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- Thu Jul 08, 2010 3:51 am
- Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
- Topic: Los Angeles Class vs. Oscar II submarines
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5386
Re: Los Angeles Class vs. Oscar II submarines
uh.....don't forget the SEAWOLF class....
- Sat Apr 17, 2010 6:01 pm
- Forum: Naval History in General
- Topic: Greatest Warship Name Ever
- Replies: 98
- Views: 75624
Re: Greatest Warship Name Ever
Imagine that...a left winger who was less than completely honest about his military service. Now he's the SECOND worst President in our history. When the submarine USS Jimmuh Cahtuh was undergoing trials, she was sent down to AUTEC in the Bahamas, where my Reserve helo squadron was in an exercise. T...
- Thu Apr 15, 2010 4:39 am
- Forum: World Navies Today
- Topic: Replacement for the Ticonderoga-class CGs
- Replies: 16
- Views: 20825
Re: Replacement for the Ticonderoga-class CGs
As a just-retired US Sailor, I can surely say that our Navy does NOT have too many ships. Our crews are getting a bit worn down from the accelerated deployment schedules we are currently operating under. Well, we've too much empire. But anyhow... Now back to the real subject. The TICO-class has don...
- Thu Apr 15, 2010 4:35 am
- Forum: The Dreadnought Era (1906-1921)
- Topic: Royal Navy Super Battleships and Battlecruisers
- Replies: 123
- Views: 99346
Re: Royal Navy Super Battleships and Battlecruisers
US was aligned with Germany, Spain, Brazil, and at least one Scandanavian nation, as I recall (college for me was in the mid-80s, and I spent much of that time under multiple influences). France and England had Italy and at least one other South American nation (Argentina?). When I left the school, ...
- Thu Apr 15, 2010 4:27 am
- Forum: Naval History in General
- Topic: Greatest Warship Name Ever
- Replies: 98
- Views: 75624
Re: Greatest Warship Name Ever
Be thankful that you won't be getting the USS Richard Nixon or the USS Spiro Agnew....... and even Karl might have something to say about the USS Jimmy Carter.... President Carter commanded at least one submarine in his naval career, and he does have one named after him: http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...
- Sun Apr 11, 2010 6:32 am
- Forum: World Navies Today
- Topic: Replacement for the Ticonderoga-class CGs
- Replies: 16
- Views: 20825
Re: Replacement for the Ticonderoga-class CGs
As a just-retired US Sailor, I can surely say that our Navy does NOT have too many ships. Our crews are getting a bit worn down from the accelerated deployment schedules we are currently operating under. Now back to the real subject. The TICO-class has done very well, and an enlarged AB would fill t...
- Sun Apr 11, 2010 6:04 am
- Forum: The Dreadnought Era (1906-1921)
- Topic: Royal Navy Super Battleships and Battlecruisers
- Replies: 123
- Views: 99346
Re: Royal Navy Super Battleships and Battlecruisers
When I was in college, we had a naval wargaming group on campus. One of their continuing scenarios was The Great Banana War of 1928. It presumed that WW1 never occurred, so those alliances didn't take shape, and that the naval conferences of the 20s also didn't happen. The US ended up allied with Ge...
- Sun Apr 11, 2010 5:57 am
- Forum: The Ironclad & Pre-dreadnought Era (1860-1905)
- Topic: A surviving Ironclad
- Replies: 14
- Views: 17323
Re: A surviving Ironclad
Then there's the USS Olympia in Philadephia.....ouch! Quite a bit of her upper works and guns/turrets are refabrications.
- Sun Apr 11, 2010 5:55 am
- Forum: Naval History in General
- Topic: Greatest Warship Name Ever
- Replies: 98
- Views: 75624
Re: Greatest Warship Name Ever
With the current USS Enterprise scheduled to be decommissioned soon, I really wish that the Congress and Navy would name the first ship of the next carrier class ENTERPRISE, instead of Gerald Ford. I mean, come on! Ford? He was a mediocre Congresscritter and a useless President. Okay, so he was a go...
- Sun Apr 11, 2010 5:48 am
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: What if Hood hadn't blown up?
- Replies: 172
- Views: 50111
Re: What if Hood hadn't blown up?
... Probably not by POW's guns but by the guns and torpedoes on the next group of British ships. That's another thing; I always said there was no escape for Bismarck... He would have been sunk no matter what. The question at hand was that PoW was unlikely to score decisively in the 4-5 minutes need...
- Sat Apr 10, 2010 4:43 am
- Forum: The Ironclad & Pre-dreadnought Era (1860-1905)
- Topic: A surviving Ironclad
- Replies: 14
- Views: 17323
Re: A surviving Ironclad
The oldest surviving ironclad is HMS Warrior. She's currently at Naval Base Portsmouth, not far from HMS Victory.
- Sun Mar 14, 2010 4:39 am
- Forum: Naval Technology
- Topic: KGV article on wikipedia
- Replies: 57
- Views: 14401
Re: KGV article on wikipedia
José: Yes, Richelieu's TDS is generally considered the best. That's why I find KGV data hard to believe. It is according to the navweaps and combinedfleet. However Friedman does not speak that well of it and I think (have to check, anyway) that R&R neither. Starting for the overall displacement...
- Wed Mar 10, 2010 4:07 am
- Forum: Military History and Technology
- Topic: Northrop Quits Tanker Bid
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11104
Re: Northrop Quits Tanker Bid
I'm not saying the Air Force rigged the competition, but......
- Wed Mar 10, 2010 4:05 am
- Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
- Topic: The First Battle of Narvik, 10 April 1940
- Replies: 32
- Views: 30115
Re: 10 April 1940, the 1st battle of Narvik
When that manuscript is completed, you must post information about it on this board. That would be a fantastic read.
- Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:05 am
- Forum: Military Conflicts Today
- Topic: Falklands again?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 21422
Re: Falklands again?
If it were to flare up again, I'd expect a couple of RN subs to pop the Argentine airfields and other targets with Tomahawks rather quickly. Game over. No, the British idea is of deterrence and if that fails of defeating the Argentine forces at sea or on the Falklands. Attacking mainland Argentina ...