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2026 73

  1. Main / Navy Day 2026
  2. Main / Submarine Aviation Part 1
  3. Main / Open Thread 198
  4. Topical Index
  5. Main / The Dawn of Flight
  6. Main / Three Museums South of San Francisco
  7. Main / OEF 25 Part 1
  8. Main / GM, Patriot and the ISV
  9. Main / Open Thread 197
  10. Main / Musuem Review - ''Hornet'' Take 3
  11. Main / Saving ''Houston'' Part 3
  12. 45th Infantry Museum
  13. Main / A Visit to the Coast Artillery Museum
  14. Command: Modern Operations Bombing Tests Part 1
  15. Open Thread 196
  16. The World at War
  17. Airliner COD
  18. Houston was struck again, this time in the stern
  19. Museum Reviews - Upstate New York
  20. Open Thread 195
  21. The Tanker War Part 3
  22. Letters of Last Resort
  23. Houston
  24. Open Thread 194
  25. Canberra
  26. Old Fort Niagara
  27. something more modern and sterile
  28. Why are ships called she?
  29. Open Thread 193
  30. Naval Gazing Book Club - Two-Ocean War Ch 17
  31. Museum Review - Carillon Park
  32. Naval Gazing Book Club - Two-Ocean War Ch16
  33. the National Museum of the US Air Force
  34. Naval Gazing Book Club - Two-Ocean War Ch15
  35. The Escape of Jean Bart Part 2
  36. Naval Gazing Book Club - Two-Ocean War Ch 14
  37. The Escape of Jean Bart Part 1
  38. Open Thread 192
  39. Naval Gazing Book Club - Two-Ocean War Ch13
  40. Museum Review - Pearl Harbor
  41. Naval Gazing Book Club - Two-Ocean War Ch12
  42. Submarine Cables Part 3
  43. 37 Years Ago
  44. Naval Gazing Book Club - Two-Ocean War Ch10
  45. bridge the North Atlantic
  46. Open Thread 191
  47. Naval Gazing Book Club - Two-Ocean War Ch9
  48. Fighter Generations Part 3 - Fifth and Sixth Generations
  49. Naval Gazing Book Club - Japanese Cruisers of the Pacific War Ch1
  50. The Suez Canal Part 9
  51. Naval Gazing Book Club - Two-Ocean War Ch8
  52. landed from the air on November 5th
  53. Naval Gazing Book Club - Two-Ocean War Ch7
  54. a sustained air campaign
  55. Open Thread 190
  56. Naval Gazing Book Club - Two-Ocean War Ch6
  57. The Sinking of the Dena
  58. Naval Gazing Book Club - Two-Ocean War Ch5
  59. pass cables underwater
  60. Naval Gazing Book Club - Two-Ocean War Ch4
  61. DASH
  62. Naval Gazing Book Club - Two-Ocean War Ch3
  63. Exotic Hulls Part 7 - Round Ships
  64. Open Thread 189
  65. Naval Gazing Book Club - Two-Ocean War Ch2
  66. Museum Review - Museum of Flight
  67. Naval Gazing Book Club - Two-Ocean War Ch1
  68. Carrier Operations Part 4
  69. rise of electronics
  70. The 2025 William D Brown Memorial Award
  71. Open Thread 188
  72. The Beira Patrol
  73. Domestic Policy by Other Means

