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by USS ALASKA
Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:34 pm
Forum: Naval History Post-1945
Topic: Hell Hath A Jury
Replies: 19
Views: 20346

Re: Hell Hath A Jury

It is my understanding that most intel gathering ships of this type aren’t armed. It was, however, something we should have seen coming. 2 of these USNs collectors have been attacked.
by USS ALASKA
Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:29 pm
Forum: World Navies Today
Topic: PIRACY
Replies: 68
Views: 18152

Warships Ward Off Somali Pirates

USA Today October 9, 2009 Pg. 1 Warships Ward Off Somali Pirates Crews also ready to defend vessels By Jim Michaels, USA Today The number of ships captured by pirates off the coast of Somalia has dropped dramatically in the past two months because of the presence of an international flotilla of war...
by USS ALASKA
Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:28 pm
Forum: World Navies Today
Topic: Ukraine Holds Naval Exercises In Crimea
Replies: 2
Views: 1373

Ukraine Holds Naval Exercises In Crimea

Washington Post October 9, 2009 Pg. 10 Ukraine Holds Naval Exercises In Crimea Ukraine sent hundreds of troops, five ships and 15 aircraft into the Black Sea region for day-long military drills off its Crimean Peninsula just as a Russian state news agency said Russian drills in the same body of wat...
by USS ALASKA
Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:25 pm
Forum: World Navies Today
Topic: Beijing Considers Upgrades To Navy
Replies: 22
Views: 12335

Re: Beijing Considers Upgrades To Navy

South China Morning Post October 9, 2009 Pg. 1 Beijing To Build Large Destroyers By Minnie Chan Beijing plans to build a new generation of large destroyers as part of its effort to develop a blue-water navy, a report from an official ship-building institute shows. The new generation of destroyers i...
by USS ALASKA
Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:24 pm
Forum: World Navies Today
Topic: Beijing Considers Upgrades To Navy
Replies: 22
Views: 12335

Re: Beijing Considers Upgrades To Navy

What did I discover 'today'?

Building infrastructure does not sovereignty grant. Once the Chinese start attempting to exploit the resources, Taiwan, Vietnam, Brunei , Malaysia and the Philippines will respond.
by USS ALASKA
Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:56 pm
Forum: Military Conflicts Today
Topic: Nato Commander Warns Of Conflict With Russia In Arctic
Replies: 11
Views: 12220

Re: Nato Commander Warns Of Conflict With Russia In Arctic

Not only for hydrocarbons but fresh water as well...
by USS ALASKA
Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:54 pm
Forum: Books and Reference
Topic: World War I books?
Replies: 35
Views: 8038

Re: World War I books?

Now that you have me thinking about WW1 naval books, let me throw out a some others for possible interest: "The Battlecruisers at the Falklands" by Rudolf Verner. I believe this has been recently re-printed for the first time since its original publication in 1922. It's a terrific first p...
by USS ALASKA
Thu Oct 08, 2009 6:06 pm
Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
Topic: RN WW2 Battleship Trivia
Replies: 50
Views: 5803

Re: RN WW2 Battleship Trivia

…So it could be said that despite the classification change they were still battlecruisers. Hence my comment about Washington / Kirishima being another BB / BC fight. Abraham Lincoln once ask that if you call a dog’s tail a leg, how many legs does a dog have? Answer – 4. Just because you call it a ...
by USS ALASKA
Thu Oct 08, 2009 5:53 pm
Forum: Books and Reference
Topic: World War I books?
Replies: 35
Views: 8038

Re: World War I books?

Sir, thank you for the comments! 7. Sir John Fisher's Naval Revolution by Nicholas A. Lambert http://www.amazon.com/Fishers-Revolution-Studies-Maritime-History/dp/1570032777/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I3QQRS2UWY78J9&colid=1FX6W3WLSFT3S ..... I often found myself rolling my eyes when readi...
by USS ALASKA
Thu Oct 08, 2009 2:39 pm
Forum: World Navies Today
Topic: Beijing Considers Upgrades To Navy
Replies: 22
Views: 12335

Re: Beijing Considers Upgrades To Navy

Any concentrated arms build up would be designed against Taiwan and to counter balance the US in that region. And would assist when casting covetous eyes towards the Spratly Islands… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spratley_Islands https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pg.html
by USS ALASKA
Thu Oct 08, 2009 2:33 pm
Forum: Books and Reference
Topic: World War I books?
Replies: 35
Views: 8038

Re: World War I books?

..... As far as technical descriptions of warships goes, I heartily second the recommendation of John Roberts' "Battlecruisers"... The one minor issue I have with Roberts' book is its title. If it was titled 'British Battlecruisers' it would be perfect because that is all it covers. "...
by USS ALASKA
Thu Oct 08, 2009 12:39 pm
Forum: World Navies Today
Topic: PIRACY
Replies: 68
Views: 18152

Sorry - Wrong ship...

Washington Times October 8, 2009 Pg. 12 Pirates Try To Take French Navy Flagship NAIROBI, Kenya (Agence France-Presse)-- Somali pirates attempted to storm the French navy's 18,000-ton flagship in the Indian Ocean after mistaking it for a cargo vessel, the French military said Wednesday. The crew of...
by USS ALASKA
Thu Oct 08, 2009 12:30 pm
Forum: Naval History Post-1945
Topic: Hell Hath A Jury
Replies: 19
Views: 20346

Hell Hath A Jury

Washington Post October 8, 2009 Pg. C1 Hell Hath A Jury North Korea Tortured the Crew Of USS Pueblo in 1968. 4 Victims Fought for Solace in the Courts. By Del Quentin Wilber, Washington Post Staff Writer ROSCOE, Ill. -- William Thomas Massie's nightmares almost always begin in a dusty prison cell. ...
by USS ALASKA
Thu Oct 08, 2009 12:22 pm
Forum: Military Conflicts Today
Topic: Contest For Air Force Refueling Tanker Contract
Replies: 2
Views: 9290

Re: Contest For Air Force Refueling Tanker Contract

Something that might help Boeing...Airbus just took a hit through the WTO... Wichita Eagle September 29, 2009 Senator: Air Force Must Hear WTO By Molly McMillin, The Wichita Eagle Sen. Sam Brownback said he and others in Congress will fight to have the Air Force's proposal to replace its fleet of ag...
by USS ALASKA
Thu Oct 08, 2009 12:08 pm
Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
Topic: RN WW2 Battleship Trivia
Replies: 50
Views: 5803

Re: RN WW2 Battleship Trivia

paulcadogan wrote: The only battlecruiser sunk by a battleship: Hood sunk by Bismarck
This might be news to USS Washington....and Kirishima.