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Warship Wednesday, July 22, 2020: A Hard 73 Days
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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Raytheon announced last week that it has delivered the first AN/SPY-6(V)1 radar array to Huntington Ingalls for installation on the Navy’s future guided-missile destroyer USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG-125),...
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Lucky Legs and her big fish, 75 Years ago
North American B-25 Mitchell #43-3981 “Lucky Legs” of the 47th Bombardment Squadron, 41st Bombardment Group, 7th Air Force, prepares to take off from Ryuku Retto, Okinawa for a mission against Sasebo...
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A Special Warship Wednesday
Pausing our regular coverage to acknowledge the 75th anniversary of the tragic loss of the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis, a vessel we have covered in past Warship Wednesdays. From Chief of Naval...
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Welcome to the flying boat gap you didn’t even know we had
Curtiss A-1, The first Navy seaplane at the Curtiss airfield, Hammondsport, NY, June 1911, with Curtiss employees and early Naval aviators. NARA #: 80-G-418895 Almost from the time of the Wright...
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Passing the Torch
The Knox-class fast frigate USS Richard E. Peary (FF 1073), right, and the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Wadsworth (FFG 9) pass one another at the entrance to the channel as the...
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Happy Watermelon Day
August 3rd is National Watermelon Day, which recognizes the refreshing summertime treat enjoyed at picnics and fairs. With that, enjoy this image of the ersatz Great War-era patrol boat USS Uncas...
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After 30 years, Scout to hang it up
Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Scout (MCM 8) sails off the coast of Southern California as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication...
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Warship Wednesday, Aug 5, 2020: Number 52
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...
View ArticleBattleship Nukes
While a number of battleships met their end at the hand of atomics at Bikini Atoll, likely the only dreadnoughts to carry nuclear weapons for tactical use were the Iowa class. Those fast battleships...
View ArticleSt. Louis, arriving
Over the weekend, in an understated COVID-era ceremony, the latest USS St. Louis joined the fleet. She is the 7th such vessel to carry the name and SECNAV made sure to touch on the missions of the...
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206 Days and a Rail Manning
The Eisenhower Strike Group returned home Sunday after an epic 206 days at sea– without a port call. Yikes. USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) marking her 200th day at sea last week. It is hard to show...
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Canvas and steel, 130 years ago today
Here we see the early Boston-class protected cruiser USS Atlanta in Boston harbor, 11 August 1890, with bluejackets on her yardarms during the Eastern Yacht Club Regatta. A member of the so-called “New...
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B-25 and PBY on the USS Essex…in 2020
A series of three upcoming Legacy of Peace Aerial Parade around Oahu, part of the 75th Commemoration of the End of WWII that will culminate with the official ceremony aboard the museum ship USS...
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Execute! 75 years ago today
Ships of Task Force 38 of the victorious U.S. Third Fleet maneuvering off the coast of Japan on August 17, 1945, two days after Japan agreed to surrender. The force at the time was under the command of...
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Lost 52 Project Discovers Their 7th Submarine
USS S-35 (SS-140) Off San Diego, California, on 23 November 1923 NH 69868 The New York-based Lost 52 Project, which is dedicated to finding all 52 WWII American submarines on “Eternal Patrol,” recently...
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Warship Wednesday, August 19, 2020: Under New Management
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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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...
View ArticleA minute for the USS New Jersey
Ryan Szimanski, the curator of the USS Battleship New Jersey Museum in Camden, has recently been making a ton of lo-fi videos on YouTube with lots of great information about not only the Black Dragon...
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Warship Wednesday Aug 26, 2020: Hazard Pay
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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