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Civil War #USNavy #ships #CivilWar - USS Hartford was Admiral David G. Farragut's flagship. She fought at the Battle of New Orleans in 1862, Vicksburg in 1863, and the Battle of Mobile Bay August 5, 1864. 12 of her crew received the Medal of Honor that day! There's a great 1/

#avgeek #USNavy #USAF #aviation: Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II’s three main blocks are F-35A (USAF), F-35B (STOVL for USMC) and F-35C (USN). Others include F-35I (Israel) and proposed F-35D and CF-35. So why are “booms” called that? Here's more jargon you'll love.

2/ In 1962, A2F-1 was redesignated A-6 Intruder but why I’m unsure. The YA2F-1s were redesignated A-6A and several hundred more A-6A Intruders were built. Excellent article with detailed Bureau Numbers tracking, specs: https://t.co/xwVVSFcoUm.

National Anthem Stars Spangled Banner #WarOf1812: September 13-14, 1814: 19 powerful #RoyalNavy warships armed with rockets attacked Baltimore, Maryland’s Fort McHenry. American Francis Scott Key was on a truce ship where he observed the bombardment. 1/

@CovertShores @GavicWayne @napalmgod @milmodelscene 5/ Several of you say the Project 23560E Shkval Lider-class has a pagoda #STARWARS Imperial Star Destroyer vibe. :) But what about the Space Battleship Yamato? Or back on earth, what about the #IJN Nagato?

3/ A key innovation is the Universal Modular Mast (UMM) with fully digital photonic sensors instead of a traditional periscope and all digital other sensors. It's a separate module in the sail that does not penetrate into the hull improving integrity.↙️by @herodote1789!

@centerepublican @JudahBDavis @militaryhistori 2/ The Lider-class concept is an powerful, elegant, rakish 19,000-ton, 32-knots, nuclear-powered, stealth, guided missile destroyer. 1x130mm. 100+ vertical launch cells for ASM + SAM; 6 x torpedoes; 3 × Pantsir-M CIWS; helicopters: 2.

#OttomanEmpire #Map November 1, 1922 - 100 Years ago #OTD, the Ottoman Empire ends post WW1... Founded in 1299 AD by namesake Osman I, it quickly spread across Anatolia, conquered #Byzantium and Constantinople and so much more. The apex was under #Suleiman the Magnificent.

#Earthquakes #Lisbon #Portugal #Tsunami - Lisbon’s saddest day ever was All Saints Day, Saturday, November 1, 1755. It was a very holy day and Portugal was a very holy place. It had chapels made of gold, famous navigators, and so much going for it. 1/

#avgeek #planespotting #USNavy #USAF #USMC: Douglas SBD Dauntless / A-24 Banshee carrier-borne and land-based dive-bomber saw extensive action in the Pacific. At Midway, SBDs damaged the IJN carriers Akagi, Kaga, Soryu and Hiryu, leading to loss of all four. 1/ TY @Sylvia70485099