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Dave Long

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Personal account, all opinions my own and not representative of anyone/thing else. Interested in critical thinking, naval history and raising ME/CFS awareness. Also, random nice photos :)

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Dave Long @axe99.bsky.social · Jan 12

[Pinned] Welcome to the Naval History Feed 😊 This feed aims to bring together posts about naval history (anything from 20 years or so ago and older). To have your posts or replies show up in the feed, just tag them with #NavalHistory. For more on this feed and feeds in general, read on 😊 (1/8)

A black-and-white photo of the aircraft carrier Argus in dazzle camouflage.

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Dave Long @axe99.bsky.social · 2h

Great to hear it went well - it's on my "must get around to" list 😊

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Also important to remember that Turkey and Hungary are not "stable" yet - they're still on the slide.

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Jamie McTrusty @jamiemctrusty.bsky.social · 8h

16th October 1939: First Luftwaffe air attack on Britain, ‘the Battle of the Firth of Forth’. A series of incursions by single German aircraft had already resulted in the first RAF engagement with the enemy over British territory, when a 602 Squadron Spitfire damaged a Heinkel 111 at 10:20am.
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Medium altitude Luftwaffe photograph showing bombs falling around ships in the Firth of Forth during the raid, with the rail bridge clearly visible. The image shows two large and one small warships surrounded by patches of disturbed water. The two large vessels are emitting what appears to be funnel smoke. At the bottom of the photograph, the thin line of the Forth Rail Bridge casts a clear shadow on the water, revealing its complex structure.
📷 Australian War Museum SUK14576

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Ian Kikuchi @curatorian.bsky.social · 9h

The first thing one sees on entering #NAMLondon is this helicopter, so 8t really should be called a hello-copter.

A Lynx helicopter on display at the National Army Museum

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Dreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 12h

Interesting events on the Norwegian/Swedish border, where the Hagland Captain is still stuck next to the Svinesund Bridge having failed to successfully identify the wet bit that runs underneath it.

Photo of the unfortunate vessel, suspiciously close to the shore and even more suspiciously not moving...

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Paul Montgomery @stonefishweirs.bsky.social · 4h

Great talk by Affiliated Volunteers - Monitoring and Protecting Our Underwater Cultural Heritage - Hefin Meara
@hefinmeara.bsky.social
#ikuwa8 #maritimearchaeology #maritimeheritage #coastalhistory

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Paul Montgomery @stonefishweirs.bsky.social · 4h

Day 3 of the #ikuwa8 conference in #ostend #Belgium. #maritimearchaeology #maritimeheritage #coastalhistory #coastsinmind #molarchaeology #oceandecadeheritage

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Custom Coastal Outreach @customcoastal.org · 9h

Galveston’s 1800s history is rich with pirates, trade, war, and the pursuit of freedom. By the century’s end, it had grown into a thriving city shaped by its port, economy, academics, and vibrant immigrant communities. Learn more on our Instagram! @GetKidsOnBoats

#Galveston #History #Maritime #Port

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Your Friendly Neighborhood Pharologist @pharology.bsky.social · 10h

A 1972 #BBC documentary showing how keepers of the Longships #Lighthouse off the coast of #Cornwall, #England, kept in touch with their families while on duty.

#MaritimeHistory #CoastalHistory

1972: How the LIGHTHOUSE Families Keep in Touch | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive

YouTube video by BBC Archive

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Catherine Dupont @cathdupont.bsky.social · 11h

Fisher-hunter-gatherer one day
Fisher-hunter-gatherer always
Thick top shell
Or when you have a family to feed and you take advantage of a scientific trip to the seaside to collect shells.
#seashell #maritimeheritage #gathering #huntergatherer #collecting #mollusc
#marinebiology

To be continue...

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Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs Podcast @shipwreckspod.bsky.social · 12h

#OTD 16 Oct 1906, the Norwegian vessel SS Ivanhoe, owned at the time of her loss by Albert W. Selmer, was on a voyage from Bossmo, Norway to Goole, England with 1100 tons of pyrite, when she was wrecked on Whitton Sands, Humber Estuary.

#maritimehistory

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Your Friendly Neighborhood Pharologist @pharology.bsky.social · 12h

The story of the 1858 Point Betsie #Lighthouse on #LakeMichigan.

#Michigan #GreatLakes #MaritimeHistory

Episode 88 - Point Betsie Lighthouse

Podcast Episode · The Lighthouse Lowdown · 10/13/2025 · 1h 2m

podcasts.apple.com

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Dave Long @axe99.bsky.social · 3h

Very glad to hear - by the look of the feed, post-docking trials are off to an excellent start 😊

Dave Long @axe99.bsky.social · 3h

Wonderful footage, thanks for sharing 😊

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The Crusader Project @crusaderproject.bsky.social · 3h

Sometimes, all a #navalhistory researcher needs to be whole again is to see an Imam Ro.43 being launched from RInc Eugenio di Savoia, and well we have you covered, bruv.

