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Today in WW2 History, 2 Nov 1943: [Photo] B-25 bomber attacking Simpson Harbor, Rabaul ##ww2 ##onthisday https://ww2db.com/image.php?image_id=4009
November 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Today in WW2 History, 2 Nov 1943: [Photo] B-25 bomber attacking Simpson Harbor, Rabaul ##ww2 ##onthisday https://ww2db.com/image.php?image_id=4009
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Today in WW2 History, 2 Nov 1945: [Photo] Incomplete Unryu-class carrier Kasagi in Sasebo Bay, Japan ##ww2 ##onthisday https://ww2db.com/image.php?image_id=7559
November 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Today in WW2 History, 2 Nov 1945: [Photo] Incomplete Unryu-class carrier Kasagi in Sasebo Bay, Japan ##ww2 ##onthisday https://ww2db.com/image.php?image_id=7559
Found a new read for this month! Its alot harder to find good material for Coral Sea, so hopefully there are some good nuggets here!
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November 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Found a new read for this month! Its alot harder to find good material for Coral Sea, so hopefully there are some good nuggets here!
#booksky
#booksky
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It was a key engagement of the Guadalcanal campaign, but the 1942 Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands has yet to yield all its answers to history. usni.org/magazines/n...
Solving the Mysteries of Santa Cruz | Naval History Magazine - October 2011 Volume 25, Number 5
It was a key engagement of the Guadalcanal campaign, but the 1942 Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands has yet to yield all its answers to history.
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October 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
It was a key engagement of the Guadalcanal campaign, but the 1942 Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands has yet to yield all its answers to history. usni.org/magazines/n...
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IJN Battleship Nagato
Date: October 27, 1920
Location: Off the coast of Sukumo
Photo: Kure Arsenal Shipbuilding Department
Situation: Public exam in progress
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Date: October 27, 1920
Location: Off the coast of Sukumo
Photo: Kure Arsenal Shipbuilding Department
Situation: Public exam in progress
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October 27, 2025 at 3:02 AM
IJN Battleship Nagato
Date: October 27, 1920
Location: Off the coast of Sukumo
Photo: Kure Arsenal Shipbuilding Department
Situation: Public exam in progress
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Date: October 27, 1920
Location: Off the coast of Sukumo
Photo: Kure Arsenal Shipbuilding Department
Situation: Public exam in progress
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Hey folks! Its been a bit, but i have not forgotten about the page. Life just does life stuff sometimes!
Working on more content now. Stay tuned!
Working on more content now. Stay tuned!
October 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Hey folks! Its been a bit, but i have not forgotten about the page. Life just does life stuff sometimes!
Working on more content now. Stay tuned!
Working on more content now. Stay tuned!
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IJN Heavy cruiser Kako
Date: July 20, 1926
Location: Kobe Port
Photo: Kobe Kawasaki Shipyard
Situation: Completion day, preparing for departure
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Date: July 20, 1926
Location: Kobe Port
Photo: Kobe Kawasaki Shipyard
Situation: Completion day, preparing for departure
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July 20, 2025 at 3:04 AM
IJN Heavy cruiser Kako
Date: July 20, 1926
Location: Kobe Port
Photo: Kobe Kawasaki Shipyard
Situation: Completion day, preparing for departure
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Date: July 20, 1926
Location: Kobe Port
Photo: Kobe Kawasaki Shipyard
Situation: Completion day, preparing for departure
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IJN Battleship Kongō
Date: July 20, 1931, 08:15
Location: Off Tateyama
Photo: Yokosuka Arsenal
Situation: 1st rehearsal run after renovation
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Date: July 20, 1931, 08:15
Location: Off Tateyama
Photo: Yokosuka Arsenal
Situation: 1st rehearsal run after renovation
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July 20, 2025 at 3:05 AM
IJN Battleship Kongō
Date: July 20, 1931, 08:15
Location: Off Tateyama
Photo: Yokosuka Arsenal
Situation: 1st rehearsal run after renovation
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Date: July 20, 1931, 08:15
Location: Off Tateyama
Photo: Yokosuka Arsenal
Situation: 1st rehearsal run after renovation
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IJN Light cruiser Suzuya
Date: July 20, 1935
Location: Yokosuka Arsenal
Photo:
Situation: outfitting
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Date: July 20, 1935
Location: Yokosuka Arsenal
Photo:
Situation: outfitting
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July 20, 2025 at 3:07 AM
IJN Light cruiser Suzuya
Date: July 20, 1935
Location: Yokosuka Arsenal
Photo:
Situation: outfitting
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Date: July 20, 1935
Location: Yokosuka Arsenal
Photo:
Situation: outfitting
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Netherland Cruiser HNLMS De Ruyter. During the Japanese invasion of the Dutch East Indies, HMLS De Ruyter was sunk at the Battle of the Java Sea.
