#naval vessel

[lonestarbattleship]

USS OREGON (BB-3) in New York Harbor. The auxiliary cruiser in the left, in distance is probably USS ST. PAUL (1895), but may be her sister, USS ST. LOUIS.

Date: August 21-22, 1898

U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command: NH 100323

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[ltwilliammowett]

Water the Ship

What you can see here is the watering of the deck of the Götheborg. It is very important to do this because dry wood shrinks and makes your ship leaky. To prevent this, you pump salt water onto it and flush the ship. The salt and water will penetrate into the wood and make it watertight. To quote a crew member of the Götheborg: "You make the whole ship a giant pickle."

[howlingday]

Jaune: Sword to your neck, name 5 DDG songs that aren't remixes

Ruby: ...

Ruby: ...

Ruby: ...

Ruby: ... Just do it already.

Jaune: Not until you admit Oatmeal Raisin is the superior cookie.

Ruby: Never!

Jaune: You don't even know who DDG is, do you?!

Ruby: DO YOU?!

Jaune: I'm asking the questions here!

I have no idea who DDG is either.

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Princess Anne and Sir Tim Laurence’s itinerary for their visit to Vancouver and Victoria, Canada on 3rd-5th May 2024

Below is everything they will be doing while on this official royal visit:

✨ Attend the commissioning ceremony for His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Max Bernays and sail overnight in the ship to Esquimalt

✨ When HMCS Max Bernays enters Esquimalt Harbour, they will receive a 21-Gun Salute from the Black Rock naval battery

✨ Visit the Military Family Resource Centre and meet with staff, board members and service members and their families

✨ Pay respects and lay a wreath at the God’s Acre Veteran’s Cemetery

✨ Visit the archives and collections space of the Maritime Museum of British Columbia, which was founded with an initial donation by Her Royal Highness’s late father, Prince Philip

✨ Visit the FED Urban Agriculture project to learn about local sustainable food practices

✨ Attend the Battle of the Atlantic Commemorative Service at the British Columbia Legislature and lay a wreath

✨ Visit the Royal Victoria Yacht Club and present prizes at the Spring Dinghies Regatta

✨ Visit the Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association and meet with staff, board members, clients, and their families. They will be given a tour of the stables and present prizes.

✨ Meet with Lieutenant Governor Janet Austin and various British Columbia community leaders

The visit by Princess Anne and Sir Tim is being hosted by the Royal Canadian Navy.

Specific dates and times have not been provided by the Office of the Lieutenant Governor for safety reasons and so the Princess Royal can attend all her commitments while in town.

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[nocternalrandomness]

USN E-2D AEW aircraft over Naval Station Norfolk

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[the-golden-vanity]

This might be an absurd question to ask, but what type of ships were the Erebus and the Terror? I've recently had an interest in Polar Expeditions (particularly the ships themselves). I would look it up myself but I have a phobia of dead/decaying bodies and mummified people, and I am almost certain looking up "Franklin Expedition" would show images of the dead.

Thank you.

Hey there, friend! That's not an absurd question at all, and if you're at all uncomfortable with images of dead people, not searching "Franklin Expedition" online is probably a very wise decision.

HMS Terror and HMS Erebus were both bomb vessels, which in the 19th century Royal Navy meant full-rigged ships (three masts, square-rigged sail plan) made with extremely strong hulls to withstand the recoil of their weaponry—mortars that fired explosive shells, rather than cannons that fired more traditional shot. This type of weaponry was usually used for the bombardment of land-based targets, as in the famous bombardment of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812, in which Terror participated.

A View Of The Bombardment of Fort McHenry, © Public Domain.

The reinforced hulls that were made to withstand mortar recoil were also able to withstand (at least, to a certain degree) the immense pressure that would come with being icebound, so during the late 18th and early 19th century, bomb vessels were the preferred ships for polar exploration.

Erebus In The Ice, © François-Etienne Musin

Later polar expeditions tended to use whaling ships, like the Nimrod and the Terra Nova, or purpose-built polar exploration vessels, like the Endurance and the Fram. I hope this helps!

[lonestarbattleship]

View of the after superstructure of USS Washington (BB-56), taken at the New York Navy Yard, on August 18, 1942.

Note: Mk. 37 and Mk. 38 directors; searchlight.

NHHC: 19-N-34624

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[ltwilliammowett]

The final part of caulking aboard the Götheborg. After removing the old pitch and oakum, if the deck looks fine, new oakum is put in between the deckplanks and covered with new pitch.

Filmed by Gabriella Johansson

[swedebeast]

The HMS Sprängaren (transl. "The Blaster") came to the Swedish navy in 1918 as a mine-sweeper and was in the 1930's assigned as a towing ship, though originally she was classified as a "vedette ship", which makes for an interesting series of classifications. She continued in her duties into the 1990's, but has been restored by a Veteran's association.

She got her name to fame being the ship that towed the salvaged Vasa ship in the 1960's, and she is today the only WW1-era naval vessel in the world running on her own power - which is a coal stoked steam engine.

Images were taken by a Backa Erik Eriksson, August 2023.

[krakensmaw]

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐌𝐎𝐊𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐍𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐘 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐌, choking his lungs and clinging to worn leather. gun in their left hand, his right curled about the hilt of a blade still bloodied from its latest VICTIM. three more flintlock pistols sat strapped to his chest, and another at each hip. battling crewmembers parted like the sea before their approach, striding the deck with the thunk of heavy soles. ears ringing. the crack of a whip drew him in like a WHIRLPOOL.

it was a rare occurrence : for two crews to board the same vessel in their attempts to raid. there was a time blackbeard would simply have had an opposing crew slaughtered, along with the mark's. but this was edward, and this crew was special.

thunk, thunk. the crack of his pistol rang off the wood about them as he shot the navy man going toe to toe with CALICO JACK. one bullet through the skull. he dropped, bringing them face to face. ❛ hey, jack. i heard you were dead. ❜ an attempt at nonchalance even as those big brown eyes grew wet with tears. they blinked them away, stubborn. hadn't even realized he was still holding jack at the barrel of that damned pistol. not 'til the sun glinted off ed's ENGAGEMENT RING : a pretty thing. enormous, golden with diamonds and a sharp edged amethyst. it sat snug in the place where jack's ring once did.

@pyratezlife / jack & whomever else.

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An American privateer schooner and other vessels near a harbour, painting by Burton circa 1815 (NMM)

When a privateer takes a prize, the captives, generally, are exposed to as much insult and outrage as is generally inflicted by a pirate; with the lone exception of being made to walk the plank — a thing which no civilized people would tolerate. [...]

Patriotism is the most diminutive motive lurking in the bosom of a privateersman. He fights for himself, and not for his country. Indeed, he chooses not to fight at all, provided that unarmed and defenseless game can be found; and it is only when by fog or mishap he falls in with an armed enemy, that he is compelled to show his teeth, and then no longer than he can devise a way of escape.

— Alfred M. Lorrain (1791-1863), in his autobiography The Helm, the Sword, and the Cross.