Lost air wing of the Wasp
The late Paul Allen’s R/V Petrel of course recently discovered the final resting place of the lost WWII aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CV-7) on the bottom of the Pacific. The below haunting video shows...
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Warship Wednesday, April 17, 2018: Canadian Snorkel Power
Here at LSOZI, we are going to 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...
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Bon chance!
While the Mississippi Dixiecrat lawmaker John C. Stennis and the founder of the Fifth Republic of France Charles de Gaulle probably wouldn’t have played well together in many cases, their namesake...
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Have 63 foot of dockspace near you?
During WWII, Miami Shipbuilding Corp. cranked out some 740 63-foot AVRs (Auxiliary, Vessel, Rescue) for use in coastal search and rescue with as many as 200 being promptly sent as Lend-Lease to...
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Warship Wednesday, April 24, 2019: The Tiger with 17 Battle Stars to Prove It
Here at LSOZI, we are going to 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...
View Article200.000 Tons of Diplomacy
This week in the Med saw something that hasn’ happened since 2016, two full Carrier Strike Groups, CSG 3 (USS John C. Stennis) and CGS 12 (USS Abraham Lincoln), steam together in formation. It is a...
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To reef, or not to reef
The submarine USS Clamagore (SS-343), a Balao-class 311-foot “fleet boat” of the type that crushed the Japanese merchant fleet during WWII, commissioned on 28 June 1945– just narrowly too late for the...
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Climb Mount…Fuji
World War II in the Pacific began (unless you ask the Chinese or French) on 2 December 1941 with the famous “Niitakayama Nobore” (Climb Mount Niitaka) signal sent to Nagumo’s flagship to clear the way...
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A Frequent Wind Tomcat, at 44
A “Wolfpack” F-14A Tomcat from VF-1 operating from the USS Enterprise (CVAN-65), flying a combat air patrols over South Vietnam to provide fighter cover for the evacuation route used by American...
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Warship Wednesday, May 1, 2019: Indy Radio (on May Day)
Here at LSOZI, we are going to 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...
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The Stoof delivered
People forget that the kinda dopey-looking Grumman S-2 Tracker ASW aircraft, known by the VS-squadron members that operated them as “Stoofs,” could carry a staggering amount of ordinance. They could...
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Execute, 15 years ago today
“Ships from five Allied navies assigned to Combined Task Force One Five Zero (CTF-150) execute breakaway maneuvers from formation for a photo opportunity while underway in the Gulf of Oman, in support...
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Swim Call! 75 years ago
“USS Halford (DD-480). Men swimming from the ship, in the South Pacific, 8 May 1944.” (NHHC: 80-G-256443) A Fletcher-class destroyer, Halford was built by Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and commissioned on...
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Bulkeley would be proud
These things are impressive and don’t get enough press. SANTA RITA, Guam (May 8, 2019) Three Mark VI patrol boats attached to Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 2, maneuver in formation during a training...
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Poking around the Collector’s Corner
Part of what I love about the annual NRA meetings is the almost hidden corner of the exhibit floor open to collector groups from across the country. Some of the pieces are so rare its doubtful you...
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Lead up to D-Day
The 75th Anniversary of D-Day is under a month away. Here we see a beautiful Kodachrome original color image depicting posed North European Invasion Rehearsals sometime either in late 1943, or early...
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Warship Wednesday, May 15, 2019: Lady Sara Never Looked Better
Here at LSOZI, we are going to 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...
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Vale, Herman Wouk
As a kid, I was a naval film junkie and the War and Remembrance, and The Winds of War miniseries along with Humphrey Bogart’s The Caine Mutiny were standard fare. Who can ever forget the ultimate toxic...
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Welcome back, Torpedomen!
Commander, Submarine Forces sent this out yesterday: You spoke up and we’ve heard you, Submarine Forces! Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson has approved re-naming the Machinist’s Mate...
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The United States Navy puts on a light show
Long Beach Harbor, May 26th, 1946, 73 years ago today and just nine months after VJ Day 1500×1199 Have a great weekend, and remember the reason you have off on Monday…
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