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#FirepowerFriday #WW2 #ships: #Germany's mighty and handsome 52,600-ton 8x15" battleship Tirpitz at speed↖️ and Tromso fjord, #Norway↗️. ↙️↘️Perhaps on November 12, 1944 when she was sunk by RAF Lancasters. Her clean lines betray a lack of AA. Photo: ACME.

2/ Per reddit.com/r/WarshipPorn/…, here's a #USNavy manual excerpt on Tirpitz identifying what is what.

3/ Tirpitz was, of course, the second and last ship of the Bismarck-class battleships. These diagrams from forum.worldofwarships.com/topic/199855-t…, etc., show her gentle evolution over time, especially ↖️↗️↙️where we see improvements in AA, radars and camo. ↘️ is similar to ↗️.

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#ships #navy #WWII #USNavy - Let's tour IJN Yamato, WWII's most impressive battleship.↖️Yamato on trials, 1941. ↗️Yamato's original config from history.navy.mil/our-collection….↙️Yamato after 1944-1945 refit from Tamiya. ↘️ Yamato's death, April 7, 1945. 1/

2/ Yamato, her sisters Musashi and Shinano (completed* as an aircraft carrier) were WWII's three mightiest vessels. Yamato's main armament was 9 x 18.1"/45 guns. 45 calibers = 67' 10" long! Here is a stern view focused on Yamato's #3 turret on Sept. 20, 1941 during construction.

3/ Yamato's secondary armament was 4 x triple 15.5 cm (6.1")/60 guns arranged in a diamond formation: front, back and one per side. They were removed from Japan's Mogami-class↘ naval-encyclopedia.com/ww2/japan/moga… light cruisers when the Mogamis were upgraded to new twin 8" gun turrets.

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South Carolina, Civil War and Gamecock trend. Charleston, SC is home to USS CLAMAGORE (SS-343). She’s a WW2 Balao-class / Cold War GUPPY II then GUPPY III submarine now being scrapped. Let me show you her today and take you on board… 1/ #WW2 #Submarines #Coldwar #CivilWar

@USN_Submariner

2/ #USNavy #ships #shipping #shipspotting - #VirtualTour of USS CLAMAGORE (SS-343), a WW2 Balao-class / Cold War GUPPY II then GUPPY III submarine being scrapped. @USN_Submariner @CovertShores @submarines4ever @RLitwiller

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@USN_Submariner @CovertShores @submarines4ever @RLitwiller 3/ I only toured Clamagore once. It's by the #WW2 / #ColdWar aircraft carrier CV-10 Yorktown. As we approach, note the smaller sail of USS Drum (top), which Clamagore would have resembled as first built in 1945 and the GUPPY III conversion sail (bottom).

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1/ #ships #USNavy #models #WW2: Fletcher-class; 175 built 1942 to 1944. 2,500-tons full load. 376.5’ l x 39.5' w x 17.5' d, 60,000 shp, 2 × depth charge racks, 10 × 21” torpedo tubes; 6 × K-gun depth charge throwers. One rudder.

2/ The Fletcher-class had (from slowest rate of fire and longest range to fastest rate of fire and shortest range) 5 × 5”/38, 5 × 40 mm, 7 × 20 mm. These provided three ranges of defense vs enemy aircraft. The 5” guns were dual-purpose to fire at shore targets, ships, etc.

3/ First the 5"/38. These had 5" bores and were 38-calibers long (L/38). So total length was 5”x38=190”=15’ 10”! Range: 18,000-yards; 15 rpm (under ideal circumstances). These 4 show an unturreted 5"/38 and a twin 5"/38 on battleship Alabama.

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To better monitor #Putin's terrible #war vs. #Ukraine + his broader #military forces & options—

see the Office of #Naval #Intelligence's #unclassified references on #Russia's #Navy:

bit.ly/RussiaNAVY

>>I've unpacked the links & key graphics here:

andrewerickson.com/2022/03/office…

Pairs well with these unparalleled Orders of #Battle of #Moscow's #military #ships & #aircraft + #missiles/#weapons & sensors from 67 yrs ago to today!

The most comprehensive #OpenSource references AFIAK.

bit.ly/RussiaNavy

bit.ly/RussiaAircraft

#Putin
#Russia
#Ukraine

@Mi_Petersen38

And for #Putin's #Naval #Strategy & dev't—see key docs/translations + analysis from #Russia #Maritime Studies Institute (#RMSI)!

bit.ly/_RMSI

>Proud to call @Mi_Petersen38/@RickAMoss/@EmilyJHolland + @walterberbrick/@Becca_Pincus, ETC. my colleagues @NavalWarCollege!

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Graviola Finland

@GraviolaDOTfi

[#NATO war propaganda]
US orders families of #Kyiv #embassy staff to leave Ukraine | Jan 23
- In a travel advisory published on its website, the State Department said that there were reports Russia is planning significant military action against Ukraine.
p.dw.com/p/45xJq?maca=e…

The #misinformation spread by the British Foreign Office is another evidence that these are the #NATO countries, led by the Anglo-Saxons that are #escalating tensions around #Ukraine | Jan 24
-We call to stop provocative activities, stop spreading nonsense
cambodiantimes.com/news/272224137…

@trussliz

[War criminals: #NATO-#ISIS-#AlQaeda-#CIA]
We call on the British Foreign Office @trussliz to stop provocative activities, stop spreading nonsense and focus on studying the history of the Tatar-Mongol yoke” a representative of the Russian FM told | Jan 22
localnews8.com/news/2022/01/2…

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@NavalWarCollege

Now Out in Paperback! “#China Goes to #Sea: #Maritime Transformation in Comparative Historical Perspective”

amazon.com/China-Goes-Sea…

@NavalWarCollege @ChinaMaritime is proud to publish this new version w/ @NavalInstitute @USNIBooks!

