The Snuff Film of the Emperor’s Final Submarines
Some 80 years ago this week, Operation Road’s End saw the U.S. Navy deep-six no less than five large, captured Imperial Japanese Navy submarines off Hawaii. These included I-203, sunk by USS Caiman...
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Dynamic Mongoose 26 Snaps
How about this PhotoEx from NATO High North ASW exercise Dynamic Mongoose 26 off Trondheim, Norway, last week. Centered around the 65,000-ton carrier HMS Prince of Wales escorted by the Type 45...
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A toast to the Marina de Guerra del Peru
As part of my curiosity when it comes to everything naval, I follow a lot of fleets around the world, and the Peruvian Navy has been very busy in the past few months. Besides the Caribbean cruise of...
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USS Herring, Found
Gato-class USS Herring (SS-233) Hunters Point 12 October 1943 USN photo 268-43-S4 Naval History and Heritage Command this week confirmed the identity of the wreck site of the Gato-class fleet boat USS...
View ArticleAnd now in the Indian Ocean…
The Pakistan Navy yesterday welcomed “home” the first specimen of the 249-foot/2,800-ton S26 class submarine, PNS Hangor, an export derivative of the Chinese Type 039A SSK, which is currently operated...
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Warship Wednesday 24 June 2026: Scourge of the Med
Here at LSOZI, we take a break every Wednesday to explore the old steam/diesel navies from 1833 to 1954, profiling a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their own, which...
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Pour one out for The Jolly J
Exercise Valiant Shield 2026 (VS26) concluded on 1 July, stretching across the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Japan, and at sea around the Mariana Islands Range Complex. It was an impressive...
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Strike one hard working SSGN
From Submarine Group Ten: After 42 years of silent, steadfast service, the Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Georgia (SSGN 729) returned to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay for the final time on...
View Article13 for Freedom?
So we have often touched on the whole “41 for Freedom” Polaris FBM SSBNs that were cranked out during the Duck and Cover era to help win the Cold War in an amazing nine years and four months from the...
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Prest-O Change-O: 19 New SSGNs!
Much in the same way that the SECNAV in 1975 created 15 new “cruisers” from thin air by reclassifying DLGs to CGs to gain a two-cruiser lead over the Russkis, the Navy has just dubbed 19 planned Blocks...
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