Robert Lock
@robertlock.bsky.social
Amateur Naval History enthusiast . Often found digging into odd corners of WW2 Naval History - very slowly writing book on Hertfordshire's Navy
Is there a book , I just stumbled across Bamse this evening.
November 29, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Is there a book , I just stumbled across Bamse this evening.
RIP HMS Rawalpindi and her crew
November 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
RIP HMS Rawalpindi and her crew
Welcome to Sheerness
November 12, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Welcome to Sheerness
A little What if ery in Film World
October 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
A little What if ery in Film World
Today as I pass through Harrow and Wealdstone I will take a few moments to reflect
@garius.bsky.social was it you that did the thread about the nurse and how it changed paramedics ?
@garius.bsky.social was it you that did the thread about the nurse and how it changed paramedics ?
October 8, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Today as I pass through Harrow and Wealdstone I will take a few moments to reflect
@garius.bsky.social was it you that did the thread about the nurse and how it changed paramedics ?
@garius.bsky.social was it you that did the thread about the nurse and how it changed paramedics ?
WW2 Fireships - Operation Lucid
Late in the afternoon of 26 September 1940, War Nizam and Oakfield set sail from Sheerness and headed towards Calais and War Nawab set sail from Portsmouth to Boulogne.
Late in the afternoon of 26 September 1940, War Nizam and Oakfield set sail from Sheerness and headed towards Calais and War Nawab set sail from Portsmouth to Boulogne.
September 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
WW2 Fireships - Operation Lucid
Late in the afternoon of 26 September 1940, War Nizam and Oakfield set sail from Sheerness and headed towards Calais and War Nawab set sail from Portsmouth to Boulogne.
Late in the afternoon of 26 September 1940, War Nizam and Oakfield set sail from Sheerness and headed towards Calais and War Nawab set sail from Portsmouth to Boulogne.
Here we have Devastation .
She participated in the Battle of Kinburn, shelling a Russian fortress on the Kinburn Spit. Despite taking 72 hits from the defenders' guns, the ship suffered only two fatal casualties and twelve sailors injured before the fortress surrendered.
She participated in the Battle of Kinburn, shelling a Russian fortress on the Kinburn Spit. Despite taking 72 hits from the defenders' guns, the ship suffered only two fatal casualties and twelve sailors injured before the fortress surrendered.
September 17, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Here we have Devastation .
She participated in the Battle of Kinburn, shelling a Russian fortress on the Kinburn Spit. Despite taking 72 hits from the defenders' guns, the ship suffered only two fatal casualties and twelve sailors injured before the fortress surrendered.
She participated in the Battle of Kinburn, shelling a Russian fortress on the Kinburn Spit. Despite taking 72 hits from the defenders' guns, the ship suffered only two fatal casualties and twelve sailors injured before the fortress surrendered.
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Having a quick look at previous HMS Glsttons led me down a rabbit hole of the Crimean Floating Batteries .
Here we have the French Lave or Lava . Looking like any vaguely ship like qualities were an afterthought
military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Floatin...
Having a quick look at previous HMS Glsttons led me down a rabbit hole of the Crimean Floating Batteries .
Here we have the French Lave or Lava . Looking like any vaguely ship like qualities were an afterthought
military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Floatin...
September 17, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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Having a quick look at previous HMS Glsttons led me down a rabbit hole of the Crimean Floating Batteries .
Here we have the French Lave or Lava . Looking like any vaguely ship like qualities were an afterthought
military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Floatin...
Having a quick look at previous HMS Glsttons led me down a rabbit hole of the Crimean Floating Batteries .
Here we have the French Lave or Lava . Looking like any vaguely ship like qualities were an afterthought
military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Floatin...
Previous HMS Glatton which looks barely seaworthy
September 17, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Previous HMS Glatton which looks barely seaworthy
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A bad day at work for the crew of a drilling rig that caused a Quarter mile wide whirlpool and permanently changed the landscape
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Pe...
A bad day at work for the crew of a drilling rig that caused a Quarter mile wide whirlpool and permanently changed the landscape
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Pe...
September 15, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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A bad day at work for the crew of a drilling rig that caused a Quarter mile wide whirlpool and permanently changed the landscape
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Pe...
A bad day at work for the crew of a drilling rig that caused a Quarter mile wide whirlpool and permanently changed the landscape
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Pe...
At 12:25 pm on 22 September 1907 the nearly completed Principessa Jolanda was launched before a large audience of onlookers, government officials and foreign journalists. After travelling down the slipway, the ship immediately became unstable and heeled sharply to port
September 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
At 12:25 pm on 22 September 1907 the nearly completed Principessa Jolanda was launched before a large audience of onlookers, government officials and foreign journalists. After travelling down the slipway, the ship immediately became unstable and heeled sharply to port
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A story in 3 pictures
Built by Cantiere Navale di Riva Trigoso for the Navigazione Generale Italiana (NGI) shipping company the ship was intended for the NGI's South American service. The Principessa Jolanda has also been called the first true Italian luxury liner.
A story in 3 pictures
Built by Cantiere Navale di Riva Trigoso for the Navigazione Generale Italiana (NGI) shipping company the ship was intended for the NGI's South American service. The Principessa Jolanda has also been called the first true Italian luxury liner.
September 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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A story in 3 pictures
Built by Cantiere Navale di Riva Trigoso for the Navigazione Generale Italiana (NGI) shipping company the ship was intended for the NGI's South American service. The Principessa Jolanda has also been called the first true Italian luxury liner.
A story in 3 pictures
Built by Cantiere Navale di Riva Trigoso for the Navigazione Generale Italiana (NGI) shipping company the ship was intended for the NGI's South American service. The Principessa Jolanda has also been called the first true Italian luxury liner.
August 14, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Here's something French that probably qualifies as a Tank Battleship .
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCM_F1
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCM_F1
August 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Here's something French that probably qualifies as a Tank Battleship .
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCM_F1
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCM_F1
As you're in the Ardennes here's another lovely tank
August 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
As you're in the Ardennes here's another lovely tank
July 1945 and on the Brazilian ship Bahia crewmen were conducting anti-aircraft target practice, firing the ship's 20 mm guns at a kite that was being towed behind the ship.
May 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
July 1945 and on the Brazilian ship Bahia crewmen were conducting anti-aircraft target practice, firing the ship's 20 mm guns at a kite that was being towed behind the ship.
Adrias at Alexandria harbour, 6 December 1943
So how did we get from one photo to the other there in lies a tale
So how did we get from one photo to the other there in lies a tale
April 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Adrias at Alexandria harbour, 6 December 1943
So how did we get from one photo to the other there in lies a tale
So how did we get from one photo to the other there in lies a tale