2025 70

  1. No, it's not
  2. the earliest days
  3. Open Thread 187
  4. The US Navy, specifically SecNav Phelan and SecDef Hegseth, for their mishandling of the Constellation program
  5. The Boundaries of Class
  6. controlling the airplane in the air
  7. Naval Gazing Meetup - Dayton 2026
  8. Open Thread 186
  9. one of the original frigates
  10. USNI Sale 2025
  11. Museum Review - Japan Coast Guard Museum and Daiba Park
  12. Navy Day 2025
  13. Memorial Continental Hall and the Washington Treaty
  14. Open Thread 185
  15. Exotic Hulls Part 6
  16. Happy 250th USN
  17. Drone Countermeasures
  18. Open Thread 184
  19. Exotic Hulls Part 4
  20. Fighting the Last War
  21. Exotic Hulls Part 3
  22. Exotic Hulls Part 2
  23. Top Posts
  24. Open Thread 183
  25. Exotic Hulls Part 1
  26. The Tanker War Part 2
  27. SCUBA Part 2
  28. SCUBA Part 1
  29. Open Thread 182
  30. Allied Military Aircraft Part 1
  31. Military Spaceflight Part 12
  32. Military Spaceflight Part 11
  33. my review of the Oakland Air Museum
  34. Open Thread 181
  35. attacking the oil exports that fueled their economies
  36. Thoughts on the Israel-Iranian War
  37. Nike Site SF88
  38. Fort Point
  39. Open Thread 180
  40. making sure there wasn't a furry convention going on
  41. my review of the Western Museum of Flight
  42. Simplified Ships and Shipbuilding
  43. Pentagon Wars and Procurement
  44. Open Thread 179
  45. Carrier Operations Part 3
  46. Carrier Operations Part 2
  47. Carrier Operations Part 1
  48. 36 Years Ago
  49. Orbital Missile Defense
  50. Open Thread 178
  51. Suez Part 6
  52. Dipole Python
  53. Two Reviews
  54. Suez Part 5
  55. Suez Part 4
  56. Open Thread 177
  57. Iowa and Kahoolawe
  58. Open Thread 176
  59. Alabama
  60. the Naval Aviation Museum
  61. Open Thread 175
  62. reader Alex's review of the RAF Museum Cosford
  63. We need to talk about ship names
  64. Open Thread 174
  65. Iowa meetup in May
  66. The 2024 Brown Award Post
  67. Open Thread 173
  68. Abstractions in Defense Analysis
  69. The Displacement of a Long-Hull Perry
  70. Open Thread 172

2024 128

  1. John Olson's review of Danish Cold War fortifications
  2. US Military Aircraft Part 5
  3. Open Thread 171
  4. US Military Aircraft Part 4
  5. US Military Aircraft Part 3
  6. US Military Aircraft Part 2
  7. Open Thread 170
  8. 2024 USNI Sale
  9. Quanticle's review of Party on the Bridge
  10. Open Thread 169
  11. How to Run Internet Meetups
  12. Navy Day 2024
  13. Open Thread 168
  14. theredlamb's review of the AMC Museum
  15. my review of the National Guard Museum
  16. Open Thread 167
  17. former colonial overlord
  18. Open Thread 166
  19. Suez Part 1
  20. A Visit to the ADA TSF
  21. Open Thread 165
  22. The Flavor of the Military
  23. Carrier Design and Organizational Structure
  24. Open Thread 164
  25. The Problem of Defense Economics
  26. Open Thread 163
  27. military museums in Boise
  28. A First Analysis of the Ukranian Offensive
  29. Early Underwater Weapons
  30. Open Thread 162
  31. Southern Commerce Raiding Part 9
  32. Air Attack on Ships Part 6
  33. Open Thread 161
  34. Military Spaceflight Part 10
  35. Military Spaceflight Part 9
  36. Open Thread 160
  37. Air Attack on Ships Part 5
  38. Open Thread 159
  39. Military Spaceflight Part 7
  40. Distributed Maritime Operations
  41. Open Thread 158
  42. places we went during last year's meetup
  43. USCGC Eagle
  44. Open Thread 157
  45. museums around Boston
  46. Bovington Tank Museum
  47. Open Thread 156
  48. the Fatherly One's review of Cod
  49. Air Attack on Ships Part 4
  50. Open Thread 155
  51. Thoughts on the Iranian Missile Attack
  52. 35 Years Ago
  53. torpedo bombers
  54. Open Thread 154
  55. my attempts to find out what AI thought about me
  56. Aurora Beam PD Allocation
  57. Open Thread 153
  58. Aurora 2.2+ Missile Warfare
  59. it was not an effective anti-shipping platform
  60. Open Thread 152
  61. Missile Defense Tests Part 3
  62. Freedom of Navigation and American Policy Part 2
  63. Open Thread 151
  64. Naval Strike Missile
  65. Open Thread 150
  66. Belgian coast
  67. sinking three British armored cruisers
  68. Exotic Hulls Part 5
  69. the cost of destroying a target from the air
  70. Speed and Range in Battleships
  71. turbines for shaft 1 in the forward engine room
  72. Read more...
  73. The 3T Missiles - Introduction
  74. reviewed it based on that visit
  75. Falklands Part 1
  76. Read more...
  77. Turret II exploded aboard Iowa
  78. Suez Canal
  79. Morison's
  80. Measuring Fleets
  81. Liberty Ships
  82. ironclads
  83. A Spotter's Guide to Warships of the World Wars
  84. Bringing Back the Battleships
  85. US Military Aircraft Part 1
  86. Algerian pirates
  87. the Danish steam frigate Jylland
  88. Coastal Defenses Part 3
  89. Military Spaceflight Part 8
  90. Air Attack on Ships Part 2
  91. Reactivation
  92. Armor Part 3
  93. Inc's Introduction to Artillery
  94. Secondary Armament Part 3
  95. Secondary Armament Part 4
  96. The Coast Guard
  97. Honda Point Part 1
  98. Military Spaceflight Part 1
  99. my pictures from Iowa's goat locker
  100. Continuous At Sea Deterrent
  101. our meetup in New England
  102. Eilat
  103. attempted to flank the stalemate on the Franco-German border by invading Norway
  104. Underwater Protection Part 2
  105. Jutland Part 5
  106. Soviet SLBMs Part 2
  107. Room 40 Part 1
  108. Operation Crossroads
  109. diesel engines
  110. gunpowder
  111. Basics of Naval Strategy
  112. my review of the US Navy Museum and Navy Memorial
  113. Where the Blog Begins
  114. Naval Bases from Space - Hampton Roads
  115. Operation K
  116. Jutland - The Blockade
  117. Main Guns Part 4
  118. Pictures - Iowa Boiler Room
  119. Read more...
  120. The Small Carrier Problem
  121. RAM
  122. Open Thread 149
  123. Fuzes Part 4
  124. Fuzes Part 3
  125. Open Thread 148
  126. Fuzes Part 2
  127. Fuzes Part 1
  128. Open Thread 147

