Dreadnought Holiday
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Snarky history. Hideous French battleships. Nautical nonsense. Always check the alt text.
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This here is one of the great U-boat hunters of the Second World War.
Grab a comfy seat and a glass of something pleasing. We're going on a journey...
Grab a comfy seat and a glass of something pleasing. We're going on a journey...
Starting a temporary thread of threads so I can find stuff again, starting with a subject close to my heart...
I don't know, but if they did you'd better believe everybody said 'Wayo'
Did the Outhere Brothers also capsize on their maiden voyage?
January 7, 2026 at 10:52 AM
I don't know, but if they did you'd better believe everybody said 'Wayo'
References to the Outhere Brothers suggest @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social really do know their key demographic...
We've got poles with weird dragon heads on them too.
Ours made other things make noises though. Mostly guns, and mostly loud booming noises.
Great for playing a bit of Tchaikovsky or the Outhere Brothers, not much use elsewhere...
Ours made other things make noises though. Mostly guns, and mostly loud booming noises.
Great for playing a bit of Tchaikovsky or the Outhere Brothers, not much use elsewhere...
January 7, 2026 at 10:47 AM
References to the Outhere Brothers suggest @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social really do know their key demographic...
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The minimum sound level for a ship horn at 1 meter distance for a ship >200m is 143dB. For a vessel less than 200m but larger than 75m it should be a minimum of 138dB. She didn't expect that... 😅
January 7, 2026 at 6:30 AM
The minimum sound level for a ship horn at 1 meter distance for a ship >200m is 143dB. For a vessel less than 200m but larger than 75m it should be a minimum of 138dB. She didn't expect that... 😅
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HMS Mallard - 680 tons of big duck energy. If it were any fiercer it'd be a goose.
(Sadly for our theme it doesn't seem to have worn Western Approaches camouflage - which was designed by Peter Scott, the post-war founder of the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust)
(Sadly for our theme it doesn't seem to have worn Western Approaches camouflage - which was designed by Peter Scott, the post-war founder of the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust)
January 6, 2026 at 10:28 AM
HMS Mallard - 680 tons of big duck energy. If it were any fiercer it'd be a goose.
(Sadly for our theme it doesn't seem to have worn Western Approaches camouflage - which was designed by Peter Scott, the post-war founder of the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust)
(Sadly for our theme it doesn't seem to have worn Western Approaches camouflage - which was designed by Peter Scott, the post-war founder of the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust)
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HMS Belfast narrowly avoided the breaker’s yard to be moored in the shadow of Tower Bridge in 1971. She survived critical damage early in her career to serve on Arctic convoys, at the Battle of the North Cape and off the Normandy beaches. Belfast would later serve in Korea.
📷 IWM MH 15063
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📷 IWM MH 15063
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January 6, 2026 at 2:08 PM
HMS Belfast narrowly avoided the breaker’s yard to be moored in the shadow of Tower Bridge in 1971. She survived critical damage early in her career to serve on Arctic convoys, at the Battle of the North Cape and off the Normandy beaches. Belfast would later serve in Korea.
📷 IWM MH 15063
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📷 IWM MH 15063
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Ah, yes. That famous chapter in LOTR - "The Scraping of the Barrel"
Sir Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood will reunite as Gandalf and Frodo in ‘THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE HUNT FOR GOLLUM’
Production will begin in May.
(via: Gollumgram)
Production will begin in May.
(via: Gollumgram)
January 6, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Ah, yes. That famous chapter in LOTR - "The Scraping of the Barrel"
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HMS Mallard - 680 tons of big duck energy. If it were any fiercer it'd be a goose.
(Sadly for our theme it doesn't seem to have worn Western Approaches camouflage - which was designed by Peter Scott, the post-war founder of the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust)
(Sadly for our theme it doesn't seem to have worn Western Approaches camouflage - which was designed by Peter Scott, the post-war founder of the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust)
January 6, 2026 at 10:29 AM
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Helen Kerly was 130th #pilot employed by Air Transport Auxiliary #ATA during #WWIII. She was 1 of only 2 ATA women to be commended as pilots. Her commendation was given for landing a #Spitfire that had technical difficulties on 25 June 1944. b. #OTD 6 Jan 1916 bit.ly/2WZq0PT
January 6, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Ah, yes. That famous chapter in LOTR - "The Scraping of the Barrel"
Sir Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood will reunite as Gandalf and Frodo in ‘THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE HUNT FOR GOLLUM’
Production will begin in May.
(via: Gollumgram)
Production will begin in May.
(via: Gollumgram)
January 6, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Ah, yes. That famous chapter in LOTR - "The Scraping of the Barrel"
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Regret to announce the rise of the autonomous ships has opened up whole new vistas of potential ugliness
HII has confirmed that construction of the prototype for its new ROMULUS family of unmanned surface vessels has reached around 30 per cent completion, with the programme remaining on track for sea trials in late 2026
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/hiis-romulus...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/hiis-romulus...
HII’s ROMULUS unmanned vessel reaches 30% build mark
HII has confirmed that construction of the prototype for its new ROMULUS family of unmanned surface vessels has reached around 30 per cent completion, with the programme remaining on track for sea trials in late 2026
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
January 5, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Regret to announce the rise of the autonomous ships has opened up whole new vistas of potential ugliness
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Auxiliary Territorial Service searchlight operators, London, 1943, photographed by Lee Miller. Seen at Tate Britain.
January 5, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Auxiliary Territorial Service searchlight operators, London, 1943, photographed by Lee Miller. Seen at Tate Britain.
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Something you rarely see in defense procurement. French deliver Barracuda class nuclear submarine a year early! Two more are expected before 2030. With US ☢️ umbrella waning this is great news for #ReArmEU
armees.com/sous-marins-...
armees.com/sous-marins-...
Sous-marins nucléaires Barracuda : cette annonce change radicalement l’avenir de la Royale
La France vient de frapper un grand coup en livrant ses sous-marins nucléaires d’attaque avec un an d’avance.
armees.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Something you rarely see in defense procurement. French deliver Barracuda class nuclear submarine a year early! Two more are expected before 2030. With US ☢️ umbrella waning this is great news for #ReArmEU
armees.com/sous-marins-...
armees.com/sous-marins-...
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Seems unfair that somebody can cosplay as a senior military figure and order an invasion of Venezuela whilst Walt here gets a £500 fine, but them's the breaks, eh?
Fake admiral admits dressing as navy official at Remembrance Sunday event in Llandudno
Jonathan Carley, 65, attended a wreath-laying service in Llandudno on 9 November.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Seems unfair that somebody can cosplay as a senior military figure and order an invasion of Venezuela whilst Walt here gets a £500 fine, but them's the breaks, eh?
Regret to announce the rise of the autonomous ships has opened up whole new vistas of potential ugliness
HII has confirmed that construction of the prototype for its new ROMULUS family of unmanned surface vessels has reached around 30 per cent completion, with the programme remaining on track for sea trials in late 2026
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/hiis-romulus...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/hiis-romulus...
HII’s ROMULUS unmanned vessel reaches 30% build mark
HII has confirmed that construction of the prototype for its new ROMULUS family of unmanned surface vessels has reached around 30 per cent completion, with the programme remaining on track for sea trials in late 2026
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
January 5, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Regret to announce the rise of the autonomous ships has opened up whole new vistas of potential ugliness
Does anybody else want to know if her arms make sad accordion noises as she walks?
See also Britain's Favourite Swimsuit Model, Sword Brandisher and Dubious Naval Reserve Service Claimant Penny Mordaunt?
January 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Does anybody else want to know if her arms make sad accordion noises as she walks?
Seems unfair that somebody can cosplay as a senior military figure and order an invasion of Venezuela whilst Walt here gets a £500 fine, but them's the breaks, eh?
Fake admiral admits dressing as navy official at Remembrance Sunday event in Llandudno
Jonathan Carley, 65, attended a wreath-laying service in Llandudno on 9 November.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Seems unfair that somebody can cosplay as a senior military figure and order an invasion of Venezuela whilst Walt here gets a £500 fine, but them's the breaks, eh?
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Highly recommend this graphic novel for the young nerd in your life. The book is based on a wild but little known industrial accident in Louisiana in 1980, when drilling for an oil well intersected a salt mine... under a lake.
By it from your local bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
By it from your local bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
January 2, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Highly recommend this graphic novel for the young nerd in your life. The book is based on a wild but little known industrial accident in Louisiana in 1980, when drilling for an oil well intersected a salt mine... under a lake.
By it from your local bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
By it from your local bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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Bsky help please: After the loss of our lovely Pip, we’re now ready to give a loving and experienced home to a healthy, safe, heavy horse, 7-15y/o, >15hh, for happy hacking and maybe a spot of trek. Based in south east UK. If anyone knows of anything please get in touch. 🐴 🧡
January 5, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Bsky help please: After the loss of our lovely Pip, we’re now ready to give a loving and experienced home to a healthy, safe, heavy horse, 7-15y/o, >15hh, for happy hacking and maybe a spot of trek. Based in south east UK. If anyone knows of anything please get in touch. 🐴 🧡
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Ok. So. They anonymised the sheep.
January 4, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Ok. So. They anonymised the sheep.
So the defence is woeful and the last manager was sacked without any thought as to how to replace him...
Sam Allardyce is going to get the Venezuela gig, isn't he?
Sam Allardyce is going to get the Venezuela gig, isn't he?
January 4, 2026 at 9:35 AM
So the defence is woeful and the last manager was sacked without any thought as to how to replace him...
Sam Allardyce is going to get the Venezuela gig, isn't he?
Sam Allardyce is going to get the Venezuela gig, isn't he?
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A Shaftesbury chemist, eh? That HOVIS ad’ (you know the one everyone erroneously thinks is Northern), filmed on Gold Hill suddenly takes on a totally different complexion.
January 3, 2026 at 9:19 PM
A Shaftesbury chemist, eh? That HOVIS ad’ (you know the one everyone erroneously thinks is Northern), filmed on Gold Hill suddenly takes on a totally different complexion.
Your regular reminder that the highest parts of cycle races, at least traditionally, were very rarely the mountain passes
Advert, Cyclists’ Touring Club Gazette, May 1882: “Cyclists ride 100 miles ... without fatigue by the use of
BARRY'S BEEF & COCA LOZENGES,
Which are composed of the Finest Extract of English Beef, combined with the Concentrated Preparation of [cocaine].”
BARRY'S BEEF & COCA LOZENGES,
Which are composed of the Finest Extract of English Beef, combined with the Concentrated Preparation of [cocaine].”
January 3, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Your regular reminder that the highest parts of cycle races, at least traditionally, were very rarely the mountain passes
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Timeline cleanse
January 3, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Timeline cleanse
Timeline cleanse
January 3, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Timeline cleanse