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RT @USN_Submariner: #OTD in 1962, the keel was laid for first-in-class USS James Madison (SSBN-627).
As the boomer left Holy Loch in Nov 1974, she collided with a Soviet Victor-class submarine, luckily only resulting in minor damage. The incident was declassified in 2017. #SilentService #ColdWar
RT @USN_Submariner: #OTD in 1962, the keel was laid for first-in-class USS James Madison (SSBN-627).
As the boomer left Holy Loch in Nov 1974, she collided with a Soviet Victor-class submarine, luckily only resulting in minor damage. The incident was declassified in 2017. #SilentService #ColdWar
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RT @NavalInstitute: #OTD in 1984, K-314 collided with USS Kitty Hawk after the Soviet sub surfaced directly in front of the carrier. K-314 suffered significant damage including losing a piece of a propeller blade that became embedded in the Kitty Hawk along with chunks of the sub's anechoic coating.
RT @NavalInstitute: #OTD in 1984, K-314 collided with USS Kitty Hawk after the Soviet sub surfaced directly in front of the carrier. K-314 suffered significant damage including losing a piece of a propeller blade that became embedded in the Kitty Hawk along with chunks of the sub's anechoic coating.
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RT @Saturnax1: #SubMonday #Submarines #ColdWar #History
#OTD in 1982, while on duty in the Barents Sea, the Soviet Navy's Northern Fleet Project 705K/Alfa-class interceptor SSN K-123 suffered a release of approx. 2 tonnes of a liquid metal coolant from the reactor into the reactor compartment, leading to a deterioration of the radiation situation.
As a result of the coolant loss she immediately lost the power, surfaced, the power plant was switched into a cooldown mode, power consumption was transferred to the battery & diesel generator, and the accident was reported to the HQ via radio. K-123 was towed to her home base by the rescue ship Altai.
The accident irreparably damaged the reactor so that it had to be replaced & it took nine years to finish the repairs. The cause of the accident was later defined as a clogging of the steam generator tubes with sludge & corrosion damage.
Photos by Anatoly Khramov, Altai officer, April 8, 1982.
Sources: Bellona & Deepstormru
RT @Saturnax1: #SubMonday #Submarines #ColdWar #History
#OTD in 1982, while on duty in the Barents Sea, the Soviet Navy's Northern Fleet Project 705K/Alfa-class interceptor SSN K-123 suffered a release of approx. 2 tonnes of a liquid metal coolant from the reactor into the reactor compartment, leading to a deterioration of the radiation situation.
As a result of the coolant loss she immediately lost the power, surfaced, the power plant was switched into a cooldown mode, power consumption was transferred to the battery & diesel generator, and the accident was reported to the HQ via radio. K-123 was towed to her home base by the rescue ship Altai.
The accident irreparably damaged the reactor so that it had to be replaced & it took nine years to finish the repairs. The cause of the accident was later defined as a clogging of the steam generator tubes with sludge & corrosion damage.
Photos by Anatoly Khramov, Altai officer, April 8, 1982.
Sources: Bellona & Deepstormru
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RT @RSS_40: #OTD in 1970 USSR NAVY K-8 SSN sank in the Bay of Biscay after catching 🔥 fire. 52 submariners lost their lives. Two nuclear reactors & four nuclear torpedoes fell to depth of 4125 m.
It was fist huge tragedy with nuclear subs for USSR/Ru NAVY😔
RT @RSS_40: #OTD in 1970 USSR NAVY K-8 SSN sank in the Bay of Biscay after catching 🔥 fire. 52 submariners lost their lives. Two nuclear reactors & four nuclear torpedoes fell to depth of 4125 m.
It was fist huge tragedy with nuclear subs for USSR/Ru NAVY😔
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RT @NavalInstitute: #OTD in 1969, a North Korean MiG-21 fighter shot down a U.S. Navy EC-121 reconnaissance aircraft in international airspace over the Sea of Japan. All 31 men on board were killed, making the incident the largest single loss of U.S. aircrew during the Cold War era.
