Dave Long
@axe99.bsky.social
Personal account, all opinions my own and not representative of anyone/thing else. Interested in critical thinking, naval history and raising ME/CFS awareness. Also, random nice photos :)
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Dave Long
@axe99.bsky.social
· Jan 12
[Pinned] Welcome to the Naval History Feed 😊 This feed aims to bring together posts about naval history (anything from 20 years or so ago and older). To have your posts or replies show up in the feed, just tag them with #NavalHistory. For more on this feed and feeds in general, read on 😊 (1/8)
It certainly does - you should model what you want to model of course, but I strongly support models of floaty things 😁
January 17, 2026 at 10:23 PM
It certainly does - you should model what you want to model of course, but I strongly support models of floaty things 😁
Could that statement potentially be interpreted as "it's up to Greenland, but of course they'd need to discuss it with Denmark"? Appreciate it should have been clearer if that's what was meant, and it may well not be what was meant.
January 17, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Could that statement potentially be interpreted as "it's up to Greenland, but of course they'd need to discuss it with Denmark"? Appreciate it should have been clearer if that's what was meant, and it may well not be what was meant.
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#OTD in 1950, USS Missouri ran aground on Thimble Shoal in the Chesapeake Bay. The battleship remained stuck for two weeks until a fleet of 23 tugs and salvage vessels finally managed to free her. U.S. Air Force pilots joked that they tried to help by flying over and dropping oars.
January 17, 2026 at 6:15 PM
#OTD in 1950, USS Missouri ran aground on Thimble Shoal in the Chesapeake Bay. The battleship remained stuck for two weeks until a fleet of 23 tugs and salvage vessels finally managed to free her. U.S. Air Force pilots joked that they tried to help by flying over and dropping oars.
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On today’s blog post: the overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy, which occurred #OTD 17 January 1893. #PacificHistoryGuide #Hawai’i
www.pacifichistoryguide.com/post/on-this...
www.pacifichistoryguide.com/post/on-this...
On this day: Overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy
Greetings PHG fans, today we mark a solemn occasion that seems prescient against the backdrop of this week's headlines. On this day 17 January 1893, the Hawaiian Monarchy was overthrown. A group of 13...
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January 17, 2026 at 5:59 PM
On today’s blog post: the overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy, which occurred #OTD 17 January 1893. #PacificHistoryGuide #Hawai’i
www.pacifichistoryguide.com/post/on-this...
www.pacifichistoryguide.com/post/on-this...
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Seagull lookouts. HMS Alliance
January 17, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Seagull lookouts. HMS Alliance
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Really enjoyed joining @wardcarroll.bsky.social for this one. More thoughts about battleships and their modern suitability.
January 17, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Really enjoyed joining @wardcarroll.bsky.social for this one. More thoughts about battleships and their modern suitability.
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Proceedings Photo of the Week: USCGC Polar Star (WAGB-10) sits hove-to amid Operation Deep Freeze 2026 as penguins pass by during ice liberty in the Ross Sea, 12 January 2026. U.S. Coast Guard (Christopher Bokum)
January 17, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Proceedings Photo of the Week: USCGC Polar Star (WAGB-10) sits hove-to amid Operation Deep Freeze 2026 as penguins pass by during ice liberty in the Ross Sea, 12 January 2026. U.S. Coast Guard (Christopher Bokum)
That poor hyphen's ears are burning today! That sounds like one impressively (in all the wrong ways) overly-focussed review!
January 17, 2026 at 10:10 PM
That poor hyphen's ears are burning today! That sounds like one impressively (in all the wrong ways) overly-focussed review!
Very impressive Laurence, best of luck for the 2nd draft 😊
January 17, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Very impressive Laurence, best of luck for the 2nd draft 😊
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"Two galleons are built here each year." (from the 18th c. manuscript)
On the Naval Arsenal in Saint Petersburg in 1772.
#MaritimeHistory #OttomanHistory
On the Naval Arsenal in Saint Petersburg in 1772.
#MaritimeHistory #OttomanHistory
January 17, 2026 at 6:22 PM
"Two galleons are built here each year." (from the 18th c. manuscript)
On the Naval Arsenal in Saint Petersburg in 1772.
#MaritimeHistory #OttomanHistory
On the Naval Arsenal in Saint Petersburg in 1772.
#MaritimeHistory #OttomanHistory
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The Barbary War – a war against Libya – was the first war waged by the United States outside national boundaries after gaining independence and unification of the country.
#piratehistory #history #historybookchat #maritimehistory
#piratehistory #history #historybookchat #maritimehistory
January 17, 2026 at 10:42 AM
The Barbary War – a war against Libya – was the first war waged by the United States outside national boundaries after gaining independence and unification of the country.
#piratehistory #history #historybookchat #maritimehistory
#piratehistory #history #historybookchat #maritimehistory
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Sometime between 1916 to 1918, three of the blockships marking one of the entrances in the Royal Navy’s base at Scapa Flow, Scotland, UK.
#base #navalbase #scapaflow #ww1 #wwI #worldwarone #royalnavy #rn #navalhistory #history
#base #navalbase #scapaflow #ww1 #wwI #worldwarone #royalnavy #rn #navalhistory #history
January 17, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Sometime between 1916 to 1918, three of the blockships marking one of the entrances in the Royal Navy’s base at Scapa Flow, Scotland, UK.
