Dolphins on your chest

Captured German U-Boat (and other interesting stuff)

Mon Aug 22, 2011 7:00 PM EDT

By There They Go Again (Clipped by Wheel)

Last December, my wife and I found it necessary to go to Chicago for medical reasons. After her release from the University of Chicago Hospital, we were required to remain close to the hospital for several weeks. Having nothing to do while she recuperated, we visited …

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history, museum, wwii, submarines

Weekend Exposure: USS Torsk SS-423

Sat Aug 20, 2011 9:54 PM EDT

By etva (Clipped by Wheel)

The USS Torsk (SS 423) is a Tench Class Submarine built in the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in New Hampshire, and commissioned in 1944 with Commander Bafford Lewellen as her commanding officer. She's a diesel-electric submarine, armed with ten 21-inch torpedo tubes. …

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history, maryland, boats, weekend-exposure, newsvine-photographer, uss-torsk

11/11 Happy Veterans Day to those deserving of the honor...

Wed Nov 11, 2009 5:40 PM EST

By dcuben

...of having served. A special shout-out to those who served aboard the USS L.Y. Spear (AS-36), United States Navy; and to those in Headquarters and Headquarters Company, First of the Three-Fourteenth Mechanized Infantry (157th Separate Infantry Brigade), United States Army.

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army, navy, veterans-day, spear, mechanized-infantry

Somali Pirates Make Stupid Mistake - Fire on French Navy

Seeded on Wed Oct 7, 2009 3:22 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

Seeded by Jay Keggerlord (Clipped by Jay Keggerlord)

Generally speaking, it's a bad idea to fire on a vessel from any navy, including the French. Fortunately, in the end, no one was hurt, the pirates were captured, extremem lulz ensued.

france, somalia, navy, piracy, world-news, stupid, vessel

Russian attack subs patrol off U.S. coast

Seeded on Wed Aug 5, 2009 6:30 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Military officials monitor movements of 2 nuclear-powered vessels

russia, washington, europe, military, submarine, new-york-times, world-news, secretary-of-defense, the-new-york-times

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AP sources: Russian subs patrolling off East Coast

Tue Aug 4, 2009 7:50 PM EDT

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press (Clipped by AngryWhiteMan63)

Two nuclear-powered Russian attack submarines have been patrolling in international waters off the East Coast for several days, in activity reminiscent of the Cold War, defense officials said Tuesday.

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politics, east-coast, russian, subs

India Plans Sea Trials Of First Nuclear Submarine - Officials

Seeded on Wed Jul 15, 2009 6:23 AM EDT (Morning Star)

Seeded by Greg Matthews-007 (Clipped by Jay Keggerlord)

NEW DELHI (AFP)--India is set to begin sea trials of its first nuclear-powered submarine later this month, joining an elite club that includes neighboring giant China, defense ministry officials said Monday...

russia, china, france, u-k, new-delhi, world-news, bengal, russian-aircraft, mbda, nuclear-powered-submarine

Sub joins search for Air France black boxes

Seeded on Wed Jun 10, 2009 2:14 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

A French nuclear sub reached the crash zone of Air France Flight 447 to join the search for the plane's black boxes, which may be the key to determining what brought the Airbus down.

americas, world-news, french, will