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For anyone who has been following my Battle of Java series - here’s the next part, free to read…
jerijerod14.substack.com/p/that-dutch...
#history #ww2 #navalhistory
jerijerod14.substack.com/p/that-dutch...
#history #ww2 #navalhistory
"That Dutchman has more guts than brains"
The Java Seas night action and the end of ABDACommand's fleet
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November 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
For anyone who has been following my Battle of Java series - here’s the next part, free to read…
jerijerod14.substack.com/p/that-dutch...
#history #ww2 #navalhistory
jerijerod14.substack.com/p/that-dutch...
#history #ww2 #navalhistory
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#OTD 15/11/1942 #RememberRCN -HMCS SAGUENAY is severely damaged after being rammed by SS Azra, south of Cape Race, NF. Several depth charges were dislodged overboard, blowing off SAGUENAY's stern & fatally damages Azra, sinking 45 min after collision. Photos taken after collision, Azra still afloat.
November 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
#OTD 15/11/1942 #RememberRCN -HMCS SAGUENAY is severely damaged after being rammed by SS Azra, south of Cape Race, NF. Several depth charges were dislodged overboard, blowing off SAGUENAY's stern & fatally damages Azra, sinking 45 min after collision. Photos taken after collision, Azra still afloat.
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We always thought this was just a sock...
November 13, 2025 at 10:42 AM
We always thought this was just a sock...
A few of those who flew with him have there say here:
youtu.be/pTlTkrTd7B8
youtu.be/pTlTkrTd7B8
November 14, 2025 at 6:21 AM
A few of those who flew with him have there say here:
youtu.be/pTlTkrTd7B8
youtu.be/pTlTkrTd7B8
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The often-overlooked context is that Ark Royal was the Royal Navy's sole fleet carrier after the loss of HMS Corageous and Glorious. Furious, Eagle and Hermes were - at best - light fleet carriers or escort carriers. That meant Ark Royal had to be everywhere, all the time...
youtu.be/KCOTP9R7-F4
youtu.be/KCOTP9R7-F4
HMS Ark Royal | Driven to destruction (Part 1 of 2)
YouTube video by Armoured Archivist
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November 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The often-overlooked context is that Ark Royal was the Royal Navy's sole fleet carrier after the loss of HMS Corageous and Glorious. Furious, Eagle and Hermes were - at best - light fleet carriers or escort carriers. That meant Ark Royal had to be everywhere, all the time...
youtu.be/KCOTP9R7-F4
youtu.be/KCOTP9R7-F4
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Shimane Maru was the first of the special 1TL-type tankers, designed to double as MAC ships and equipped with a flight deck, based on the 1TL-type wartime standard ship built at Kawasaki Shipyard during the Second World War.
It was operated by the Army rather than the Navy.
Shimane Maru was the first of the special 1TL-type tankers, designed to double as MAC ships and equipped with a flight deck, based on the 1TL-type wartime standard ship built at Kawasaki Shipyard during the Second World War.
It was operated by the Army rather than the Navy.
Japanese Escort Carrier, Shimane Maru, after being attacked by Avenger aircraft operating from HMS Victorious, 24 July 1945 www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-m... #warship #navalwarfare #IJN #ImperialJapaneseNavy #escortCarrier #AircraftCarrier #MaritimeHistory #NavalHistory
November 11, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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Shimane Maru was the first of the special 1TL-type tankers, designed to double as MAC ships and equipped with a flight deck, based on the 1TL-type wartime standard ship built at Kawasaki Shipyard during the Second World War.
It was operated by the Army rather than the Navy.
Shimane Maru was the first of the special 1TL-type tankers, designed to double as MAC ships and equipped with a flight deck, based on the 1TL-type wartime standard ship built at Kawasaki Shipyard during the Second World War.
It was operated by the Army rather than the Navy.
The loss of Ark Royal ... an avoidable disaster, but under unavoidable conditions. #OTD #MartitimeHistory #WW2 #History
youtu.be/ABhEP1JkcQ8
youtu.be/ABhEP1JkcQ8
HMS Ark Royal | 'She should not have been lost' (Part 2 of 2)
YouTube video by Armoured Archivist
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The loss of Ark Royal ... an avoidable disaster, but under unavoidable conditions. #OTD #MartitimeHistory #WW2 #History
youtu.be/ABhEP1JkcQ8
youtu.be/ABhEP1JkcQ8
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It makes me furious to see games disappear, regardless of the reasons (even if it wasn't a BSG game).
But since it is a BSG game, I want to pay tribute to it, so if anyone worked on it here, please contact me. 🖖
I already have lots of concept art and assets to illustrate my piece.