Come for the #maps, stay for the #history...

Honored to have #JonathanSpence’s endorsement:

“The maritime #history of #China has long been a neglected field..China Goes to Sea bring[s] that knowledge-gap to an end..will be an indispensable companion to those readers seeking to understand where China’s navy may be heading.”

@USNavy

As European #naval powers & even the @USNavy struggle with ship numbers, #China has gone to #sea.

Represents the reversal of a great historical trend that began 600 years ago, when China withdrew from the seas & European naval expansion spread Western influence around the globe.

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@ForeignPolicy

New @ForeignPolicy article + slide deck:

7 #China #MaritimeMilitia ships ID'ed @ #WhitsunReef/ #UnionBanks in #SouthChinaSea!

Great to publish w/ @NavalWarCollege @ChinaMaritime colleague @rdmartinson88. And always a pleasure to work w/ @BeijingPalmer!

foreignpolicy.com/2021/03/29/chi…

@ForeignPolicy

#BottomLine:

***At the very least, 7 People's #ArmedForces #MaritimeMilitia (#PAFMM) vessels have been operating at the #Spratly Islands’ #UnionBanks, including #WhitsunReef—both during the past month & multiple times over the past year.

foreignpolicy.com/2021/03/29/chi…

@ForeignPolicy

@rdmartinson88

Thanks to research w/ @rdmartinson88, building on @GregPoling's

Spotlight's now on #Taishan #PAFMM vessels #Yuetaiyu 18000, 18111, 18222, 18333, 18555, 18666, 18777, 18888 & 18999—“The Fancheng Nine”—from a #FarSeas Militia #Squadron (#远海民兵大队) that doesn’t actually fish...

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@categorical_imp

Now that you've taken notice of the ship that has blocked the #Suez, this story from the 1950s about shipping and a man named Malcolm McLean should interest you 👇 [thread]

His actions destroyed old professions, created new industries, contributed to the rise of Asian shipping powers incl. China🇨🇳, and impacted nearly everyone on Earth. Here's how: (1/n)

Shipping is an ancient way to move goods around, but container ships are rather modern, going back only to 1956. So 1 out of 10 people in the world are actually older than container shipping! (2/n)

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@INDOPACOM

Revealing #testimony from @INDOPACOM Commander #Admiral Phil #Davidson @SASCDems/@SASCGOP @HASCDemocrats/@HASCRepublicans!

Ideally, read 41 pp. “US #IndoPacific Command Posture”:

armed-services.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/…

No time? See my excerpts: bit.ly/AdmiralDavidson

andrewerickson.com/2021/03/testim…

"The greatest danger for the United States in this competition is the erosion of conventional deterrence..Absent a convincing deterrent, the [PRC] will be emboldened to take action to undermine the rules-based international order"

armed-services.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/…

bit.ly/AdmiralDavidson

ADM Davidson:

"In September 2020, #Cambodia razed a #US-built facility on #Ream Naval Base that served as the headquarters for the National Committee on Maritime Security, reportedly in order to make way for a #PRC #naval #base."

armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/21-03…

bit.ly/AdmiralDavidson

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Xy5Z89🇩🇪🇪🇺

@Xy5Z89

#Turkey #Alaiğa #Ships #Crusiers #Coronavirus

Normally - i.e. before the corona pandemic - mostly freighters were dismantled in the port of the Turkish city of Aliağa.

The cruise industry, which has been badly hit by the crisis, is now sorting out more and more ships that end up in the gigantic recycling yard - at least in terms of their overall shape.

The gigantic ships are now being broken down into their individual parts so that they can be used again. Most of the ships, reports the Daily Mail, come from the US and the UK. Among them is for example the "Carnival Fantasy" of the US industry giant Carnival Cruise Line.

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@USNavy

Big #ONI reveal:

#China ALREADY has its own 355+ ship #navy, & within a decade will exceed that benchmark by 70 #ships!

At the end of 2020 China will have 360 battle force ships vs. @USNavy’s 297—over 60 more!

andrewerickson.com/2020/03/new-ed…

@ConsWahoo @JerryHendrixII @alessionaval

@USNavy

#ONI: In 2025 #China’s #Navy will have 400 ships. In 2030, China’s Navy will have 425 ships.

Even if @USNavy reaches its current goal of 355+ by 2030, China’s Navy could still have 70 more ships.

bit.ly/PLAN-2030

This math is truly unforgiving!

andrewerickson.com/2020/03/new-ed…

@USNavy

Given @USNavy’s dispersed global responsibilities vs. #China’s concentrated focus on being able to fight/win regional war over a sovereignty dispute, potentially vs. US & 1+ allies/partners, a sufficiently-sized #USNavy is required to preserve American security & vital interests.

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