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July 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Netherland Cruiser HNLMS De Ruyter. During the Japanese invasion of the Dutch East Indies, HMLS De Ruyter was sunk at the Battle of the Java Sea.
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The USS Washington earned naval immortality at Guadalcanal, where her elite crew and radar-directed guns sank the Kirishima in a dramatic night battle—an unmatched feat among U.S. battleships in World War II. #History #WW2 #Navy
USS Washington: The “Gun Club” Battleship of Guadalcanal
The USS Washington earned naval immortality at Guadalcanal, where her elite crew and radar-directed guns sank the Kirishima in a dramatic night battle—an unmatched feat among U.S. battleships in World War II.
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July 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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IJN Battleship Nagato
Date: July 14, 1925
Location: When entering Etauchi Port (estimated)
Photo: Ōsumi Yōkō
Situation: While the Crown Prince (Hirohito) was on board, at the graduation ceremony of the 53rd Military Academy
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Date: July 14, 1925
Location: When entering Etauchi Port (estimated)
Photo: Ōsumi Yōkō
Situation: While the Crown Prince (Hirohito) was on board, at the graduation ceremony of the 53rd Military Academy
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July 14, 2025 at 3:03 AM
IJN Battleship Nagato
Date: July 14, 1925
Location: When entering Etauchi Port (estimated)
Photo: Ōsumi Yōkō
Situation: While the Crown Prince (Hirohito) was on board, at the graduation ceremony of the 53rd Military Academy
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Date: July 14, 1925
Location: When entering Etauchi Port (estimated)
Photo: Ōsumi Yōkō
Situation: While the Crown Prince (Hirohito) was on board, at the graduation ceremony of the 53rd Military Academy
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The Nautilus expedition found the USS Laffey DD-459. Laffey was a Benson class destroyer who served during thr early campaigns in the South Pacific. During the night of of November 13th, she valiantly fought the IJN Hiei at point blank range. She was lost after taking as many as two torpedoes.
July 15, 2025 at 1:43 AM
The Nautilus expedition found the USS Laffey DD-459. Laffey was a Benson class destroyer who served during thr early campaigns in the South Pacific. During the night of of November 13th, she valiantly fought the IJN Hiei at point blank range. She was lost after taking as many as two torpedoes.
The Nautilus team has located the USS Vincennes (CA-44). They have posted a short video with some of the highlights.
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Exploring WWII Shipwreck USS Vincennes | Nautilus Live
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July 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The Nautilus team has located the USS Vincennes (CA-44). They have posted a short video with some of the highlights.
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Undersea expedition discovers bow of USS New Orleans, lost in WWII www.militarytimes.com/veterans/mil...
Undersea expedition discovers bow of USS New Orleans, lost in WWII
On Nov. 30, 1942, a torpedo sank the heavy cruiser New Orleans, sending it to the bottom of the Pacific. Its whereabouts were lost to history — until now.
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July 8, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Undersea expedition discovers bow of USS New Orleans, lost in WWII www.militarytimes.com/veterans/mil...
If you were not aware, Robert Ballard and the Nautilus are currently exploring Guadalcanal's Naval Wrecks for the next 3 weeks. you can watch on their YouTube channel!
