Naval history and politics. Nothing complicated here, just straight, simple, facts with some opinions. Take what you wish, leave the rest.
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John Bulkeley retweeted
Spain is exploding and it was only a matter of time before this would happen.
One of the best and most versatile ships in the fleet today. We may not have escort carriers, but this is the closest thing to it today. Although they can’t accommodate F-35Bs, they can carry any size helicopter plus V-22 Ospreys. Useful for convoy escort, amphibious assault, moving supplies, or even blockade duty as they are doing off Iran now, this is a way for the Navy to have a versatile warship at a very economical price.
John Bulkeley retweeted
Reminds me so much of the British government thinking that fighting in France and Belgium in WW1 was such a great idea. And how did that work out for a generation of British men lost in places like Ypres or the Somme. Ukraine is NOT NATO's war and as of now not an inch of NATO territory has been invaded by Russian troops. It seems that the UK and NATO would have their hands full just defending NATO territory without having to embark on an adventure in Ukraine that could very well lead to WW3.
xitter.cf/weiqi_xiulang/status/2… Always liked the San Antonio class ships. They're probably the best LPDs in the world. Wish we had more of them too, especially if there ever is a war in the Pacific against China.
xitter.cf/WarshipCam/status/2114… Very impressive frigate. Wish the US could build something like that.
Hellenic Navy Kimon-class (FDI HN) frigate HS Kimon (F601) in Thessaloniki, Greece - October 25, 2026 SRC: X-@Nefer41967
Das vierte für #Singapur gebaute #UBoot der Klasse #218SG, die RSS #Inimitable, hat heute seine erste kurze Probefahrt in offenem Gewässer absolviert, hier zu sehen bei der Rückkehr nach Kiel⬇️#TKMS
Philippine Navy Rajah Sulayman-class offshore patrol vessel BRP Rajah Lakandula (PS-21) and Conrado Yap-class corvette BRP Conrado Yap (PS-30) (ex-ROKS Chungju (PCC-762)) in Surigao City to partcipate in the 82nd Anniversary of the Battle of Surigao Strait - October 25, 2026 SRC: FB- RPN DXKS Surigao
John Bulkeley retweeted
If it was that inadequate a design, then it should not have been accepted by the Navy to begin with. Instead, they took a frigate, changed about 80% of it, and were ending up with a small destroyer rather than a frigate. Worse, to make all these huge changes while a ship was in the process of being built, shows a level of negligence only a bloated and wasteful bureaucracy could come up with. And NAVSEA didn't inform anyone what this monstrosity of the FREMM design would finally cost along the way. And with such stellar "successes" as the LCS and the Zumwalt destroyer, it's a wonder they don't just shut down NAVSEA altogether. If they did, we might actually have ships built on time and on budget, and what a concept that would be.
Royal Navy Lacks Ships, Capabilities to Defend High North from Russia, Says U.K. Committee Report — USNI News
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The cruiser Eugenio di Savoia steaming towards the Harpoon convoy in the Sicilian channel in June 1942. This encounter will erupt in the battle of Pantelleria, covered in the latest focus on 1942 with Jon Parshall: youtube.com/live/PBWTnpbzPPo…
#ww2 #history
xitter.cf/ReadyAyeReady/status/2… Canada should be building more OPVs since it's anyone's guess when their new frigates will be completed, let alone commissioned. At least these new OPVs give additional presence for coastal patrols and even foreign visits and naval exercises, something the UK Royal Navy has been doing with their River class OPVs. Their Halifax frigates are very old now and need to be replaced. At least this might help, just like the River class is taking some pressure off of the Royal Navy's rapidly aging and diminishing number of frigates.
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Harry DeWolf transits through the Saint Lawrence Seaway lock system during the 2023 Great Lakes Deployment, November 9th, 2023. Photo: Master Corporal Vuong-De Ramos, Canadian Armed Forces photo #RCN #RoyalCanadianNavy
xitter.cf/DramaWarship/status/21… A murderer's row of battleships and aircraft carriers you will never see again. Amazing.
Date: December 12, 1944. Location: Pacific off Palau. Event: Units of the USN Task Group 38.3 are sailing from the Ulithi Atoll to the Island of Mindoro, Philippines, to destroy Japanese airfields. Left to right: battleships South Dakota, North Carolina, Washington, aircraft carrier Ticonderoga.🧜♀️
John Bulkeley retweeted
Don't even think about it. The fastest way to screw up a design for anything is to give it to the US Navy. The FREMM frigate was an excellent design already in service with 2 navies, yet NAVSEA managed to butcher it so much while trying to create the Constellation class frigate that they ended up having to scrap the whole program losing billions in the process. If the Navy is determined to build a ship that is over budget and way behind schedule, at least let it be an American design.