2023 80

  1. Iowa Ground Tackle
  2. Open Thread 146
  3. The Problem with Air Museums
  4. Excitement in the Bab-el-Mandeb
  5. Open Thread 145
  6. my review of Frontiers of Flight
  7. Open Thread 144
  8. the 2023 USNI sale
  9. my review of the old Midway movie
  10. Open Thread 143
  11. Is This a Battleship? - A Guide for Journalists
  12. Open Thread 142
  13. Navy Day 2023
  14. Conscription
  15. Honda Point Part 3
  16. Open Thread 141
  17. Honda Point Part 2
  18. Norway Part 13
  19. Open Thread 140
  20. VLS
  21. Megasilverfist's review of the West Australia Shipwrecks Museum
  22. Open Thread 139
  23. Landlocked Navies
  24. Open Thread 138
  25. Military Spaceflight Part 6
  26. communications
  27. Open Thread 137
  28. Trident missile
  29. Military Spaceflight Part 4
  30. Open Thread 136
  31. meteorology
  32. Fort MacArthur museum
  33. Open Thread 135
  34. Military Spaceflight Part 2
  35. Open Thread 134
  36. my post thanking the base commander for the long lines at last year's Tinker Air Show
  37. The German Navy in the Americas
  38. my review of the Kansas Aviation Museum
  39. Open Thread 133
  40. Thoughts on the lost submersible
  41. my writeup of the 2023 meetup in LA
  42. Warship Taxonomies
  43. Open Thread 132
  44. RTW3 and Information
  45. my review of Rules of the Game
  46. The East Asia Squadron Part 2
  47. Open Thread 131
  48. my review of RTW3
  49. drydocks
  50. Open Thread 130
  51. The East Asia Squadron Part 1
  52. my review of Seawolf Park in Galveston
  53. Open Thread 129
  54. A visit to Texas
  55. 34 Years Ago
  56. my review of the Titan silo in Tucson
  57. Open Thread 128
  58. Museum Review Pima
  59. Naval Gazing Meetup - LA 2023
  60. How many Bulbasaurs could fit on this ship?
  61. Open Thread 127
  62. The Cod Wars
  63. Cruiser-Killers
  64. Open Thread 126
  65. CSA Raiding Part 8
  66. my review of the museums at Fort Leonard Wood
  67. Open Thread 125
  68. The Ford Class
  69. The Nimitz Class
  70. Open Thread 124
  71. Thoughts on the Chinese Balloon
  72. my review of Top Gun: Maverick
  73. Open Thread 123
  74. Hornet Part 3
  75. Hornet Part 2
  76. Open Thread 122
  77. Hornet Part 1
  78. Miramar 2022
  79. Open Thread 121
  80. ESSM