RT @NavalInstitute: #OTD in 1969, a North Korean MiG-21 fighter shot down a U.S. Navy EC-121 reconnaissance aircraft in international airspace over the Sea of Japan. All 31 men on board were killed, making the incident the largest single loss of U.S. aircrew during the Cold War era.
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RT @RSS_40: #OTD in 1978. There were two ceremonies of keel laying:
- TK-202 2nd «Typhoon» SSBN
- K-278 «Komsomolets» unique titanium deepwater SSN
RT @RSS_40: #OTD in 1978. There were two ceremonies of keel laying:
- TK-202 2nd «Typhoon» SSBN
- K-278 «Komsomolets» unique titanium deepwater SSN
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RT @NavalInstitute: #OTD in 1988, USS Bonefish (SS-582) was forced to the surface where the crew abandoned the sub because of an intense fire in the battery compartment. 89 men were rescued by USS Carr and USS John F. Kennedy, but 3 sailors died. Bonefish had to be scrapped due to the damage.
RT @NavalInstitute: #OTD in 1988, USS Bonefish (SS-582) was forced to the surface where the crew abandoned the sub because of an intense fire in the battery compartment. 89 men were rescued by USS Carr and USS John F. Kennedy, but 3 sailors died. Bonefish had to be scrapped due to the damage.
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RT @rgpoulussen: #OTD in 1945, Elbe River area, Germany. Private Fred Greener pushing a bicycle loaded with PIAT rounds. #WW2 #HISTORY
RT @rgpoulussen: #OTD in 1945, Elbe River area, Germany. Private Fred Greener pushing a bicycle loaded with PIAT rounds. #WW2 #HISTORY
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RT @RSS_40: #OTD in 1984 TK-208 (lead boat of Typhoon class SSBN) completed a record 121-days detachment under ice of the Barents & Kara seas. The captain (А.Ol’khovikov) of TK-208 was awarded with a medal of Hero of the Soviet Union.
Courtesy: Deep Storm
RT @RSS_40: #OTD in 1984 TK-208 (lead boat of Typhoon class SSBN) completed a record 121-days detachment under ice of the Barents & Kara seas. The captain (А.Ol’khovikov) of TK-208 was awarded with a medal of Hero of the Soviet Union.
Courtesy: Deep Storm
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RT @USN_Submariner: #OTD in 1968 Skipjack-class submarine USS Scorpion (SSN-589) was lost with all hands, 99 submariners #OnEternalPatrol.
https://www.oneternalpatrol.com/uss-scorpion-589.htm
#USNavy #SilentService
RT @USN_Submariner: #OTD in 1968 Skipjack-class submarine USS Scorpion (SSN-589) was lost with all hands, 99 submariners #OnEternalPatrol.
https://www.oneternalpatrol.com/uss-scorpion-589.htm
#USNavy #SilentService
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RT @NavalInstitute: #OTD in 1940, Congress passed the Vinson-Walsh "Two-Ocean Navy" Act which increased the size of the U.S. Navy by 70%. It was the largest naval procurement bill in U.S. history, adding 18 carriers, 7 battleships, 33 cruisers, 115 destroyers, 43 subs and 15k aircraft to the fleet.
RT @NavalInstitute: #OTD in 1940, Congress passed the Vinson-Walsh "Two-Ocean Navy" Act which increased the size of the U.S. Navy by 70%. It was the largest naval procurement bill in U.S. history, adding 18 carriers, 7 battleships, 33 cruisers, 115 destroyers, 43 subs and 15k aircraft to the fleet.
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RT @USN_Submariner: #OTD in 2010: #USNavy ships USS Vandegrift (FFG 48) & USS Patriot (MCM 7) participated in Russian Navy Day celebrations at Vladivostok.
