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Slaughter at Surigao: The Old Ladies get their Revenge
USS West Virginia at Surigao Strait This is the third article of a series on the Battle of Leyte Gulf. The Battle of Surigao Strait was the third action of the Battle of Leyte Gulf which ended in the near … Continue reading
Filed under Loose thoughts and musings
The Battle of Leyte Gulf: Introduction and the Battle of Palawan Passage
This is the first of a four article series on the Battle of Letye Gulf. The battle was the largest in history both in terms of the number of ships involved and the amount of area covered. The action was … Continue reading
Filed under Navy Ships, US Navy, world war two in the pacific
An Invincible Fleet and a Flawed Plan: The Japanese at Midway
Note: This is the first of a series of articles coming over the next few days about the Battle of Midway, a major turning point of the Second World War. The Battleship Yamato, Flagship of the Combined Fleet and symbol … Continue reading
Filed under History, Navy Ships, US Navy, world war two in the pacific
Back in Commission: Padre Steve’s Long Journey Back
Padre Steve is Back in Commission Today I know that I am back fully in commission. I have been feeling this for a while and have seen some extraordinary progress since my “Christmas Miracle” and even since Lent began. Like … Continue reading
Filed under faith, Military, philosophy, PTSD, US Navy
Forerunners of the Next Generation: The New Mexico Class, USS New Mexico, USS Idaho and USS Mississippi
New Mexico BB-40 in 1930 before moderization The Battleships of the Nevada and Pennsylvania classes had established American ship design as second to none in 1916. At the same time the US Navy was planning advances in engineering systems that … Continue reading
Filed under History, Military, Navy Ships, world war two in the pacific
The Oldest Ladies…Battleships USS Arkansas, New York and Texas
USS Arkansas 1919 Note: This is the second of my series on US Battleships of World War Two. The First was the essay The Battleships of Pearl Harbor and I will follow this with essays on the New Mexico class, the … Continue reading