2022 80

  1. the Fatherly One's review of the Musée de l’air et de l’espace
  2. Open Thread 120
  3. Norway Part 12
  4. More Missiles!
  5. Norway Part 11
  6. Open Thread 119
  7. Hypersonic Weapons
  8. The Defense Information Pipeline
  9. Open Thread 118
  10. These are often the result of ignorance
  11. Udvar-Hazy
  12. Open Thread 117
  13. Museum Review - DC Redux
  14. Taranto
  15. Open Thread 116
  16. Navy Day 2022
  17. In Defense of Missile Defense
  18. my revised review of Midway
  19. Open Thread 115
  20. my review of the San Diego Maritime Museum
  21. Marine Detachments
  22. Open Thread 114
  23. Evan's review of Turner Joy
  24. Open Thread 113
  25. The DP Gun Problem
  26. NWAS Trident Part 2
  27. Open Thread 112
  28. Submarine Espionage
  29. The American Secrecy System
  30. Open Thread 111
  31. Southern Commerce Raiding Part 7
  32. Open Thread 110
  33. EABO and LAW
  34. Naval Gazing Meetup - Miramar 2022
  35. Trident program
  36. Open Thread 109
  37. my review of Hornet
  38. Corrosion at Sea
  39. Open Thread 108
  40. my review of the Jeremiah O'Brien and Pampanito
  41. Coastal Defenses Part 9
  42. Open Thread 107
  43. Museum Review - San Francisco Maritime
  44. On the Border of Land and Sea
  45. Open Thread 106
  46. Miramar 2016
  47. Codebreaking and Jutland
  48. Open Thread 105
  49. Don't Overread Moskva
  50. Sound in the Ocean
  51. Open Thread 104
  52. Nuclear Strategy
  53. Open Thread 103
  54. Nuclear Winter
  55. 33 Years Ago
  56. Heligoland Bight
  57. Open Thread 102
  58. The FY 23 US Navy Budget
  59. Sea Sparrow
  60. are ships delicious
  61. Open Thread 101
  62. Nuclear Weapon Destructiveness
  63. the efforts of Raphael Semmes and the British-built Alabama
  64. Open Thread 100
  65. Early Lessons from the War in Ukraine
  66. Letters of Marque Today
  67. Open Thread 99
  68. The Battleship Review
  69. A Brief Overview of the British Fleet
  70. Open Thread 98
  71. Victory Ships
  72. Norway Part 10
  73. Open Thread 97
  74. Norway Part 9
  75. The Pre-Battlecruisers
  76. Open Thread 96
  77. The Virginia Class
  78. The Drone Revolution?
  79. Open Thread 95
  80. Coastal Defenses and the Battleship in the 19th Century

