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Exorcising the Ghosts of Pearl Harbor (while setting up the next one)
USS OKLAHOMA (BB-37) and USS ARIZONA (BB-39) in better times, side by side in the Pedro Miguel locks of the Panama Canal in January 1921. Ship in distance is USS NEVADA (BB-36). C.F. Rottmann,...
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Warship Wednesday (on a Thursday) Jan 2, 2020: One Tough Russian
Here at LSOZI, we are going to take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a...
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Boris to save HMS Hermes?
As we have covered in the past few weeks, the former WWII vintage Centaur-class fleet carrier HMS Hermes (61/R12), late of the Indian Navy, recently went up for auction and received zero bids. The...
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Warship Wednesday Jan 8, 2020: Maru Floatplane Carriers
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Warship Wednesday Jan 15, 2020: TF38 Running Amok in the South China Sea
Here at LSOZI, we are going to take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a...
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Warship Wednesday Jan 22, 2020: Oh, Mr. Volstead, what have you done?
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Warship Wednesday Jan 29, 2020: The Lion of Goa
Here at LSOZI, we are going to take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a...
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Warship Wednesday Feb. 5, 2020: Witness to the Sunrise
Here at LSOZI, we are going to take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a...
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Warship Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020: That time one of the Kaiser’s U-Boats Went...
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Every good thing comes to an end
Described as a “light cruiser” by Janes and others at the time, the Type 82 RN destroyer, HMS Bristol (D23), when ordered in 1963, was pretty impressive for a tin can, weighing in at 7,100-tons. For...
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Warship Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020: Hannah on the Beach
Here at LSOZI, we are going to take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a...
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Warship Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020: The Everlasting Albrecht Marsch
Here at LSOZI, we are going to take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a...
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Warship Wednesday, March 4, 2020: The Saipan Jug Carrier
Here at LSOZI, we are going to take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a...
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Warship Wednesday, March 11, 2020: Flory’s Battle-scarred Bugle
Here at LSOZI, we are going to take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a...
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Russians dig up an old Torpedo Boat, type in dispute
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation last week posted a series of images from the Black Sea Fleet of salvage divers recovering a WWII (Great Patriotic War)-era duralumin-hulled motor...
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Stickleback found, filed 10,944 feet down
Just serving two days on her first (and only) WWII combat patrol before the cease-fire was issued in August 1945, the Balao-class submarine USS Stickleback (SS-415) served as a training ship until her...
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Abbreviated Warship Wednesday: Mount 43, 60 Years Ago Today
(Shorter WW today due to events-Eg.) Here at LSOZI, we are going to take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1946 time period and will profile a different ship...
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Warship Wednesday, March 25, 2020: Lady Lex off Panama
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Warship Wednesday, April 1, 2020: From Red Rover to Comfort
Here at LSOZI, we are going to take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a...
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Warship Wednesday, April 8, 2020: An Unsung Canadian River
Here at LSOZI, we are going to take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a...
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