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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.
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RT @HthHans: #OTD 29-30 September 1712 off Rügen General-Admiral Ulrik Gyldenløve w 🇩🇰 22 ships of the line & 6 frigates attacked the 🇸🇪Swedish transport fleet destroying 42, grounded 40 & conquered 15 vessels defended by General-Admiral Hans Wachtmeister’s 24 ships of the line & 3 frigates.
RT @HthHans: #OTD 29-30 September 1712 off Rügen General-Admiral Ulrik Gyldenløve w 🇩🇰 22 ships of the line & 6 frigates attacked the 🇸🇪Swedish transport fleet destroying 42, grounded 40 & conquered 15 vessels defended by General-Admiral Hans Wachtmeister’s 24 ships of the line & 3 frigates.
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RT @rgpoulussen: #OTD in 1944, Dunkirk, France. Both British and German troops manning a checkpoint during a truce to allow refugees to enter British lines. (You don't see many of such pictures.) #WW2 #HISTORY
RT @rgpoulussen: #OTD in 1944, Dunkirk, France. Both British and German troops manning a checkpoint during a truce to allow refugees to enter British lines. (You don't see many of such pictures.) #WW2 #HISTORY
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RT @HthHans: #OTD 4 October 1710 The 🇩🇰🇳🇴Navy (General-Admiral Gyldenløve 19 ships of the line) & the 🇸🇪Navy (General-Admiral Wachtmeister 21 ships of the line) fought an indecisive battle in Køge Bugt. The 🇩🇰🇳🇴flagship Dannebroge exploded w 597 killed incl its heroic commander Ivar Huitfeldt
RT @HthHans: #OTD 4 October 1710 The 🇩🇰🇳🇴Navy (General-Admiral Gyldenløve 19 ships of the line) & the 🇸🇪Navy (General-Admiral Wachtmeister 21 ships of the line) fought an indecisive battle in Køge Bugt. The 🇩🇰🇳🇴flagship Dannebroge exploded w 597 killed incl its heroic commander Ivar Huitfeldt
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RT @NavalInstitute: #OTD in 1987, the U.S. Navy destroyed two Iranian oil platforms during Operation Nimble Archer. The operation was in retaliation for Iran's missile attack on a reflagged Kuwaiti tanker. Iranian forces had been using the platforms as command-and-control posts to track shipping.
RT @NavalInstitute: #OTD in 1987, the U.S. Navy destroyed two Iranian oil platforms during Operation Nimble Archer. The operation was in retaliation for Iran's missile attack on a reflagged Kuwaiti tanker. Iranian forces had been using the platforms as command-and-control posts to track shipping.
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RT @HthHans: #OTD 20 October 1808 21 🇩🇰🇳🇴gunboats, commanded by Captain Krieger, attacks a British convoy in the southern part of the Sound. The convoy consisting of 137 merchant vessels is escorted by the ship-of-line HMS AFRICA, 1 bombardment ship and 2 brigs. HMS AFRICA is severely damaged
RT @HthHans: #OTD 20 October 1808 21 🇩🇰🇳🇴gunboats, commanded by Captain Krieger, attacks a British convoy in the southern part of the Sound. The convoy consisting of 137 merchant vessels is escorted by the ship-of-line HMS AFRICA, 1 bombardment ship and 2 brigs. HMS AFRICA is severely damaged
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RT @HthHans: #OTD 21 October 1807 The catastrophic end of Denmark-Norway's European medium power status: 16 ships-of-the-line, 15 frigates & corvettes, 14 smaller vessels, 92 merchant ships with naval equipment, leaves Copenhagen following its capitulation to British forces 6 September 1807
RT @HthHans: #OTD 21 October 1807 The catastrophic end of Denmark-Norway's European medium power status: 16 ships-of-the-line, 15 frigates & corvettes, 14 smaller vessels, 92 merchant ships with naval equipment, leaves Copenhagen following its capitulation to British forces 6 September 1807
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RT @NavalInstitute: #OTD in 1944, Hellcat pilots CDR David McCampbell and Ensign Roy Rushing attacked 60 Japanese aircraft that were approaching U.S. ships during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Together they shot down 15 planes, causing so much chaos that the remaining Japanese aircraft abandoned their mission. By the time McCampbell returned to the carrier, his Hellcat only had 6 rounds left and was so low on fuel that the engine stopped as it taxied out of the arresting wires.
RT @NavalInstitute: #OTD in 1944, Hellcat pilots CDR David McCampbell and Ensign Roy Rushing attacked 60 Japanese aircraft that were approaching U.S. ships during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Together they shot down 15 planes, causing so much chaos that the remaining Japanese aircraft abandoned their mission. By the time McCampbell returned to the carrier, his Hellcat only had 6 rounds left and was so low on fuel that the engine stopped as it taxied out of the arresting wires.
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RT @NavalInstitute: #OTD in 1938, Orson Welles' THE WAR OF THE WORLDS was broadcast. Midshipman Ned Beach rushed to alert the duty officer of the Martian invasion. His gullibility was mocked with a cartoon in the school magazine. He later became a decorated sub CO and wrote RUN SILENT, RUN DEEP.
RT @NavalInstitute: #OTD in 1938, Orson Welles' THE WAR OF THE WORLDS was broadcast. Midshipman Ned Beach rushed to alert the duty officer of the Martian invasion. His gullibility was mocked with a cartoon in the school magazine. He later became a decorated sub CO and wrote RUN SILENT, RUN DEEP.
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RT @NavalInstitute: #OTD in 1944, USS Belleau Wood was hit by a kamikaze. This image shows crew moving planes while others fight the fire. In the background, USS Franklin can be seen burning after also being hit by a kamikaze. 148 sailors died in the attacks but damage control saved both carriers.
RT @NavalInstitute: #OTD in 1944, USS Belleau Wood was hit by a kamikaze. This image shows crew moving planes while others fight the fire. In the background, USS Franklin can be seen burning after also being hit by a kamikaze. 148 sailors died in the attacks but damage control saved both carriers.