Lancio di aereo da catapulta a bordo dell'incrociatore Eugenio di Savoia

patrimonio.archivioluce.com

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Snapshots of Naval History @ssonh.bsky.social · 4h

In late 1918, the light battlecruiser of the Royal Navy HMS Courageous steams past the cameraman.

#courageous #hms #uk #unitedkingdom #royalnavy #ww1 #worldwar1 #navalhistory #history

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The Crusader Project @crusaderproject.bsky.social · 5h

Today's favourite #warart

Vale Waterhen

HMAS Waterhen sinking the day after being struck by Axis aircraft off Sollum.

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The British destroyer HMS Defender (left) alongside the Australian destroyer HMAS Waterhen, after the latter had been attacked and crippled by German dive bombers off the port of Salum in Egypt. The Waterhen had been carrying reinforcements to the besieged garrison at Tobruk. It was one of several Australian ships that operated a shuttle service between Tobruk and various ports in Egypt, a service that became known as the Tobruk ferry or Tobruk taxi. HMS Defender is taking on board the crew of the Waterhen and the troops it has been carrying. HMAS Waterhen sank the following day, 1941-06-30.

Places
Africa: North Africa, Libya, Cyrenaica, Tobruk Area, Tobruk
Oceania: New Guinea1, Aitape
Accession Number ART22327
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 55.2 x 71 cm
Object type Painting
Physical description oil on hardboard
Maker Norton, Frank
Place made Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Date made 1942
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description
HMAS Waterhen listing to port, prior to being taken in tow and later sinking.

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HistoryFFS Podcast @historyffs.bsky.social · 6h

5 Days to Go - First 3 Episodes Drop Oct 21!

Ep 3: Nick Hewitt on Jaws, survival at sea, and the stories we choose to remember.

✨ Listen to the trailer now:
🔗 podfollow.com/historyffs

#HistoryFFS #PodcastLaunch #HistoryPodcast #Jaws #WWII #NavalHistory #MaritimeHistory #Storytelling #SharkWeek

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Jamie McTrusty @jamiemctrusty.bsky.social · 8h

16th October 1937: first flight of the Short Sunderland. Developed from the civilian ‘C-Class’ flying boat, the aircraft was key to RAF Coastal Command operations, especially during the early part of the war. Sunderlands sank, or shared credit for, the sinking of 26 U-Boats.
📷 Roy Cross/Airfix
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Dramatic colour artwork depicting a Sunderland flying boat at low level over a convoy of ships, passing a 4-engined German Focke-Wulf Condor which is trailing flames as the aircraft exchange fire. The Sunderland is a large 4 radial-engined aircraft with a slab-sided, boat-shaped hull and underwing floats. It’s painted white with camouflaged upper surfaces. Below, one of the ships in the convoy has been hit and is emitting a column of black-brown smoke.

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RN ship losses @rnshiplosses.bsky.social · 10h

16 Oct 1943 // MTB.356, one of a group of #RoyalNavy torpedo boats on night patrol off the Hook of Holland, was hit by a shell in the engine room during an action with German armed trawlers. All her crew were safely taken off by another MTB after setting scuttling charges. #NavalHistory #WW2

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RN ship losses @rnshiplosses.bsky.social · 10h

16 Oct 1942 // Trawler Lady Craddock, a Royal Indian Navy minesweeper stationed at Calcutta, was moored on the Hooghly River off Haldia when the area was struck by a cyclone. She was overwhelmed by a large wave, and capsized and sank with the loss of six men. #RoyalIndianNavy #NavalHistory #WW2

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RN ship losses @rnshiplosses.bsky.social · 10h

16 Oct 1942 // HM Trawler Inverclyde sank for unknown reasons while under tow off Beach Head. She was being towed by tug Harold Brown from Shoreham to Portsmouth. A small towing crew were on board, and all were rescued by another trawler. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory #WW2

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RN ship losses @rnshiplosses.bsky.social · 10h

16 Oct 1942 // Corvette HMS Gladiolus was lost with all hands (64 men) off Iceland, overnight on 16/17 October, probably torpedoed by one of several U-boats attacking her convoy. Some sources credit U.553 with the sinking but the circumstances remain unconfirmed. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory #WW2

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RN ship losses @rnshiplosses.bsky.social · 10h

16 Oct 1940 // Motor torpedo boat MTB.106 was being used to clear mines near the Nore lightvessel by making repeated high-speed crossings of a designated area. The boat, it was thought, would safely trigger any magnetic or acoustic mines with her speed carrying her clear of the explosions. [1/2]

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RN ship losses @rnshiplosses.bsky.social · 10h

16 Oct 1905 // HM Submarine A.4 was taking part in signalling tests off Spithead with hull fully awash when water entered through a ventilator through which a flag attached to a boathook was being extended. The boat lost trim and began quickly to sink in a steep nose-down attitude. [1/4]

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