2021 130

  1. Naval Video Games
  2. chose it for their entire nuclear arsenal
  3. Open Thread 94
  4. The Two-Power Standard Today
  5. Phalanx
  6. Open Thread 93
  7. my review of Ultimate Admiral - Dreadnoughts
  8. The 6th Battle Squadron Part 2
  9. Open Thread 92
  10. the 6th Battle Squadron Part 1
  11. Museum Review - The Smithsonian
  12. Open Thread 91
  13. A Visit to NSWC Carderock
  14. Open Thread 90
  15. Navy Day 2021
  16. Submarines in the Falklands Part 3
  17. Submarines in the Falklands Part 2
  18. Submarines in the Falklands Part 1
  19. Open Thread 89
  20. Types 82 and 42 - Procurement Follies
  21. The first encounter between the RN and German bombers hadn't gone particularly well
  22. Norway Part 7
  23. Naval Gazing Meetup - Washington DC
  24. Pictures - Iowa Secondary Battery Plot
  25. Open Thread 88
  26. Pictures - Iowa Main Battery Plot
  27. Liberty Ships Part 4
  28. Liberty Ships Part 3
  29. Liberty Ships Part 2
  30. Open Thread 87
  31. done before
  32. Standard Part 2
  33. Standard Part 1
  34. Open Thread 86
  35. Stavangar
  36. Kristiansand
  37. Naval Radar - More Advanced Stuff
  38. Lasers at Sea Part 3
  39. Open Thread 85
  40. Lasers at Sea Part 2
  41. Naval Radar - Some Advanced Stuff
  42. Weird British Anti-Ship Weapons of WWII
  43. Lasers at Sea Part 1
  44. Open Thread 84
  45. Confederate Raiding Part 5
  46. NWAS Nuclear SAMs
  47. Pictures - Iowa Turret One
  48. The Under Siege Review
  49. Open Thread 83
  50. radar signals have to be quite powerful to create a useful return
  51. The Zumwalt Class Part 2
  52. The Zumwalt Class Part 1
  53. evacuated Oslo just ahead of the Germans
  54. Open Thread 82
  55. Norway Part 3
  56. Coastal Defenses Part 8
  57. Postwar Battleships - US
  58. The 3T Missiles - Launch Systems
  59. Open Thread 81
  60. Norway Part 2
  61. The Altmark Incident
  62. Open Thread 80
  63. NWAS Soviet SLBMs Part 3
  64. Naval Gazing Meetup 2021 - Los Angeles
  65. the first serious attempt to use airplanes in concert with the fleet
  66. my review of Greyhound
  67. Open Thread 79
  68. Soviet Battleships Part 3
  69. Directors
  70. extremely capable
  71. NWAS - Poseidon
  72. Open Thread 78
  73. Naval Airships Part 6
  74. LCS Part 3
  75. Aurora Game 1 - 1977
  76. LCS Part 2
  77. LCS Part 1
  78. Open Thread 77
  79. Battle Stations
  80. Naval Airships Part 5
  81. A Brief Overview of the Chinese Fleet
  82. 32 Years Ago
  83. Naval Airships Part 4
  84. Open Thread 76
  85. The Fate of the French Fleet Part 3
  86. The Fate of the French Fleet Part 2
  87. I loathed the original Top Gun
  88. The Fate of the French Fleet Part 1
  89. Father Capodanno
  90. Open Thread 75
  91. Completely Correct Battleship Facts
  92. Pictures - Iowa Auxiliary Machinery
  93. NWAS Polaris Part 5
  94. Aurora Game 1 - 1976
  95. problems of communicating with SSBNs
  96. efforts to procure ironclads
  97. Open Thread 74
  98. NWAS Polaris Part 3
  99. NWAS Polaris Part 2
  100. Aurora Game 1 - Hostilities
  101. HMS Captain Part 2
  102. HMS Captain Part 1
  103. Open Thread 73
  104. missiles
  105. ballistic
  106. Aurora Game 1 - 1972
  107. Naval Airships Part 3
  108. Happy 78th, Iowa!
  109. The Designation Follies
  110. discussion of Rickover's effect on the USN's organizational culture
  111. Modern Propulsion Part 4
  112. Modern Propulsion Part 3
  113. Aurora Game 1 - 1970
  114. of the Modern
  115. Open Thread 71
  116. Naval Airshps Part 2
  117. SYWTBABB - Leftovers Part 3
  118. Aurora Game 1 - 1969
  119. Squalus
  120. fishing fleet
  121. Open Thread 70
  122. Missile Guidance
  123. Merchant Ships - Whaling
  124. Aurora Game 1 - 1968
  125. Naval Airships Part 1
  126. The New Navy
  127. Open Thread 69.25
  128. the Ticonderoga Class
  129. NWAS Cruise Missiles Part 2
  130. Aurora Game 1 - 1965

