Apparently some residents of a "posh" condo in Charleston, MA are crying about the noise from the cannons of the USS Constitution, aka "Old Ironsides"

Aboard the USS New York, Lester Toledo of Miami, an electrician serving on the Navy's newest vessel, was psyched.... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (San Mao An) http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/topic/11457 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:03:40 GMT http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/topic/11438/t/USS-George-Washington-in-Hong-Kong-port-call.html The hookers of Wan Chai and Tsam Shui Po will be busy again in the coming nights when all those Sailors and Marines swarm ashore.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091030/ap_on_re_as/as_china_us_military

HONG KONG - A U.S. Navy admiral expressed new concern Friday over... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (San Mao An) http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/topic/11438 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:39:30 GMT http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/topic/11437/t/Reporting-ship-losses.html feeds@yuku.com (NoOneFamous) http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/topic/11437 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:01:28 GMT http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/topic/11436/t/Navy-destroyer-attacks-Gdansk.html
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A crew member aboard a U.S. Navy ship accidentally fired a machine gun into the Polish port city of Gdynia on Wednesday while cleaning the weapon, Navy officials said Friday.

Three rounds were fired from an M240 machine gun into the town but no injuries or damage were reported, officials said.

The gun, aboard the USS... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (NoOneFamous) http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/topic/11436 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:57:58 GMT http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/topic/11433/t/Hashmarks-were-they-always-1-per-4-years-completed-.html
http://www.history.navy.m...images/h89000/h89471.jpg

I had heard that the USN had mandatory retirement after 30 years service, and the chief in the picture has (if I counted correctly) 9, which would indicate 36 years service.
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News from USS Ranger Foundation‏

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Wed... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (bager1968) http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/topic/11404 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:40:11 GMT http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/topic/11370/t/Improved-Navy-Lighterage-System-INLS-.html For those interested in amphibs: http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=77614 091016-M-4141F-101 CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Oct. 16, 2009) Marines assigned to the 4th Landing Support Battalion of 4th Marine Logistics Group and Sailors anticipate the arrival of an Improved Navy... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (San Mao An) http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/topic/11370 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:18:53 GMT http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/topic/11366/t/Escorting-the-Bears.html feeds@yuku.com (Kwajalein) http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/topic/11366 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:16:04 GMT http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/topic/11361/t/Question-about-Gearing-class-FRAM-destroyer-s-flight-deck.html feeds@yuku.com (Freedom Eagle) http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/topic/11361 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:54:17 GMT http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/topic/11358/t/Reduced-manning-placing-ships-in-harms-way-.html feeds@yuku.com (FreshAirSnipe) http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/topic/11358 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:29:24 GMT http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/topic/11355/t/1-dead-8-injured-in-Army-Blackhawk-crash-on-USN-ship.html RIP to the dead and a speedy recovery to the injured: 1 dead, 8 hurt in helicopter crash on Navy ship Black Hawk incident happens during training exercises off Virginia coast NORFOLK, Va. - One service member was killed and eight others injured after an Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed on a Navy ship during a training exercise, the Navy said. The crash aboard the USNS Artic occurred around 8 p.m.... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (San Mao An) http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/topic/11355 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:30:13 GMT http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/topic/11337/t/LCS-tops-out-at-45-Knots-50-MPH-on-sea-trials.html Wow. Doesn't an old Russian Alfa class top out at 43 knots though? Navy's newest warships top out at more than 50 mph AP By DAVID SHARP, Associated Press Writer David Sharp, Associated Press Writer - 49 mins ago BATH, Maine - The Navy's need for speed is being answered by a pair of warships that have reached freeway speeds during testing at sea. Independence, a... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (San Mao An) http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/topic/11337 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:29:59 GMT http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/topic/11334/t/The-Green-Navy.html Some very interesting bits in this release. Several topics of discussion suggest themselves. for starters, "•Deploying a "green strike group" of nuclear vessels by 2016." will be particularly interesting given that no program for fielding nuclear powered surface combattants presently exists, so far as I am aware. --------------------------------- feeds@yuku.com (Nightwatch2) http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/topic/11334 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:14:34 GMT http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/topic/11332/t/ONI-update.html one of my intell buds sent me this. Nice update on what ONI has been doing in re-organization and modernization. takes awhile to load, but nicely done PAO bit. -------- Friends, Please see the video at the link below: See How Far We've Come http://j.mp/2dRm9E Great sound, great video and a great context-setting intro by CAPT J Todd Ross, Commander of the Office of Naval... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Nightwatch2) http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/topic/11332 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:27:50 GMT http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/topic/11318/t/Registered-at-Tiffany-39-s.html Click here The tasteful Tiffany gift registry politely requests an opulent sterling silver Chippendale tray (listed for $2,868.75) and a delicate Queen Anne tea pot ($4,250). In comparison, the $258.75 gravy ladle and the $173.75 Hampton fish knife seem quite the bargain. punch bowl from the U.S.S. New York The silver pieces will... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (NoOneFamous) http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/topic/11318 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:05:04 GMT http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/topic/11270/t/-Magnum-force-aircraft-carriers.html feeds@yuku.com (ashley) http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/topic/11270 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:01:57 GMT http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/topic/11263/t/Newest-USN-DDG-honours-father-of-AEGIS-system.html A fitting name then. Newest DDG Honors the 'Father' of Aegis System Bittersweet Remembrances Mark Namesake Ship's Commissioning By christopher p. cavas Published: 12 Oct 2009 05:29... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (San Mao An) http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/topic/11263 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:34:15 GMT http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/topic/11257/t/RIM-8-Talos-cruiser-and-missile-capabilities.html In the past several months I have become interested in early USN guided missile cruisers like LONG BEACH. The RIM-8 is, to me, a fascinating system that was designed far earlier than I realized. I have always been mostly interested in WWII naval history, so my knowledge on Talos and early guided missile cruisers is (perhaps dangerously) limited to what I've found online. From what I understand, after detecting a target, the firing ship would use their... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (cthawkinson) http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/topic/11257 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:24:14 GMT