Heavy Metal
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USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) It has its base port in Norfolk, it appears anchored in The Solent on October 8, 2018 near Portsmouth, England. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is named after the 33th President of the United States and has a crew of more than 5.000 people. The Nimitz-class ship, launched in 1998, transports more than 70 helicopters and planes.
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“Early on the morning of 17 January 1991, USS Wisconsin, acting as Tomahawk Strike Warfare Commander for the Persian Gulf, directed the sequence of Tomahawk launches that initiated the opening of hostilities in Operation Desert Storm.”
For her participation in #OperationDesertStorm, USS Wisconsin (BB 64) received the Combat Action Ribbon (17 January-28 February 1991), the Navy Unit Commendation I17 January-28 February 1991) and the Southwest Area Service Medal (18 August 1990-13 March 1991.)
For her participation in #OperationDesertStorm, USS Wisconsin (BB 64) received the Combat Action Ribbon (17 January-28 February 1991), the Navy Unit Commendation I17 January-28 February 1991) and the Southwest Area Service Medal (18 August 1990-13 March 1991.)
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An overhead view of USS Lexington (CV 2) underway shows the sizeable aircraft complement carried by the Lexington-class carriers. The horizontal black stripe on the stacks differentiated Lexington from her sister Saratoga, which featured a vertical black stripe. (CAPT Richard C. Knott Collection)
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USS Missouri as seen passing the Panama Canal, October 1945.
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US Civil War ironclad USS Carondelet with some of her crew
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USS Alabama leds the Line of Fast Battleships entering Tokyo Bay, Japan on Sept. 5th 1942.
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Battleship Bismarck in front of Blankenese, Hamburg, 1940
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Check out these cranes. The last one at 12:50 is huge, not that the others are small...
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HMS Hood with her crew paraded on deck, circa 1939
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King George V-class dreadnought battleship HMS Centurion
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South Dakota class battleship USS Indiana getting painted prior to her shakedown cruise, Hampton Roads, September 8th 1942
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The battlecruiser HMAS Australia passes through the Suez Canal, 29th April 1919
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USS Nevada (BB-36) bombarding Iwo Jima, 19 February 1945. A North Carolina class battleship (probably USS Washington, BB-56) is in the left distance.
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There's a story about that B-17 in Edward Jablonski's book Flying Fortress. It took a direct FLAK hit just below the nose, instantly killing the Bombardier and Navigator. The pilot ordered "Abandon plane" but stayed in his seat, holding the plane still so the other men could get out. Six chutes were seen before the nose broke away, carrying the pilot with it. The plane hovered like that in the pictured for a few short seconds before dropping from the sky.
A testament to a man sacrificing himself for his friends, as well as the excellent flying capabilities of the B-17!
Tokyo Bay in 1942??? Is that date correct?
This one threw me for a loop! I thought, "That's not a quadruple turret ship!" Leave it to the British to name two separate classes of ships King George V!! Had to do some research!
