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USS Oregon (SSN 793) Virginia-class Block IV nuclear attack submarine leaving Norfolk, Virginia - November 24, 2025 SRC: FB- Hampton Roads & Chesapeake Bay Ship Watchers
November 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
USS Oregon (SSN 793) Virginia-class Block IV nuclear attack submarine leaving Norfolk, Virginia - November 24, 2025 SRC: FB- Hampton Roads & Chesapeake Bay Ship Watchers
Future USS District of Columbia (SSBN 826) Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine front section arriving in Groton, Connecticut for final assembly - November 21, 2025 SRC: FB- Naval Sea Systems Command
November 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Random interesting things on Google Earth
23.088422°, 113.428902°
29.767409°, 116.242474°
80.769831°, 47.683839°
26.690559°, 55.914652°
#OSINT
23.088422°, 113.428902°
29.767409°, 116.242474°
80.769831°, 47.683839°
26.690559°, 55.914652°
#OSINT
November 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Random interesting things on Google Earth
23.088422°, 113.428902°
29.767409°, 116.242474°
80.769831°, 47.683839°
26.690559°, 55.914652°
#OSINT
23.088422°, 113.428902°
29.767409°, 116.242474°
80.769831°, 47.683839°
26.690559°, 55.914652°
#OSINT
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USS Asheville (SSN 758) Los Angeles-class Flight III 688i (Improved) nuclear-powered attack coming into Guam - November 18, 2025 SRC: INT- dvidshub.net
November 20, 2025 at 1:27 PM
USS Asheville (SSN 758) Los Angeles-class Flight III 688i (Improved) nuclear-powered attack coming into Guam - November 18, 2025 SRC: INT- dvidshub.net
#NavalNews Russian Navy Northern Fleet's Project 22010 KRUYS-class "oceanographic research ship" (read AGI) YANTAR operating off the northern coast of Scotland as shown on a screen during Defence Secretary John Healey's speech, Nov. 19, 2025.
Photo: Stefan Rousseau/REUTERS.
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Photo: Stefan Rousseau/REUTERS.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
#NavalNews Russian Navy Northern Fleet's Project 22010 KRUYS-class "oceanographic research ship" (read AGI) YANTAR operating off the northern coast of Scotland as shown on a screen during Defence Secretary John Healey's speech, Nov. 19, 2025.
Photo: Stefan Rousseau/REUTERS.
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Photo: Stefan Rousseau/REUTERS.
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Future USS District of Columbia (SSBN 826) Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine with front section heading out of Newport News, Virginia heading to Connecticut - November 18, 2025 SRC: FB- Hampton Roads & Chesapeake Bay Ship Watchers
November 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Defence Secretary John Healey has issued a direct warning to the Kremlin after the Russian intelligence-gathering ship Yantar returned to the northern approaches of the UK and targeted RAF crews with laser devices.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/russia-warne...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/russia-warne...
Russia warned as ship sits off Scotland and targets aircraft
Defence Secretary John Healey has issued a direct warning to the Kremlin after the Russian intelligence-gathering ship Yantar returned to the northern approaches of the UK and targeted RAF crews with laser devices.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
November 19, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Defence Secretary John Healey has issued a direct warning to the Kremlin after the Russian intelligence-gathering ship Yantar returned to the northern approaches of the UK and targeted RAF crews with laser devices.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/russia-warne...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/russia-warne...
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UK 🇬🇧 Ministry of Defence (MOD) image of Russian spy ship Yantar, presumably in or near UK waters.
Note that the ROV (remote operated vehicle, a deep-sea robot) A-frame is deployed (red). It’s doing something on the seabed.
Also two new radomes (yellow)
Note that the ROV (remote operated vehicle, a deep-sea robot) A-frame is deployed (red). It’s doing something on the seabed.
Also two new radomes (yellow)
November 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
UK 🇬🇧 Ministry of Defence (MOD) image of Russian spy ship Yantar, presumably in or near UK waters.
Note that the ROV (remote operated vehicle, a deep-sea robot) A-frame is deployed (red). It’s doing something on the seabed.
Also two new radomes (yellow)
Note that the ROV (remote operated vehicle, a deep-sea robot) A-frame is deployed (red). It’s doing something on the seabed.
