.

 

[bcuster]

HAPPY 65TH BIRTHDAY OLDENBURG

The “Oldenburg” was built at the Rolandwerft GmbH shipyard in Bremen and launched 65 years ago on 29th March 1958 and, for the past 37 years (since 10th May 1986) has faithfully served the island of Lundy.

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I’ve been on the Oldie several times.

ferry?

 

[A380]

ferry?

It’s the link to Lundy island in the Bristol Channel. One of my favourite places.

 

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