Naval History

⚓"Navigation for Vikings did not rely on instruments alone. It relied on life. Norse sailors carried ravens aboard their longships and released them when crossing open water. If a raven circled or returned, land was close. If it flew straight and did not come back, the ship...See more

In 1966, the U.S. Navy wasn't just in the ocean; it was in the mud. The "Brown Water Navy" patrolled the narrow, choking waterways of the Mekong Delta in PBRs (Patrol Boat, River). These were small, fiberglass boats, no more heavily armored than a pleasure craft, armed with...See more

⚓The Vikings did not dominate the seas by chance. Their success rested on a quiet but transformative innovation: the keel. While earlier cultures had used rudimentary central supports, Norse shipbuilders perfected the keel into a long, continuous timber that ran the full length...See more

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⚓Two Soviet officers said yes. Only one said no. That single vote, cast in the cramped control room of a submarine the world didn't know existed, prevented nuclear war. October 27, 1962. The Cuban Missile Crisis had reached its most dangerous moment. Beneath the Caribbean waters...See more

⚓The engagement between H.M.S. Phoenix and the French Frigate Didon, 10 August 1805 (1829) ~ Thomas Luny (English, 1759 - 1837)⚓#NavalArt #NavalHistory⚓

⚓The scoreboard of Japanese planes and ships sunk is being painted on the quarterdeck bulkhead of the USS Enterprise (CV-6) 20 Aug 1944. ⚓