Coming tommorow - A brief history on the development of ASDIC/Sonar along with some surprising adjacent developments. For example, here is what is effectively a directional passive towed array, in WW1!

This is why Able Seaman Floppy is at least of heavy cruiser displacement. (UK urban fox for scale)

In an alternate universe where Isambard Kingdom Brunel was employed to design ships for the Royal Navy....

Something that's always fascinating in #NavalHistory is how seabed conditions affect preservation. Sink in the Black or Baltic Seas and there's a good chance much of a wreck will be preserved. Sink in the Mediterranean and if you're lucky we'll find the ram and the less perishable cargo.

Able-Seaman Floppy is now at adult height, he'll spend the next couple of years broadening out!

Screenshot if it helps, I'm definitely in the UK 😀

Back in the early days, torpedo boats couldn't go very far and dedicated mothers hips were vulnerable, limiting utility on the high seas. One solution tried by the Italians was government theie ironclads 'hangars' aft to carry them into battle. Didn't catch on, but it was a nice idea. #NavalHistory

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