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21/09/2026

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20/09/2026

Today: Video captures the moment a 229-meter bulk carrier strikes a Chinese fishing vessel; authorities have yet to confirm any casualties.
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20/09/2026

USS New Jersey battleship best firing footage!
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Key Actions in World War IIThe New Mexico participated in major Pacific amphibious campaigns, primarily using her twelve...
20/09/2026

Key Actions in World War IIThe New Mexico participated in major Pacific amphibious campaigns, primarily using her twelve 14-inch guns to shell enemy fortifications:
Aleutian Islands (1943): Provided critical shore bombardment support during operations at Attu and Kiska.
Central Pacific (1943–1944): Supported amphibious assaults on Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands, the Marshall Islands, and the Mariana and Palau islands (including Guam).
Battle of Leyte Gulf & Luzon (1944–1945): Contributed heavy gunfire support during the return to the Philippines, including operations in Leyte and Luzon.
Lingayen Gulf (January 1945): Suffered a devastating kamikaze strike that killed several officers and men (including British Lieutenant General Herbert Lumsden) and injured many others, though she stayed in action to support troops.
Okinawa (Spring 1945): Bombarded shore defenses, destroyed Japanese su***de boats on May 11, and survived additional intense kamikaze attacks on May 12, 1945, which caused heavy casualties.
Surrender: Was present in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945, to witness the formal Japanese surrender.
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19/09/2026

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The DKM Prinz Eugen earned the nickname "The Lucky Ship" because she was a heavy cruiser that miraculously survived nume...
19/09/2026

The DKM Prinz Eugen earned the nickname "The Lucky Ship" because she was a heavy cruiser that miraculously survived numerous dangerous wartime engagements and operations that destroyed almost every other major German warship.
Why She Was Called "The Lucky Ship"
The Battle of the Denmark Strait (1941): She sailed alongside the Bismarck during Operation Rheinübung. She helped sink the legendary British battlecruiser HMS Hood and damaged HMS Prince of Wales. While the Bismarck was sunk, the Prinz Eugen escaped unharmed and returned safely to port.
Narrow Escapes: She survived multiple British air raids, naval mines, and torpedo attacks by submarines throughout the war.
Survival of Atomic Tests (1946): After surrendering to the Allies, she was taken by the U.S. Navy as USS Prinz Eugen. She survived two atomic bomb blasts (an air burst and an underwater detonation) during Operation Crossroads at Bikini Atoll with minimal direct blast damage.
Final Fate
While she survived the atomic bombs, she leaked and could not be repaired safely due to severe radiation. She later capsized and sank in shallow water at Kwajalein Atoll in December 1946, where her hull remains visible and functions as a dive site.
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19/09/2026

Tall ships in storm.
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19/09/2026

Dramatic emergency landing - USS Bunker Hill
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USS Kirkpatrick (DE-318) was an Edsall-class destroyer es**rt built for the US Navy during World War II. It was named af...
19/09/2026

USS Kirkpatrick (DE-318) was an Edsall-class destroyer es**rt built for the US Navy during World War II. It was named after Chaplain Thomas L. Kirkpatrick, the first Navy Chaplain killed in action during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Commissioned on October 23, 1943, with a US Coast Guard crew, the ship served a vital role in guarding maritime supply lines. Between 1944 and 1945, it completed 10 transatlantic convoy crossings between the United States and the British Isles. During these missions, its es**rt group successfully engaged and sank the German submarine U-550. Following Germany's surrender, the ship transferred to the Pacific Fleet for training until the war ended, leading to its decommissioning in 1946.
In response to Cold War threats, the Navy recommissioned the vessel in 1952 as a radar picket ship (DER-318). It was deployed to Newport, Rhode Island, to patrol the Atlantic Barrier. This mission served as a seaward extension of the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line to monitor Soviet bomber routes.
The ship was permanently decommissioned on June 24, 1960, struck from the Navy Register in 1974, and sold for scrap in 1975.
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The Treaty of Versailles heavily restricted Germany's post-WWI navy, the Reichsmarine, to prevent it from posing a threa...
19/09/2026

The Treaty of Versailles heavily restricted Germany's post-WWI navy, the Reichsmarine, to prevent it from posing a threat to global powers. Most of the modern Imperial fleet was scuttled by its own crews at Scapa Flow in 1919. This left Germany with only a fraction of obsolete vessels to protect its coasts and clear extensive minefields.
The treaty allowed Germany to retain a specific list of surface ships, strictly forbidding submarines, aircraft carriers, and naval aviation.
Permitted Warships:
Pre-Dreadnought Battleships: Allowed 6 active and 2 in reserve. These were outdated vessels like the Schleswig-Holstein and Schlesien, limited to coastal defense.
Light Cruisers: Allowed 6 active and 2 in reserve. These were older, lightly armored ships.
Destroyers: Allowed 12 active and 4 in reserve.
Torpedo Boats: Allowed 12 active and 4 in reserve.
Strict Technical Limitations:
Tonnage Caps: Replacement battleships could not exceed 10,000 tons. Cruisers were capped at 6,000 tons, and destroyers at 800 tons.
Gun Caliber: Main armaments were limited to an 11-inch maximum.
Personnel Limits: The navy was capped at 15,000 men, including a maximum of 1,500 officers, to prevent rapid mobilization.
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