Heavy Metal

[67newport]

USS Santa Fe (CL-60) pulls alongside USS Franklin (CV-13) as it lists towards its starboard side after suffering two direct hits from a pair of armour piercing bombs, dropped by a lone Japanese plane. Near Okinawa. 19th March, 1945.

 

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Dunkerque and Strasbourg moored at Mers El Kebir prior to the fateful battle - note the tarpaulin covering the forward turret and decks on both ships for shade from the African sun

 

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Close view of USS Iowa. Her sister ship Wisconsin and the cruisers Albany and Boston are following astern. 3 August 1957

 

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To everyone who prefers a 'modestly elevated' driving position. The view from behind the steering wheel of USS Idaho (BB-42), 1924

 

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Austro-Hungarian Tegetthoff-class dreadnought battleship SMS Prinz Eugen

 

[3175375]

This is a picture of a testbed that I was involved with.

 

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A 14" quadruple turret of the King George V class

 

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USS Saratoga Under Construction Prior to Her Conversion to an Aircraft Carrier - notice the barbettes for the main 16 inch guns

 

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USN cruiser USS Minneapolis underway on 9 November 1943. Note her unique camouflage scheme, with the cruiser painted to resemble a destroyer

 

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Four-Piper Friday! USS Overton (DD-239) running builder's trials, circa May-June 1920

 

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September 29, 1940-Recently commissioned German battleship Bismarck begins her sea trials which will come to an end in the first part of December (original color photo)

 

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An early picture of USS Iowa in 1943. Notice the enclosed bridge and bed spring radar. The catapult is clearly visible at stern. She is at anchor and curiously does not have “Union Jack” flag on forecastle. It is possible she has not been commissioned.

 

[67newport]

By the end of WWII, American industrial might and the need to fight on two fronts resulted in the U.S. Navy having a greater tonnage of combatant ships than all other navies combined. A military survey conducted by the New York Times in 1947 revealed that the U.S. had 3,820,000 tons in its active and reserve fleets versus the world’s combined 2,860,000 tons.

 

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The launch of the USS Enterprise (CV-6), she would go down to become the most decorated US Navy warship in WW2 and was nicknamed ‘The Grey Ghost’ because the Japanese thought they sunk her in three occasions, October 3, 1936

 

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[amazinblue82]

World's fastest tractor. Vid is Guiness folks on hand, subsequently later it apparently did 135 mph

Specs: The World's Fastest Tractor Is this 135-MPH, 1000-HP Monster

The record-setter uses one of JCB's 4000-series Fastrac tractors as a base, with unnecessary items stripped out to keep weight down. The engine is a JCB-built 7.2-liter diesel straight-six making 1000 horsepower and 1844 lb-ft of torque.

According to Farmers Weekly, the engine has upgraded valve seats and connecting rods, as well as auxiliary piston cooling and an external oil cooler to deal with all the heat it generates. In place of the normal CVT sits a six-speed ZF manual transmission paired with a multi-plate wet clutch. Power gets to the rear wheels via a locked differential.​

 

[Snotty]

By the end of WWII, American industrial might and the need to fight on two fronts resulted in the U.S. Navy having a greater tonnage of combatant ships than all other navies combined. A military survey conducted by the New York Times in 1947 revealed that the U.S. had 3,820,000 tons in its active and reserve fleets versus the world’s combined 2,860,000 tons.
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Yamamoto was correct!

 

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[67newport]

#986 dont know the brand but also didnt know they existed till today. Steam Tractors, or "road locomotive"

Vid (about 10mins long) documents part of the "labor of love" to build from scratch a Case 150. Designed in 1904 -- fascinating in itself. BTW, took me my whole life to today, though I used the term all the time. where "going balls out" came from (according to builders of this case)

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4,000 hours, $1.5M go into recreating Case that was billed as largest steam tractor

 

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