Always like seeing new OPVs being designed and built. Given the astronomical cost of frigates today, you may be seeing more nations turning to OPVs and drones for coastal defense.
Evstafi
Lead ship of her class of pre-dreadnought battleships (1906). It would be five years from her launching to her commissioning though as construction was to implement lessons learned during the Russo-Japanese War.
Evstafi and her sister ship formed the core of the Russian Black Sea Fleet at the outbreak of the war, and as such fought the Goeben and Breslau multiple times before her role was reduced with the introduction of Russian dreadnoughts to the fleet in 1915.
Crippled by the British in 1919 when they withdrew from Sevastopol, Evstafi was scrapped by the Soviets in 1922.
ALT By Unknown author - Фотография из коллекции Юрия Чернова., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7301937
John Bulkeley retweeted
xitter.cf/liderfiscal/status/211… And the real question should be "Why now?" This video and these statements from the British government are starting to send the UK into a panic. Is a major cyberwar expected soon? Will it be from Iran if President Trump unleashes another round of bombings in Iran? Iran has already tried to attack one RAF base, so why isn't a larger attack plausible? People just don't dream up these warnings for no reason. There must be a credible threat and it could happen soon.
#URGNTE El ministro de Defensa del Reino Unido: "Asegúrense de tener efectivo, agua y alimentos enlatados en casa"
"Las familias con bebés deben preparar comida para bebés y pañales. Si tienen mascotas, ¡también comida para mascotas y agua!" (22 de octubre de 2026)
El jefe del ejército advierte oficialmente a la ciudadanía que se prepare "para sobrevivir"
"Vamos a dejar de endulzar la píldora. El mundo se está volviendo peligrosamente inestable a gran velocidad"
El 22 de octubre de 2026, el ministro de Defensa del Reino Unido, Wes Streeting, apareció en un programa de noticias de la BBC (una cadena de televisión pública similar a la NHK en Japón) y dio una instrucción inusual dirigida a toda la población: "Preparen agua, alimentos y dinero en efectivo en casa de inmediato para varios días". ¿Por qué el máximo responsable militar ordena a los hogares civiles que hagan acopio de provisiones? Aquí está la verdad 👇
・"Asegúrense de tener agua, latas de comida que no requieran calentamiento y efectivo en casa de inmediato"
Se indicó que cada persona debe almacenar 3 litros de agua por día y latas de comida que se puedan comer sin usar microondas ni fogón, suficientes para varios días. Además, para el caso de que se corte internet y las tarjetas de crédito o pagos móviles queden completamente inutilizables, se exige tener "efectivo" en casa, así como baterías portátiles y linternas a pilas.
・El ministro de Defensa del Reino Unido declara oficialmente la amenaza de "grupos de hackers respaldados por estados o terroristas". El Reino Unido ya no oculta su política de enfrentar una "situación extremadamente peligrosa".
・"No lo esquive. Mire de frente la realidad de que el mundo se ha vuelto peligroso"
Aunque tranquilizó diciendo que "no hay bombardeos inminentes para mañana", afirmó con rotundidad que "no hay forma de maquillar el hecho de que el mundo es más peligroso e inestable que antes". Apela a que no se debe depender solo del Estado o el ejército, sino que cada ciudadano debe prepararse para protegerse a sí mismo.
En resumen, "el ministro de Defensa del Reino Unido advirtió en serio a la ciudadanía que, debido a posibles ataques terroristas de países enemigos o ciberataques, la electricidad, internet o los pagos bancarios podrían fallar en cualquier momento. No cierren los ojos a la realidad de un mundo más peligroso: preparen efectivo, agua y latas de comida ahora mismo para sobrevivir incluso si los pagos con móvil dejan de funcionar".
#RTMasivo #UrgenteCOMPARTAN 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
John Bulkeley retweeted
The fastest way to screw up a design for anything is to give it to the US Navy. The FREMM frigate was an excellent design already in service with 2 navies, yet NAVSEA managed to butcher it so much while trying to create the Constellation class frigate that they ended up having to scrap the whole program losing billions in the process. The British should just stay away unless they want to see their design fractured too.
Latest news article:
Babcock pitches Type 31 for 🇺🇸US Navy frigate programme
navylookout.com/babcock-pitc…
Last of gun heavy destroyers and solid warships.