RT @USN_Submariner: #OTD in 2010: #USNavy ships USS Vandegrift (FFG 48) & USS Patriot (MCM 7) participated in Russian Navy Day celebrations at Vladivostok.
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RT @USN_Submariner: USS Ethan Allen (SSBN 608), the only submarine to detonation test a SLBM with a live nuclear warhead, was commissioned #OTD in 1961.
During Operation Dominic (Frigate Bird), she launched the Polaris A-2 w/a 600 kT warhead.
#USNavy #SilentService #Boomers
RT @USN_Submariner: USS Ethan Allen (SSBN 608), the only submarine to detonation test a SLBM with a live nuclear warhead, was commissioned #OTD in 1961.
During Operation Dominic (Frigate Bird), she launched the Polaris A-2 w/a 600 kT warhead.
#USNavy #SilentService #Boomers
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RT @HthHans: #OTD 10 August 1809 a Danish-Norwegian gun boat flotilla under Captain Søren Bille reconquered HMS Allart under Commander James Tillard. The Danish-built Allart had been taken by the British after the siege of Copenhagen 1807. Finally, it became part of the Norwegian Navy in 1816
RT @HthHans: #OTD 10 August 1809 a Danish-Norwegian gun boat flotilla under Captain Søren Bille reconquered HMS Allart under Commander James Tillard. The Danish-built Allart had been taken by the British after the siege of Copenhagen 1807. Finally, it became part of the Norwegian Navy in 1816
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RT @NavalInstitute: #OTD in 1944, USS Barb was making an approach on a Japanese ship when it encountered a new "anti-submarine weapon": a bird that had perched on the attack periscope, blocking the view of the target. The CO switched to his navigation periscope to fire torpedoes and sink the ship.
RT @NavalInstitute: #OTD in 1944, USS Barb was making an approach on a Japanese ship when it encountered a new "anti-submarine weapon": a bird that had perched on the attack periscope, blocking the view of the target. The CO switched to his navigation periscope to fire torpedoes and sink the ship.
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RT @rgpoulussen: Forgotten. (#OTD in 1945, Spitsbergen. The last of German forces surrender, crew of weather station "Haudegen". #WW2 #HISTORY)
RT @rgpoulussen: Forgotten. (#OTD in 1945, Spitsbergen. The last of German forces surrender, crew of weather station "Haudegen". #WW2 #HISTORY)
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RT @NavalInstitute: #OTD 1942, Nobuo Fujita became the only enemy pilot to bomb the contiguous U.S. when he dropped incendiaries near Brookings, Oregon after being launched from sub I-25 in a Yokosuka "Glen". After the war, he presented Brookings with his 400-year-old katana to express his regret.
RT @NavalInstitute: #OTD 1942, Nobuo Fujita became the only enemy pilot to bomb the contiguous U.S. when he dropped incendiaries near Brookings, Oregon after being launched from sub I-25 in a Yokosuka "Glen". After the war, he presented Brookings with his 400-year-old katana to express his regret.
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RT @rgpoulussen: #OTD in 1944. Battleship Tirpitz, a tough nut to crack. A Lancaster flying over smokescreens in Kaa Fjord, Norway. #WW2 #HISTORY
RT @rgpoulussen: #OTD in 1944. Battleship Tirpitz, a tough nut to crack. A Lancaster flying over smokescreens in Kaa Fjord, Norway. #WW2 #HISTORY
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RT @NavalInstitute: #OTD in 1996, a taxi driver spotted an abandoned North Korean submarine stuck off the coast of Gangneung, South Korea. For 49 days, the ROK Army pursued the sub's DPRK infiltrators. 24 infiltrators were killed and one was captured. One may have made it back to North Korea.
RT @NavalInstitute: #OTD in 1996, a taxi driver spotted an abandoned North Korean submarine stuck off the coast of Gangneung, South Korea. For 49 days, the ROK Army pursued the sub's DPRK infiltrators. 24 infiltrators were killed and one was captured. One may have made it back to North Korea.