#US navy

[lonestarflight]

The Vought XO5U-1 (BuNo 9399) parked on land. "The United States Navy contracted three companies to produce prototypes to meet a requirement for a catapult launched biplane, with a central float and folding wings. Douglas produced the XO2D-1, Curtiss the XO3C-1 and Vought the XO5U-1. It was powered by a single Pratt & Whitney R-1340-12 piston engine and first flew on May 8, 1934." It lost to the Curtiss O3C-1, which became the Curtiss SOC Seagull.

Date: May 14, 1936

SDASM Archives: 40959541, 40959528, 00028776

[usafphantom2]

Corsairs taking off from the USS Randolph (CV-15). 🇺🇲⚓️

@AcePilotAV via X

[univac1219]

Hello! Welcome to tumblr, I'm already a massive fan and I was wondering what exactly the UNIVAC was used for back in the day and what kind of functions you have it perform for demonstrations now? Thank you!

Oh my goodness, my first question! Well, in a sentence, the UNIVAC 1219 was used to point and fire missiles at enemy aircraft. Now, we can break this down:

The UNIVAC 1219 is a militarized version of the UNIVAC 418. This thing has better resistance to salty air and other things you’d want a seafaring computer going into battle to have, but at their hearts they’re the same. There were three different missile systems the UNIVAC was a part of: Talos, Terrier, and Tartar. These three systems were among the first sea-to-air missile systems fielded by the U.S. Navy.

The UNIVAC 1219 would receive data from the AN/SPG-55 radar and analyze the data it received. Running one of dozens of programs lost to time (or on a single last-of-it’s-kind magnetic tape we are worried about damaging), it will pass on the results of its calculations to the missile system itself. The missile will go where it is told, and hit an enemy plane.

But our UNIVAC 1219 is unique! The specific machines here are from the John Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. At John Hopkins, they developed the fire control programs ran on Navy ships! They had a radar and everything, and I only wish we had a radar and missile battery too ;D.

As for what we do for demonstrations, we have assortments of cool programs we run, and I encourage you to swing by and see for yourself. Our oldest party trick is printing ASCII art of Spock and George Washington, but maybe if this post performs well I will divulge some other cool things we do ;).

Thank you for the question! I am loving this blog rn and appreciate the great support you all have given me.

[lonestarbattleship]

"WHICH WAR DOG WILL SURVIVE?

Both USS WYOMING (BB-32) (left) and USS ARKANSAS (BB-33) (right) must be scrapped under the terms of the London naval treaty. But one will escape the scrap heap as a training ship. They wait in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York, while officers decide."

Date: May 14, 1930

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[sabotpetal]

F-14 Tomcat carrier take off

[favmomnextdoor]

Veterans eat free today…

[supplyside]

Tomcat

[sgtgrunt0331-3]

Marine Corps and Navy emblems adorn several panels at the Iwo Jima display in the National Museum of the Marine Corps. Each emblem represents a serviceman who lost their life during the battle.

March 26, 1945, marked the end of the 36-day long battle that resulted in over 26,000 American casualties, including 6,800 killed in action.

The battle for Iwo Jima also saw 27 Medals of Honor awarded to Marine and Navy personnel for gallantry above and beyond the call of duty.

[ltwilliammowett]

A kitten poses in a custom U.S. Navy “Cracker Jack” uniform in 1950. The iconic naval uniform got its nickname when the snack food mascot Sailor Jack became ubiquitous during the First World War.

[texasaggie-seaknight]

Navy Wrestling… pin them and take no prisoners…

[lonestarflight]

Two workers attaching a Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp onto a F4U Corsair at the Chance-Vought factory in Stratford, Connecticut.

Date: March 1943

NARA: 179036630

[usafphantom2]

F-4 #Phantom of VF-33 anyone else a fan of the yellow livery?

@PilotPhotog via X

[usaac-official]

USS Shenandoah (ZR-1) moored at Naval Air Station Lakehurst, New Jersey, Nov 1923 - Jan 1924

[thesadpilotclub]

One gripe I have about TGM is how they treat Maverick’s rank as Captain.

They treat him like an Army Captain - Which is just above 1st Lieutenant, and below Major. They’re a higher ranking officer but not THAT big of a deal.

Navy Captains, on the other hand, are the army equivalent of a Colonel. The are JUST below Admiral. They literally command boats by themselves. That is their job. Take that in. MAVERICK COMMANDED A WHOLE ASS CARRIER.

(And what little bitch ass snitch of a Lieutenant Commander reported Maverick’s antics to the Admirals and how badly do you think they got their ass handed to them?)

Also, the median pay for a Navy Captain is 70-100k, with free healthcare and an absolute fire retirement plan. I get they wanted to show Maverick at his lowest at the beginning of the film, but what the FUCK is he spending all that money on where he can’t afford a few hundred dollars in beers? Especially when he spent the better part of his career on deployment.

Something fun to think about tho is how much more this would’ve effected Hangman & Coyote’s horror at the fact they threw him out the bar. This wasn’t just upsetting their teacher or CO or superior officer. No. Maverick could literally OBLITERATE THEIR WHOLE FUCK DAMN CAREER. Or at least make their lives a living hell for just about a whole decade if he’s feeling petty.

I get the movie is for people who don’t know anything about the Navy. But as someone who comes from a long line of veterans & sailors, as well as a military fiction enthusiast, I just really needed to talk about it.

[sabotpetal]

A-6E Intruders on the flight deck of a US navy carrier

[theglitterdome]

Rita Hayworth leading a conga line of sailors in 1943