Also two new radomes (yellow)
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On November 17, 2025, Navantia announced the floating of the S-82 Narciso Monturiol, the second submarine of the S-80 class 🇪🇸
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
Navantia launches second S-80 class submarine - Naval News
On November 17, 2025, Navantia announced the floating of the S-82 Narciso Monturiol, the second submarine of the S-80 class.
www.navalnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:54 AM
On November 17, 2025, Navantia announced the floating of the S-82 Narciso Monturiol, the second submarine of the S-80 class 🇪🇸
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
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New cutaway, Australian Collins class submarine. Drawn in MS Paint. Here-> www.hisutton.com/Collins-Clas...
November 17, 2025 at 6:56 AM
New cutaway, Australian Collins class submarine. Drawn in MS Paint. Here-> www.hisutton.com/Collins-Clas...
#ColdWar
Soviet Navy Pacific Fleet's Project 1941 Titan/KAPUSTA-class command & control/communications ship URAL (SSV-33).
Date & author unknown.
Soviet Navy Pacific Fleet's Project 1941 Titan/KAPUSTA-class command & control/communications ship URAL (SSV-33).
Date & author unknown.
November 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM
#ColdWar
Soviet Navy Pacific Fleet's Project 1941 Titan/KAPUSTA-class command & control/communications ship URAL (SSV-33).
Date & author unknown.
Soviet Navy Pacific Fleet's Project 1941 Titan/KAPUSTA-class command & control/communications ship URAL (SSV-33).
Date & author unknown.
#SubSunday #Submarines #History
WWI-German Activities: The periscope in a German U-Boat submarine observes a battle. Halftone photograph of a drawing. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.
Source: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pe...
WWI-German Activities: The periscope in a German U-Boat submarine observes a battle. Halftone photograph of a drawing. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.
Source: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pe...
November 16, 2025 at 8:09 AM
#SubSunday #Submarines #History
WWI-German Activities: The periscope in a German U-Boat submarine observes a battle. Halftone photograph of a drawing. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.
Source: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pe...
WWI-German Activities: The periscope in a German U-Boat submarine observes a battle. Halftone photograph of a drawing. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.
Source: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pe...
Giving away the old Third Reich gold, Switzerland?
To negotiate a trade deal with the President of the United States, the Swiss government arrived with a "special Rolex desktop clock" and "a 1-kilogram personalized gold bar"
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Giving away the old Third Reich gold, Switzerland?
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Deserves wider attention
November 15, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Deserves wider attention
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Japan weighs nuclear submarines as new Defense Minister Koizumi signals break from postwar nuclear taboo 🇯🇵 ☢️
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
Japan Weighs Nuclear Submarines as New Defense Minister Koizumi Signals Break from Postwar Nuclear Taboo - Naval News
Japan new Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has publicly called for Tokyo to consider acquiring nuclear powered submarines (SSN)
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November 12, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Japan weighs nuclear submarines as new Defense Minister Koizumi signals break from postwar nuclear taboo 🇯🇵 ☢️
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
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Need some analysis of the new NATO Maritime Strategy?
You're in luck, I wrote some just for you.
www.fpri.org/article/2025...
You're in luck, I wrote some just for you.
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Collective Seapower: NATO’s New Maritime Strategy - Foreign Policy Research Institute
NATO has finally unveiled its new Alliance Maritime Strategy, refreshing a document that had not been publicly updated since 2011. While high-level strategy
www.fpri.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Need some analysis of the new NATO Maritime Strategy?
You're in luck, I wrote some just for you.
www.fpri.org/article/2025...
You're in luck, I wrote some just for you.
www.fpri.org/article/2025...
#SubMonday #Submarines
Taiwanese Navy Hai Kun-class diesel-electric attack submarine ROCS Hai Kun (SS-711) was released from the dry dock of Taiwan Shipbuilding Corporation in the early September & remains moored at the pier. Photo by Liu Xuesheng, Sept 2, 2025.
Source: money.udn.com/money/story/...
