Garth Posted June 14, 2014 Posted June 14, 2014 The dark gray Essex-class carrier on the left is Lexington (CV-16) I'd say Lady Lex has the better camo. All the times I have seen this photo, and I NEVER saw her! Her nickname was "The Blue Ghost" for a reason ...
Mr King Posted June 20, 2014 Author Posted June 20, 2014 Any of the experts want to take a guess at what they are looking at? Answer in the spoiler. Soviet 406mm B-37 naval gun and turret under construction
Ivanhoe Posted June 23, 2014 Posted June 23, 2014 more here; http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08578.htm
mnm Posted July 5, 2014 Posted July 5, 2014 I cursed the French for a couple of minutes for making an ugly plane like a twin seat Vampire even uglier by adding two nose proturberances which I had never seen before, when just before I started another search exercise I realised they were the tip tanks of the plane alongside
Mr King Posted July 10, 2014 Author Posted July 10, 2014 Artist impression of USS Longbeach converted over to a AEGIS cruiser
Archie Pellagio Posted July 14, 2014 Posted July 14, 2014 Was my first thought but then I thought about 'Midway!'
BP Posted July 24, 2014 Posted July 24, 2014 Hmmm. Maybe I need to build a replica of one of these for the 4th of July next year. A half dozen angled Saturn Missile Batteries from the local fireworks stand....
Ken Estes Posted July 24, 2014 Posted July 24, 2014 (edited) Typical first convenience store or gas station stop crossing over from N to C Carolina: "BEER - AMMO - FIREWORKS" Edited July 24, 2014 by Ken Estes
Mr King Posted July 27, 2014 Author Posted July 27, 2014 Typical first convenience store or gas station stop crossing over from N to C Carolina: "BEER - AMMO - FIREWORKS" Complete with racist "Mammy" knickknacks
Garth Posted July 27, 2014 Posted July 27, 2014 Artist impression of USS Longbeach converted over to a AEGIS cruiser Interesting that her new superstructure looks like a duplicate of the Aegis test rig in New Jersey (Cruiser in a Cornfield):
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