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Nautilus Live | Channel 1 Stream
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July 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
If you were not aware, Robert Ballard and the Nautilus are currently exploring Guadalcanal's Naval Wrecks for the next 3 weeks. you can watch on their YouTube channel!
www.youtube.com/live/0lR6fx8...
www.youtube.com/live/0lR6fx8...
Finishing up "The Mighty Moo" by Nathan Canestaro. It is a simple read that was mostly put together with after action reports and a few sailors diaries and letters written home. Its a quick & enjoyable read. Ultimately I wish there were more stories, but the source material is hard to come by.
June 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Finishing up "The Mighty Moo" by Nathan Canestaro. It is a simple read that was mostly put together with after action reports and a few sailors diaries and letters written home. Its a quick & enjoyable read. Ultimately I wish there were more stories, but the source material is hard to come by.
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USS Oregon (BB-3) was the first US battleship ever preserved as a museum ship. Between 1925 and 1942, she could be visited in Portland.
After Pearl Harbor, the Navy reclaimed her, intending to scrap her to free resources. Instead, she was used as a storage hulk for the liberation of Guam.
After Pearl Harbor, the Navy reclaimed her, intending to scrap her to free resources. Instead, she was used as a storage hulk for the liberation of Guam.
June 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
USS Oregon (BB-3) was the first US battleship ever preserved as a museum ship. Between 1925 and 1942, she could be visited in Portland.
After Pearl Harbor, the Navy reclaimed her, intending to scrap her to free resources. Instead, she was used as a storage hulk for the liberation of Guam.
After Pearl Harbor, the Navy reclaimed her, intending to scrap her to free resources. Instead, she was used as a storage hulk for the liberation of Guam.
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Just as radar was key to winning at night in the Pacific during World War II, innovative and disruptive technologies will be vital to any future high-intensity conflict. usni.org/magazines/n...
Lessons From the Introduction of Radar: Innovation Matters Little Without Proficiency | Naval History - June 2025, Volume 39, Number 3
Just as radar was key to winning at night in the Pacific during World War II, innovative and disruptive technologies will be vital to any future high-intensity conflict.
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June 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Just as radar was key to winning at night in the Pacific during World War II, innovative and disruptive technologies will be vital to any future high-intensity conflict. usni.org/magazines/n...
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When Vernon Highfill, fresh from basic training, reported to the aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-2) in spring 1942, he found himself in a strange new world. usni.org/magazines/p...
Narrow Escape from the Lady Lex | Proceedings - June 2025 Vol. 151/6/1,468
When Vernon Highfill, fresh from basic training, reported to the aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-2) in spring 1942, he found himself in a strange new world.
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June 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
When Vernon Highfill, fresh from basic training, reported to the aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-2) in spring 1942, he found himself in a strange new world. usni.org/magazines/p...
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D-Day, the artificial harbor of Arromanches.
April 22, 2025 at 7:14 AM
D-Day, the artificial harbor of Arromanches.
A read very much worth your time today!.
On December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor faced devastation, but a courageous salvage operation eventually restored key battleships and naval strength. #History #Navy
Raising the Fleet: The Forgotten Triumph After Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor faced devastation, but a courageous salvage operation eventually restored key battleships and naval strength.
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June 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
A read very much worth your time today!.
Today marks the anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy. 81 years ago today the Greatest Generation pulled off what was thought to be impossible a few years earlier. Today we celebrate the great sacrifice of so many who died so that the Allies could start the march to Berlin.
June 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Today marks the anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy. 81 years ago today the Greatest Generation pulled off what was thought to be impossible a few years earlier. Today we celebrate the great sacrifice of so many who died so that the Allies could start the march to Berlin.
Very good thread about Midway!
4/6/42: Battle of Midway. At 10:20am on what was arguably the decisive day of the war in the Pacific, Dauntless dive bombers fatally damaged three Japanese fleet carriers within minutes. A fourth was set ablaze later that day, though not before its aircraft disabled USS Yorktown
📷 NHHC 80-142-T
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📷 NHHC 80-142-T
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June 4, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Very good thread about Midway!