Taiwanese Navy Hai Kun-class diesel-electric attack submarine ROCS Hai Kun (SS-711) was released from the dry dock of Taiwan Shipbuilding Corporation in the early September & remains moored at the pier. Photo by Liu Xuesheng, Sept 2, 2025.
Source: money.udn.com/money/story/...
November 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
#SubMonday #Submarines
Taiwanese Navy Hai Kun-class diesel-electric attack submarine ROCS Hai Kun (SS-711) was released from the dry dock of Taiwan Shipbuilding Corporation in the early September & remains moored at the pier. Photo by Liu Xuesheng, Sept 2, 2025.
Source: money.udn.com/money/story/...
Taiwanese Navy Hai Kun-class diesel-electric attack submarine ROCS Hai Kun (SS-711) was released from the dry dock of Taiwan Shipbuilding Corporation in the early September & remains moored at the pier. Photo by Liu Xuesheng, Sept 2, 2025.
Source: money.udn.com/money/story/...
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New article, North Korea’s unreported submersible torpedo boat may be uncrewed www.hisutton.com/North-Korean...
#OSINT
#OSINT
November 10, 2025 at 6:59 AM
New article, North Korea’s unreported submersible torpedo boat may be uncrewed www.hisutton.com/North-Korean...
#OSINT
#OSINT
#NavalNews #Submarines
Japan eyes nuclear subs after U.S. gives OK to S. Korea
Source: www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...
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Japan eyes nuclear subs after U.S. gives OK to S. Korea
Source: www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...
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Japan eyes nuclear subs after U.S. gives OK to S. Korea | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
The Japanese defense minister said on Nov. 6 that Japan must consider adding nuclear-powered submarines to its fleet, a sentiment spurred by U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent approval for South Kor...
www.asahi.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:45 AM
#NavalNews #Submarines
Japan eyes nuclear subs after U.S. gives OK to S. Korea
Source: www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...
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Japan eyes nuclear subs after U.S. gives OK to S. Korea
Source: www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...
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Admiral Frankimov
November 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Admiral Frankimov
#SubSaturday #Submarines
Paul Teutul Sr., of "American Chopper", looks through one of USS Albuquerque's (SSN-706) periscopes during a tour of the submarine.
Paul Teutul Sr., of "American Chopper", looks through one of USS Albuquerque's (SSN-706) periscopes during a tour of the submarine.
November 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
#SubSaturday #Submarines
Paul Teutul Sr., of "American Chopper", looks through one of USS Albuquerque's (SSN-706) periscopes during a tour of the submarine.
Paul Teutul Sr., of "American Chopper", looks through one of USS Albuquerque's (SSN-706) periscopes during a tour of the submarine.
#SubSaturday #Submarines
"The devil is in the details". Virginia-class Block IV nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-795) challenge coin.
"The devil is in the details". Virginia-class Block IV nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-795) challenge coin.
November 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
#SubSaturday #Submarines
"The devil is in the details". Virginia-class Block IV nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-795) challenge coin.
"The devil is in the details". Virginia-class Block IV nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-795) challenge coin.
#SubSaturday #Submarines
M23-class midget submarine made by Italian company M23 S.R.L. for the Qatari Emiri Navy spotted recently in Italy.
Source: x.com/NichoConcu/s...
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M23-class midget submarine made by Italian company M23 S.R.L. for the Qatari Emiri Navy spotted recently in Italy.
Source: x.com/NichoConcu/s...
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November 8, 2025 at 11:44 AM
#SubSaturday #Submarines
M23-class midget submarine made by Italian company M23 S.R.L. for the Qatari Emiri Navy spotted recently in Italy.
Source: x.com/NichoConcu/s...
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M23-class midget submarine made by Italian company M23 S.R.L. for the Qatari Emiri Navy spotted recently in Italy.
Source: x.com/NichoConcu/s...
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Italian Navy Todaro-class attack submarine ITS Romeo Romei (S 529) in La Spezia, Italy - November 7, 2025 SRC: TW-@Gibdan1
November 8, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Italian Navy Todaro-class attack submarine ITS Romeo Romei (S 529) in La Spezia, Italy - November 7, 2025 SRC: TW-@Gibdan1
The meme potential is strong with this one
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 7, 2025 at 8:18 AM
The meme potential is strong with this one