#base #navalbase #scapaflow #ww1 #wwI #worldwarone #royalnavy #rn #navalhistory #history
#base #navalbase #scapaflow #ww1 #wwI #worldwarone #royalnavy #rn #navalhistory #history
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⚓ The Dome of the Barbaros Pasha Mosque, the 16th-Century Ottoman Naval Commander:
“At the center, the inner circle features a ship’s compass; in the middle circle is the verse, ‘He has subjected the ships to you, so that they may run upon the sea by His command.’ [𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁] #NavalHistory
“At the center, the inner circle features a ship’s compass; in the middle circle is the verse, ‘He has subjected the ships to you, so that they may run upon the sea by His command.’ [𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁] #NavalHistory
January 17, 2026 at 9:06 PM
⚓ The Dome of the Barbaros Pasha Mosque, the 16th-Century Ottoman Naval Commander:
“At the center, the inner circle features a ship’s compass; in the middle circle is the verse, ‘He has subjected the ships to you, so that they may run upon the sea by His command.’ [𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁] #NavalHistory
“At the center, the inner circle features a ship’s compass; in the middle circle is the verse, ‘He has subjected the ships to you, so that they may run upon the sea by His command.’ [𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁] #NavalHistory
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Between 1931 and 1933, the New Mexico class battleships were modernized, new turbines and boilers replacing the old machinery, additional deck armor, lattice masts removed and replaced with a tower bridge structure, elevation of the main guns increased and heavier A.A. guns added.
#NavalHistory
#NavalHistory
January 17, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Between 1931 and 1933, the New Mexico class battleships were modernized, new turbines and boilers replacing the old machinery, additional deck armor, lattice masts removed and replaced with a tower bridge structure, elevation of the main guns increased and heavier A.A. guns added.
#NavalHistory
#NavalHistory
Great work, that looks tops 😎
January 17, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Great work, that looks tops 😎
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Latest off the bench:
1/72 Kriegsfischkutter, a small patrol and minesweeper ship. A staggering 612 units of these saw operational use, from northern Norway down to the Peloponnese. The last one retired in the 70ies as a fishing boat in Poland.
#histscalemodels
#navalhistory
1/72 Kriegsfischkutter, a small patrol and minesweeper ship. A staggering 612 units of these saw operational use, from northern Norway down to the Peloponnese. The last one retired in the 70ies as a fishing boat in Poland.
#histscalemodels
#navalhistory
January 17, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Latest off the bench:
1/72 Kriegsfischkutter, a small patrol and minesweeper ship. A staggering 612 units of these saw operational use, from northern Norway down to the Peloponnese. The last one retired in the 70ies as a fishing boat in Poland.
#histscalemodels
#navalhistory
1/72 Kriegsfischkutter, a small patrol and minesweeper ship. A staggering 612 units of these saw operational use, from northern Norway down to the Peloponnese. The last one retired in the 70ies as a fishing boat in Poland.
#histscalemodels
#navalhistory
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17 Jan 1942 // Motor torpedo boat MTB.47 was sunk in an engagement with German vessels off Boulogne during a night patrol with other MTBs. She was damaged by heavy fire from a Luftwaffe flak ship and then shelled by a trawler. All her crew escaped and were taken POW. #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory
January 17, 2026 at 1:40 PM
17 Jan 1942 // Motor torpedo boat MTB.47 was sunk in an engagement with German vessels off Boulogne during a night patrol with other MTBs. She was damaged by heavy fire from a Luftwaffe flak ship and then shelled by a trawler. All her crew escaped and were taken POW. #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory
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17 Jan 1942 // Destroyer HMS Matabele was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U.454 off the Kola Peninsula. Many men died in the freezing water, others were killed when her depth charges exploded. From her 238 crew, just two survived. (Imperial War Museum: FL 1661) #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory
January 17, 2026 at 1:38 PM
17 Jan 1942 // Destroyer HMS Matabele was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U.454 off the Kola Peninsula. Many men died in the freezing water, others were killed when her depth charges exploded. From her 238 crew, just two survived. (Imperial War Museum: FL 1661) #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory
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17 Jan 1942 // Destroyer HMS Gurkha was torpedoed by German submarine U.133 off Sidi Barrani and set ablaze. Before she sank almost all her crew were taken off by Dutch destroyer HNLMS Isaac Sweers in a highly courageous rescue operation under extremely hazardous conditions. [1/3]
January 17, 2026 at 1:36 PM
17 Jan 1942 // Destroyer HMS Gurkha was torpedoed by German submarine U.133 off Sidi Barrani and set ablaze. Before she sank almost all her crew were taken off by Dutch destroyer HNLMS Isaac Sweers in a highly courageous rescue operation under extremely hazardous conditions. [1/3]
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17 Jan 1921 // Sloop HMS Marjoram broke free in bad weather while being towed from Cork to Pembroke Dock for conversion for Reserve service, and was driven ashore and wrecked near Milford Haven. The towing party had already been taken off and there was no loss of life. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory
January 17, 2026 at 1:32 PM
17 Jan 1921 // Sloop HMS Marjoram broke free in bad weather while being towed from Cork to Pembroke Dock for conversion for Reserve service, and was driven ashore and wrecked near Milford Haven. The towing party had already been taken off and there was no loss of life. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory