RULER OF THE SEAS

BIG-BORE NAVAL GUNS MADE THE BATTLESHIP

The "Battleship"....it has been referred to as a 'Naval Phenomenon'.  The mass of it's image was enough to scare an opposing foe....and when she let loose with her huge guns no enemy wanted to be on the receiving end of what was headed toward them.  Actually it was said that the battleship was more than a vessel....."it was a state of mind".....and when view...or even thought about it was a symbol of 'power'.


So other than size what made this immense vessel so thought of to be 'indestructible'....well folks it was the range and accuracy of her main gun battery.


So this is what this rather long article entails....the development of the battleship and how it revolutionized all Navies as the range and accuracy of the big-bore Naval rifles rewrote the rules of war at sea.


This article provides great detail on how these 'Big Guns' all came about....so if you looking to fine out what took place and when on this subject ....this will provide you with an abundance of facts.

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AIRCRAFT CARRIER PICTURES..."A MUST SEE"

72 AIRCRAFT CARRIER PICTURES THAT ARE "AWESOME".

If you click on this: AIRCRAFT PICTURES  you will be treated to 72 pics of 'Aircraft Carrier's' at sea, planes take offs and landings on their decks.....  Tell you what folks these are pretty darn neat...you are in for a treat when you view this...

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A NAVY SECOND TO NONE 1922 - 1941

The battleship USS Arizona (BB-39) had spotting for her twelve 14-inch guns was done by her floatplane spotting aircraft and from the top level of her tripod masts.  The "clock" on the forward leg of her forward leg of her foremast was in fact a range indicator, so that the ship ahead would know the range of Arizona's target.

Folks this is a 'long' article....actually it is a 'two parter'....so what I'm going to do here is provide the first page what I call the 'lead-in'....  Now to me this is one damn good article....plenty of data..pictures...and just a general understanding of "why" we (USA) was the best of the best....we never considered 'second best'...  So...here is the lead in....and the links of getting to both parts.

When the governments of the United States, Great Britain, Japan, Italy, and France signed the Five-power Pact limiting naval armaments in February 1922, the U.S. Navy was at last second to none. The treaty allowed the United States a navy the equal of that of the British Empire and superior to that of the Empire of Japan. Yet the U.S. Navy was like a man caught straddling a fence - not quite out of one world and not entirely safe in a new position. The treaty had frozen much of the Navy in place, cut off much of the massive building program authorize in 1916, and curtailed the planned investment in the ship of the future - the aircraft carrier. The result was a powerful navy, but not powerful enough to gain control of both the
Pacific and the Atlantic if the United States were to fight a two-ocean war.  One goal of the Washington Treaty had been to keep any navy a party to it from building up enough strength to overcome its main rival with one major offensive. The treaty therefore left Japan strong in the western Pacific while conceding dominance of the e stern Pacific and the Caribbean to the United States. In the event of a conflict between them, neither navy could be sure of defeating the other with just its treaty strength. The treaty also constrained the advance of naval technology. The three major naval technologies that showed great promise in World War I

PART I

PART II

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'UNDER THE EYE OF THE GOVERNMENT'

For more than 200 years the Washington Navy Yard has played an important part in the history of the U.S. republic and its navy.  From being an early center of shipbuilding, to producing heavy ordnance in the Civil War and two world wars, to being an administrative center and keeper of the Navy's history, the U.S. Navy's oldest installation always has been a vital servant of the nation's sea services.

Yes....I am aware that there are parts of this article that could be a tad dull...but if you stick with the read....I'm positive you'll get a history lesson of a huge facility.....I myself would have gave every cent I have to see this "Gun Factory" and the huge machinery that it took to produce these huge guns for the many battleships that graced our oceans...

If you want to give this one a read....which I encourage you to do so..just click :

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SS ABSAROKA

The Absaroka was an unarmed old lumber carrier.....on December 25, 1941 she met up with I-19 sub about 26 miles or so off San Pedro, Calif.....well the result was not all that great.  The SS Absaroka was lost and so were some lives...

So....if you are searching for this ole girl and wanting to know just what happened to her....

Well click: HERE

Hope the article is interesting to you.