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12月14日の写真
戦艦　山城
日付　1934年12月14日
場所　館山沖標柱間
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状況　大改装後の全力公試中

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December 14, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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12月14日の写真
巡洋戦艦　榛名
日付　1913年12月14日
場所　神戸川崎造船所第四船台
撮影　神戸川崎造船所
状況　進水

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December 14, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Got new bookshelves, so its time to update my library! There will always be room for more!

Anyone have other good book reqs out here?

#NavalHistory #militaryhistory
Three shelves of misc world War 2 or naval history related books. Two books prominently displayed. "The Big E The Story of the USS Enterprise" by Edward P Stafford and "Aircraft Carriers and Seaplane Tenders".
December 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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#OTD in 1941. Captain W. Tennant, Captain of HMS Repulse, and Padre Bezzant after being rescued. #WW2 #HISTORY
December 10, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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From the mouths of the survivors. Force Z is often criticised through cursory analysis. But there is no doubt HMS Repulse was not up to the job. Here's how the sailors who served upon her experienced her demise. #OTD #WW2 #HISTORY #Navalhistory
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Force Z | Repulse - Lamb to the slaughter (Part 1 of 3)
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December 10, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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On 10 Dec, 1941, just days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, advanced battleship HMS Prince of Wales and battlecruiser HMS Repulse, known together as Force Z of the Royal Navy, were deployed to repel Japanese advances in the Pacific. (1/4)🧵

#history #OTD #maritimehistory #royalnavy #ww2 #japan
An illustration showing Repulse and Prince of Wales on fire and sinking. HMS Repulse at sea Officers and sailors on the deck of HMS Prince of Wales with its guns and superstructure in the background. April, 1941.
December 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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10 Dec 1941 // Battleship HMS Prince of Wales and battlecruiser HMS Repulse were sunk by Japanese aircraft in the South China Sea east of Kuantan, Malaya. They were operating without air cover. 840 men died, 327 from Prince of Wales and 513 from Repulse. (Images all from Imperial War Museum.) [1/2]
HMS Prince of Wales arriving at Singapore, 4 December 1941. Imperial War Museum image: A 6785. HMS Repulse photographed from a troop convoy approaching Singapore, 3 December 1941. Imperial War Museum image: A 6794. A Japanese aerial photograph showing HMS Prince of Wales (top) and HMS Repulse during the early stages of the attack on 10 December 1941 in which they were sunk. HMS Repulse had just been hit for the first time (12.20 hours). Imperial War Museum image: HU 2763. Memorial to HMS Repulse and HMS Prince of Wales, National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas, near Lichfield, Staffordshire. Photograph by Steve Bowen, 18 April 2018. Wikimedia Commons: CC BY-SA 4.0.
December 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Today in WW2 History, 2 Nov 1943: [Photo] B-25 bomber attacking Simpson Harbor, Rabaul ##ww2 ##onthisday https://ww2db.com/image.php?image_id=4009
November 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Today in WW2 History, 2 Nov 1945: [Photo] Incomplete Unryu-class carrier Kasagi in Sasebo Bay, Japan ##ww2 ##onthisday https://ww2db.com/image.php?image_id=7559
November 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Found a new read for this month! Its alot harder to find good material for Coral Sea, so hopefully there are some good nuggets here!
#booksky
Cover of the book "Turning the Tide: The Battles of Coral Sea and Midway". The image shows a painting of the dive bomber attack on 2 Japanese carriers on June 4th 1942.
November 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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It was a key engagement of the Guadalcanal campaign, but the 1942 Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands has yet to yield all its answers to history. usni.org/magazines/n...
Solving the Mysteries of Santa Cruz | Naval History Magazine - October 2011 Volume 25, Number 5
It was a key engagement of the Guadalcanal campaign, but the 1942 Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands has yet to yield all its answers to history.
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October 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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IJN Battleship Nagato
Date: October 27, 1920
Location: Off the coast of Sukumo
Photo: Kure Arsenal Shipbuilding Department
Situation: Public exam in progress

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October 27, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Sub-Lieutenant A. Roberts with Able Seaman "Terry", the mascot of the frigate HMCS LEVIS, Lauzon, Quebec, Canada, 6 June 1944. (LAC a150420-v6.jpg) #RCN #Photos #History
October 27, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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Hey folks! Its been a bit, but i have not forgotten about the page. Life just does life stuff sometimes!

Working on more content now. Stay tuned!
October 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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IJN Heavy cruiser Kako
Date: July 20, 1926
Location: Kobe Port
Photo: Kobe Kawasaki Shipyard
Situation: Completion day, preparing for departure

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July 20, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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IJN Battleship Kongō
Date: July 20, 1931, 08:15
Location: Off Tateyama
Photo: Yokosuka Arsenal
Situation: 1st rehearsal run after renovation

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July 20, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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IJN Light cruiser Suzuya
Date: July 20, 1935
Location: Yokosuka Arsenal
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Situation: outfitting

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July 20, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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Netherland Cruiser HNLMS De Ruyter. During the Japanese invasion of the Dutch East Indies, HMLS De Ruyter was sunk at the Battle of the Java Sea.
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July 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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The USS Washington earned naval immortality at Guadalcanal, where her elite crew and radar-directed guns sank the Kirishima in a dramatic night battle—an unmatched feat among U.S. battleships in World War II. #History #WW2 #Navy
USS Washington: The “Gun Club” Battleship of Guadalcanal
The USS Washington earned naval immortality at Guadalcanal, where her elite crew and radar-directed guns sank the Kirishima in a dramatic night battle—an unmatched feat among U.S. battleships in World War II.
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July 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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IJN Battleship Nagato
Date: July 14, 1925
Location: When entering Etauchi Port (estimated)
Photo: Ōsumi Yōkō
Situation: While the Crown Prince (Hirohito) was on board, at the graduation ceremony of the 53rd Military Academy

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July 14, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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The Nautilus expedition found the USS Laffey DD-459. Laffey was a Benson class destroyer who served during thr early campaigns in the South Pacific. During the night of of November 13th, she valiantly fought the IJN Hiei at point blank range. She was lost after taking as many as two torpedoes.
Benson class destroyer DD-479. Image is on the starboard forward while she refueling. Her forward 5' guns and superstructure are prominent
July 15, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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The Nautilus team has located the USS Vincennes (CA-44). They have posted a short video with some of the highlights.
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Exploring WWII Shipwreck USS Vincennes | Nautilus Live
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July 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Undersea expedition discovers bow of USS New Orleans, lost in WWII www.militarytimes.com/veterans/mil...
Undersea expedition discovers bow of USS New Orleans, lost in WWII
On Nov. 30, 1942, a torpedo sank the heavy cruiser New Orleans, sending it to the bottom of the Pacific. Its whereabouts were lost to history — until now.
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July 8, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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If you were not aware, Robert Ballard and the Nautilus are currently exploring Guadalcanal's Naval Wrecks for the next 3 weeks. you can watch on their YouTube channel!
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Nautilus Live | Channel 1 Stream
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July 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Finishing up "The Mighty Moo" by Nathan Canestaro. It is a simple read that was mostly put together with after action reports and a few sailors diaries and letters written home. Its a quick & enjoyable read. Ultimately I wish there were more stories, but the source material is hard to come by.
Cover of the book "The Mighty Moo" by Nathan Canestaro. The text is in red, with a picture of the ship from the bow.
June 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM