Naming Conventions of US Navy Ships, 1940-1945 Contributor: David StubblebineCargo Ships and Aircraft Ferries Aircraft Carriers Fleet Aircraft Carriers CV Famous old ships of USN, famous battles Light Aircraft Carriers CVL Famous old ships of USN, famous battles Escort Carriers CVE US Sounds & ...
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The project to develop a more compact, improved M14reportedlyevolved from a request from US Navy SEALs in 2000 for a rifle for Arctic warfare. This eventually developed into what became the Mk14 EBR with development led by Naval Special Warfare Centre Crane and input from commercial specialists a...
**A Tribute to WW2 History** This model is more than just a toy; it's a tribute to the USSR 4x4 Cargo Truck that played a crucial role in World War II. The Road of War theme is a nod to the challenging conditions faced by the military during that time, and the model's design ...
were lots of dry throats as the Statue of Liberty faded into the distance; the ship was leaving safety of land behind; ahead was the large expanse of cold, blue-green water of the Atlantic, and lurking in its waters were German U-boats, always on the prowl for troop and cargo ships....
A few WW2 type LST's remain in service today, but not in the USA. One goal of the LST Association is to reacquire an operational LST from one of the foreign countries, restore it, and put it on display as a memorial to to the sailors who manned these ships and to those who died ...
United States of America vs Grenada Grenada, the southernmost island nation in the Grenadines in the Caribbean, is a tropic island known as the spice island thanks to the harvesting of nutmeg. It had been a British colony since 1763, but in 1967, it was granted home rule on the road to...
The Pirate's Lair also scours the seven seas for other great navy antiques and Nautical Gifts such as the very rare antique captains sea chests, pirate treasure chests, wooden hatch covers from the cargo holds of 65 year old Merchant Marine Liberty Ships. These Liberty Ships were produced in...
spring 1944, were named for deceased Army Medical Officers and Nurses. Before they had been designated with names (e.g. Acadia, Seminole, Larkspur, etc), while the Navy gave theirs symbolic names (such as Hope, Comfort, Mercy, etc. please read our other Article >WW2 Hospit...