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West Coast layups
The country’s maritime services last week said goodbye to four long-serving warriors, with over 130 years; worth of pennants between them. USCGC Mellon (WHEC 717) sits in full dress at the pier before...
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The power of Bangalore compels you!
“A sapper assigned to 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, operating in support of 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, clears a mine with a bangalore torpedo during...
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Warship Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020: From the Kattegat to Rabaul
Here at LSOZI, we take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their...
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Warship Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020: The Empire Strikes Back
Here at LSOZI, we take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their...
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Have you seen what they are doing with Reapers lately?
No, not the guys in black shrouds that go around picking up souls, I’m talking about the very real drone series from General Atomics. Introduced in 2007 as a sort of super-sized version of the...
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Sneaky, Sneaky
Here at LSOZI, we have talked about several of the Italian and German midget subs of WWII, including a whole Warship Wednesday dedicated to the spooky little craft that sank the HMS/ORP Dragon off...
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Well Convoyed
Dec. 1918, Offical caption on this Underwood & Underwood news photo shows what is likely a Northern Mine Barrage veteran: “Well Convoyed” This bluejacket just back after six months service in the...
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Warship Wednesday (on a Monday), Dec. 7, 2020: Battle Tug Edition
Here at LSOZI, we take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their...
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Warship Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020: Fascist Bananas & Partisan Peace gulls
Here at LSOZI, we take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their...
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38 Special Standing By: Mine No More
Below we see the watercolor entitled “Mine No More” by Chip Beck, showing, “An Iraqi mine is blown in place by U.S. Navy EOD divers from USS Missouri as USS Curtis [sic] hovers in the background in the...
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Warship Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021: Full Fathom Five
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...
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Warship Wednesday, May 5, 2021: De Gaulle’s Pearl
Here at LSOZI, we take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1954 period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their own,...
View ArticleMines, Mines, Mines
While today seagoing mine warfare is frequently neglected, at least in the West, it was a staple of naval technology from the sinking of the USS Cairo on the Yazoo River to the more current antics in...
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Warship Wednesday, May 12, 2021: Linguine with Clam Sauce
Here at LSOZI, we take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1954 period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their own,...
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Malyutka 96, Found on Eternal Patrol
The Russian Geographical Society has recently confirmed the location of the Soviet Series XII M (Malyutka/малютка = “baby”) class submarine M-96. Built at plant No. 112 Krasnoe Sormovo, Gorky, in six...
View ArticleA Look at Baltic Minebusting
A land of fishermen and sailors going back thousands of years, the Latvian Navy was formed in 1919 and survived until the Soviets occupied the country in 1940 but was soon reformed in 1991. Today, the...
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Warship Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021: Horsefly of the Fjords
Here at LSOZI, we take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1954 period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their own,...
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Warship Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021: Behold, the Destroyerzooka
Here at LSOZI, we take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1954 period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their own,...
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Kingstons Growing Up to Fill the Role(s) After 25 Years
This week in 1996, Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship Kingston (700) was commissioned to Canada’s Atlantic Fleet. Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Kingston, while deployed on Operation CARIBBE on November...
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Warship Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021: A Minesweeper Dressed as a Frigate for...
Here at LSOZI, we take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1954 period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their own,...
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