It's National Submarine Day! Today commemorates the acceptance of the USS Holland, a submarine designed by John Philip Holland and the first capable of running submerged for an extended period, by the US Navy back in 1900.
Photo of the USS Holland in a drydock, circa 1900, courtesy of the U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command.
Built in Portsmouth, NH, the USS Thresher (SSN-593) was the fastest and quietest submarine of its day. Tragically, it was on this very day in 1963 that the Thresher ran into water pressure difficulties during deep-dive trials off the coast of Cape Cod and imploded, killing everyone on board.
Next month we'll be opening our new museum gallery, featuring exhibits that pay tribute to the Thresher as well as her 129 crew members who remain on "Eternal Patrol".
On this day 9 April 1919 Blanche Thornycroft naval architect en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_Thornycroft Rachel Parsons engineer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Mary_Parsons & Eily Keary naval architect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eily_Keary were 1st 3 women to be admitted to the Royal Institution of Naval Architects #OTD @CarveHerName @histodons #NavalHistory #WomensHistory
Photos from a trip this past week to the incredible Mary Rose Museum at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. Life goal achieved! Always go for the guided tour - ours was amazing.
#NavalHistory / #MaryRose / #TudorHistory / #Portsmouth
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Yesterday and Today: the bow of destroyer HMCS Iroquois both in its intended position at the pointy end of the ship and on display at DND’s Carling Campus in Ottawa from a business trip earlier this week. #photography #navy #ship #shipphotography #navyphotography #navalhistory #hmcsiroquois
Another of the RCN’s cold warriors - this time the ghost of HMCS Fraser - entering Halifax Harbour for the last time after removal from Bridgewater, NS. I cheated and erased the towline. #navalhistory #warship #blackandwhite #monochrome #ship #photography #navy #royalcanadiannavy
Battleship Wisconsin
Norfolk 2018
#Norfolk #Battleship #Vessel
#fotografie #photography
#BlackAndWhite #NavalHistory #HistoricShips
#Warship #Monochrome
Vintage Postcard Warship the Saint Louis Armours squadron
https://www.cpaphil.com/en/categories/warships/pages/5
#Cuirassé #SaintLouis #Escadron #CPA #CartePostaleVintage #Histoire #Patrimoine #Marine #NavireDeGuerre
#Warship #Squadron #VintagePostcard #History #Heritage #Navy #VintageArt #NavalHistory
Subic Bay Jet Monument in Olongapo, Philippines
An abandoned U.S. Navy aircraft is on display in the city that once held the biggest foreign U.S. military base in the world.#navalhistory #militaryhistory #aircraft #section-Atlas
Subic Bay Jet Monument
Nishiki Secret Base Museum in Nishiki, Japan
Secret tunnels leading to underground facilities lurk near the remains of a World War II-era Japanese Navy airbase.#militaryhistory #navalhistory #tunnels #worldwarii #section-Atlas
Nishiki Secret Base Museum
The Battle of Lake Erie (10 September 1813), also known as the Battle of Put-in-Bay, was a decisive naval engagement in the War of 1812. #History #BattleOfLakeErie #NavalHistory #OliverHazardPerry #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-2593-en/
Beached Wreck of the Warship Grom II in Hel, Poland
The rusting hulk of a Soviet warship sits on a Polish beach.#navalhistory #soviethistory #beaches #wreck #shipwrecks #ships #section-Atlas
Beached Wreck of the Warship Grom II
Book review#15 for 2024 C. Raymond Calhoun's Tin Can Sailor: Life Aboard the USS Sterett, 1939-1945. The writer was an officer aboard the Sterett from its commissioning in 1939 until a combat wound required him to leave the ship in 1943. The emotional bond the crew had with one another is something that came out in the writing. 
+ #navalhistory #ww2 #memoir #books #bookreview @bookstodon @books
#Introduction
In the 'real world' people call me Howard
I live in Cardiff in sunny Wales
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The world is full of very serious things. I am not one of them.
