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Cowabunga by Shan Swami

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Onwards!

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The Tosa-class battleships were two dreadnoughts ordered as part of the "Eight-Eight" fleet for the Imperial Japanese Navy during the early 1920s. The ships were larger versions of the preceding Nagato class, and carried an additional 41-centimeter (16.1 in) twin-gun turret. The design for the class served as a basis for the Amagi-class battlecruisers.

Both ships were launched in late 1921, but the first ship, Tosa, was cancelled in accordance with the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty before it could be completed, and was used in experiments testing the effectiveness of its armor scheme before being scuttled. The hull of the second ship, Kaga, was converted into an aircraft carrier with the same name. The carrier supported Japanese troops in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, and took part in the attack on Pearl Harbor and the invasion of Rabaul in the Southwest Pacific in January 1942.

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The Virginia class battleship was designed to be the first truly seagoing U.S. battleships. Five ships were commissioned between 1906 and 1907. The ships participated in the round-the-world cruise of the Great White Fleet. For the second and last time, the U.S. Navy experimented with mounting the 8" intermediate battery atop the 12" primary guns. As with the previous experiment in doing so, this severely impaired the utility of the 8" guns so mounted. This was the first American capital ship class to use Krupp armor, years after European contemporaries.

List of ships in class: USS VIRGINIA, USS NEBRASKA, USS GEORGIA, USS NEW JERSEY, USS RHODE ISLAND, 

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The striking blue eye of this Ornate Slider (Trachemys ornata) is a trait unique to only a handful of turtle species around the world. This specimen was observed on a recent expedition to southern Mexico.

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Maldive

Maldives Beach ©

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Solo Mass

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Wild Orcas by Masa Nakamura

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Turtle watch by soujo

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the bottom is the place to be by Chris

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Beautiful shark

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Going Out To Sea

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The Erzherzog Karl class was a class of battleships of the Austro-Hungarian Navy built before World War I. All of the battleships of the Erzherzog Karl-class were built in the Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino shipyards in Trieste. The first battleship, Erzherzog Karl was laid down in 1902. Erzherzog Karl was commissioned in 1906, while Erzherzog Ferdinand Maxand Erzherzog Friedrich were commissioned in 1907. The three Erzherzog Karl-class battleships were considered relatively modern by the time they were commissioned. However, small docking space and budget restraints resulted in the class being fairly compact. The Erzherzog Karl-class were the last and largest pre-dreadnoughts built by the Austrian Navy. They were named after members of the Austrian Royal family.

Despite these qualities, the Erzherzog Karl-class battleships were inferior to the more modern Dreadnought type battleships. As a result, they only played a limited role during World War I.

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The Ruggiero di Lauria class was a class of Italian battleships which served in the Regia Marina during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They essentially were improved versions of the Caio Duilio-class battleships which had preceded them. 

The ships were authorized under the 1880 naval program and were laid down in 1881 and 1882. They underwent protracted construction periods; it took nearly six-and-a-half years to build Ruggiero di Lauria, over seven-and-a-half to construct Francesco Morosini, and nearly nine-and-a-half to build Andrea Doria. By the time the ships entered service between 1888 and 1891, they were of obsolete design. 

Ruggiero of Lauria was laid down in 1881, launched in 1884, and completed in 1888. After she was stricken in 1909, she served as a floating oil tank until sunk in shallow water in a World War II air raid in 1943. She was scrapped in 1946–1947. 

Francesco Morosini was laid down in 1881, launched in 1885, and completed in 1889. A month after being stricken in 1909, she was sunk as a target in shallow water. Her wreck was scrapped. 

Andrea Doria was laid down in 1882, launched in 1885, and completed in 1891. After she was stricken in 1911, she served as a depot ship. During World War I she served as a defensive floating battery, then lingered as a floating oil tank until scrapped in 1929. 

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Promenade by Julien Douvier

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The Izumo-class helicopter destroyer is a type of new helicopter carrierclass being constructed for the Japan Marittime Self-Defence Force. The ships of this class will be the largest surface combatants of the JMSDF, taking over the mantle currently held by the Hyuga-class helicopter destroyers. The lead ship was officially unveiled at Yokohama on 6 August 2013.