But since it is a BSG game, I want to pay tribute to it, so if anyone worked on it here, please contact me. 🖖
I already have lots of concept art and assets to illustrate my piece.
November 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It makes me furious to see games disappear, regardless of the reasons (even if it wasn't a BSG game).
But since it is a BSG game, I want to pay tribute to it, so if anyone worked on it here, please contact me. 🖖
I already have lots of concept art and assets to illustrate my piece.
But since it is a BSG game, I want to pay tribute to it, so if anyone worked on it here, please contact me. 🖖
I already have lots of concept art and assets to illustrate my piece.
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🚨Battlestar Galactica: Deadlock (2017) is delisted🚨
Starting November 15, this game and all its DLCs will no longer be available for purchase on any platform!!
Please don's miss it, it's a great BSG game - and a nice tactical.
Starting November 15, this game and all its DLCs will no longer be available for purchase on any platform!!
Please don's miss it, it's a great BSG game - and a nice tactical.
November 8, 2025 at 1:08 AM
🚨Battlestar Galactica: Deadlock (2017) is delisted🚨
Starting November 15, this game and all its DLCs will no longer be available for purchase on any platform!!
Please don's miss it, it's a great BSG game - and a nice tactical.
Starting November 15, this game and all its DLCs will no longer be available for purchase on any platform!!
Please don's miss it, it's a great BSG game - and a nice tactical.
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8th November 1942: Victoria Cross action of Frederick Peters, on board the sloop HMS Walney. In Operation RESERVIST, Walney and her sister ship HMS Hartland were to secure the Vichy French port of Oran as part of Operation TORCH, the Allied invasion of North Africa.
📷 IWM A 5322
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November 8, 2025 at 7:45 AM
8th November 1942: Victoria Cross action of Frederick Peters, on board the sloop HMS Walney. In Operation RESERVIST, Walney and her sister ship HMS Hartland were to secure the Vichy French port of Oran as part of Operation TORCH, the Allied invasion of North Africa.
📷 IWM A 5322
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Some of the latest drydock photos from KIDD’s Facebook page. She’s looking real good and is slated to go back into the water on November 11th, Veterans Day. The return to Baton Rouge still won’t happen until the river rises in the spring though. #NavalHistory
November 1, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Some of the latest drydock photos from KIDD’s Facebook page. She’s looking real good and is slated to go back into the water on November 11th, Veterans Day. The return to Baton Rouge still won’t happen until the river rises in the spring though. #NavalHistory
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Some classy work by the ANMM 😁
🎃 Need some last-minute Halloween costume inspo? We’ve got you covered maritime style!
Take a cue from some of our icons and turn your Halloween look into a sea-worthy statement.
Show us your nautical Halloween looks! 👻
Take a cue from some of our icons and turn your Halloween look into a sea-worthy statement.
Show us your nautical Halloween looks! 👻
October 30, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Some classy work by the ANMM 😁
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In space no one can hear you scream.
October 30, 2025 at 9:24 PM
In space no one can hear you scream.
My obsession (something for @thespaceshipper.com ) is thrust. Speaking to too many rocket scientists means I cannot get f=ma out of my head . So when I look at a ship, I see thrust vector no-go zones and directional forces. "Down" is towards the main engines... Would this change ship design?
A long-range Titan cruiser. This rig comes equipped with a drone bay at the rear, cruise missiles, and class 5 main weapons.
October 25, 2025 at 3:22 AM
My obsession (something for @thespaceshipper.com ) is thrust. Speaking to too many rocket scientists means I cannot get f=ma out of my head . So when I look at a ship, I see thrust vector no-go zones and directional forces. "Down" is towards the main engines... Would this change ship design?
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We showed the start of this battle last week. Here's the end of it.
The Titan Frigates have successfully dispatched the Pirate Frigates. You can see some physicalized destruction of the enemy ships.
The Titan Frigates have successfully dispatched the Pirate Frigates. You can see some physicalized destruction of the enemy ships.
October 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
We showed the start of this battle last week. Here's the end of it.
The Titan Frigates have successfully dispatched the Pirate Frigates. You can see some physicalized destruction of the enemy ships.
The Titan Frigates have successfully dispatched the Pirate Frigates. You can see some physicalized destruction of the enemy ships.
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Something a little different this week -- a brief preview of the campaign map for Falling Frontier.
This is what you'll see when you are first given permission to leave Anders Station, an Anchorage situated within the Forge.
This is what you'll see when you are first given permission to leave Anders Station, an Anchorage situated within the Forge.
September 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Something a little different this week -- a brief preview of the campaign map for Falling Frontier.
This is what you'll see when you are first given permission to leave Anders Station, an Anchorage situated within the Forge.
This is what you'll see when you are first given permission to leave Anders Station, an Anchorage situated within the Forge.
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A military resupply ship. The primary purpose of this ship is flotilla resupply, extending the length of time a ship can stay out in the black.
September 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
A military resupply ship. The primary purpose of this ship is flotilla resupply, extending the length of time a ship can stay out in the black.
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Another look at the internal explosion process in Falling Frontier -- this time in motion.
Physics determines the movement of debris, so explosions will look slightly different depending on where the final death blow lands.
Physics determines the movement of debris, so explosions will look slightly different depending on where the final death blow lands.
September 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Another look at the internal explosion process in Falling Frontier -- this time in motion.
Physics determines the movement of debris, so explosions will look slightly different depending on where the final death blow lands.
Physics determines the movement of debris, so explosions will look slightly different depending on where the final death blow lands.
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17th October 1941. While escorting an Atlantic convoy, and having made multiple depth charge attacks on U-Boats the previous night, the destroyer USS Kearny was hit by a single torpedo. 11 of her crew were killed and 22 injured, but she was able to limp into Iceland at 10 knots.
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October 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
17th October 1941. While escorting an Atlantic convoy, and having made multiple depth charge attacks on U-Boats the previous night, the destroyer USS Kearny was hit by a single torpedo. 11 of her crew were killed and 22 injured, but she was able to limp into Iceland at 10 knots.
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One I built the other week, Italeri 1:72.
October 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
One I built the other week, Italeri 1:72.
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A reminder about public history. ✍️
October 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
A reminder about public history. ✍️
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⚓📜 Latest on the Navy Records Online Magazine: ‘Blood even ran out of the voice pipe’: The Broomfield Tapes Part 1 – Hunting The Bismarck – buff.ly/8oVs0hx
Recordings from Bill W.E. Broomfield, seaman aboard HMS Ramillies, recounting the hunting of the Bismarck in May 1941
#WW2 #navyhistory #NRS
Recordings from Bill W.E. Broomfield, seaman aboard HMS Ramillies, recounting the hunting of the Bismarck in May 1941
#WW2 #navyhistory #NRS
October 13, 2025 at 12:15 PM
⚓📜 Latest on the Navy Records Online Magazine: ‘Blood even ran out of the voice pipe’: The Broomfield Tapes Part 1 – Hunting The Bismarck – buff.ly/8oVs0hx
Recordings from Bill W.E. Broomfield, seaman aboard HMS Ramillies, recounting the hunting of the Bismarck in May 1941
#WW2 #navyhistory #NRS
Recordings from Bill W.E. Broomfield, seaman aboard HMS Ramillies, recounting the hunting of the Bismarck in May 1941
#WW2 #navyhistory #NRS
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Can it really be twenty-five years ago since the news broke about a terrorist attack on a United States Navy warship?
#usnavy #usscole #cole #terroristattack #remembrance #unitedstatesnavy #lestweforget #yemen #defiance #anniversary #navalhistory #maritimehistory #warship
#usnavy #usscole #cole #terroristattack #remembrance #unitedstatesnavy #lestweforget #yemen #defiance #anniversary #navalhistory #maritimehistory #warship
October 12, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Can it really be twenty-five years ago since the news broke about a terrorist attack on a United States Navy warship?
#usnavy #usscole #cole #terroristattack #remembrance #unitedstatesnavy #lestweforget #yemen #defiance #anniversary #navalhistory #maritimehistory #warship
#usnavy #usscole #cole #terroristattack #remembrance #unitedstatesnavy #lestweforget #yemen #defiance #anniversary #navalhistory #maritimehistory #warship
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Not to mention that it makes the real horrors invisible. Which is AI's ultimate advantage for all the horrible people in the world. If everything can be fake, then nothing is true. Doubt is their best ally. Let's not participate in it.
My German grandmother, a war refugee, emigrated to Chicago. She learned how to speak English watching WGN.
When I visited we’d watch WGN every night. Never thought I’d see one of its producers brutalized & arrested by masked US govt thugs.
My mom & grandparents fled Germany bc of this same shit.
When I visited we’d watch WGN every night. Never thought I’d see one of its producers brutalized & arrested by masked US govt thugs.
My mom & grandparents fled Germany bc of this same shit.
October 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Not to mention that it makes the real horrors invisible. Which is AI's ultimate advantage for all the horrible people in the world. If everything can be fake, then nothing is true. Doubt is their best ally. Let's not participate in it.