2020 93

  1. Naval Bases from Space - Hawaii
  2. SYWTBABB Leftovers Part 2
  3. Open Thread 68
  4. NWAS Cruise Missiles Part 1
  5. SYWTBABB Leftovers Part 1
  6. Aurora Game 1 - First Contact
  7. Alsadius' review of Portsmouth
  8. Watches
  9. Open Thread 67
  10. the review of HMS Belfast from Alsadius
  11. a nuclear attack
  12. Aurora Game 1 - 1961
  13. Research Vessels
  14. CSA Raiding Part 3
  15. Open Thread 66
  16. Icebreakers
  17. Reagan Administration's Maritime Strategy
  18. Aurora Game 1 - Fleet Building
  19. Naval Bases from Space - San Diego
  20. The Seaplane Striking Force
  21. Open Thread 65
  22. finest tradition of the USN
  23. The Alaska Class Part 1
  24. Setup thread
  25. coastal defenses in the early 20th century
  26. they also got longer
  27. Open Thread 64
  28. Navy Day 2020
  29. incident with Task Force 34
  30. the battleship remained important for a decade or so after this
  31. Esper's 500-ship Navy
  32. Open Thread 63
  33. List of Battleship Losses
  34. MSC Part 2
  35. the abomination from a few years ago
  36. Military Sealift Command Part 1
  37. Open Thread 62
  38. Pictures - Iowa Aft Living Spaces
  39. It did not end well for them.
  40. Rule the Waves 2 Game 1 - March 1932
  41. 3 mile limit
  42. the Arleigh Burke class
  43. Open Thread 61
  44. Falklands Part 23
  45. experiments
  46. Rule the Waves 2 Game 1 - March 1931
  47. ICNW Part 5
  48. Open Thread 60
  49. Offshore Support
  50. September 2nd, 1945
  51. Falklands Part 22
  52. Rule the Waves 2 Game 1 - November 1930
  53. Merchant Ships Tugs
  54. Powder Part 4
  55. Open Thread 59
  56. always paranoid about things that might go boom
  57. expose more surface area
  58. Rule the Waves 2 Game 1 - January 1930
  59. my review of the Hanford Site
  60. Open Thread 58
  61. Spotting
  62. new batteries
  63. Rule the Waves 2 Game 1 - January 1929
  64. Nuclear Weapons at Sea ASW Part 2
  65. NWAS - ASW Part 1
  66. NWAS Light Attack Part 2
  67. NWAS Light Attack Part 1
  68. Virtual Meetups
  69. Naval Rations Part 2
  70. Part 10 of the Aurora tutorial
  71. Tomahawk Part 4
  72. Aurora Tutorial Part 8
  73. Aurora Tutorial Part 7
  74. Tomahawk cruise missiles
  75. Tomahawk Part 2
  76. Tomahawk Part 1
  77. FFGX
  78. Aurora Tutorial Part 1
  79. Oil Tankers
  80. Coastal Defenses Part 2
  81. O'Callahan and the Franklin
  82. privateering
  83. blowing up a train
  84. Revolt of the Admirals Part 1
  85. Auxiliaries Part 0
  86. liner Normandie
  87. The Range of a Carrier Wing An Experiment
  88. The Proximity Fuze Part 2
  89. our friend the proximity fuze
  90. strategy and leadership
  91. Aerial Cruise Missiles
  92. The Billy Mitchell-driven imbroglio over military aviation a few years earlier
  93. New Year's Logs

2019 45

  1. interwar advocates of air power
  2. INCW Part 4
  3. Harpoon
  4. The Navy and the Space Program
  5. Billy Mitchell and the Ostfriesland
  6. Early Guided Weapons Part 2
  7. Early Guided Weapons Part 1
  8. invasion of Leyte
  9. JDAM
  10. Riverine Warfare - China Part 1
  11. my first visit to Iowa
  12. Wedding Decorations
  13. Spanish-American War Part 7
  14. Italian Battleships in WWII
  15. during training
  16. Signalling Part 4
  17. The Pepsi Fleet?
  18. Signalling Part 2
  19. Signalling Part 1
  20. Impressment
  21. the Newark Air Museum
  22. A Brief History of the Submarine
  23. Battle of Jutland
  24. Battleship Aviation Part 2
  25. Battleship Aviation Part 1
  26. No, the rest never got posted. Sadly, one of several projects that just died of…
  27. The Spanish-American War Part 4
  28. my review of Ft. Sill
  29. Shells Part 3
  30. SYWTBABB Construction Part 3
  31. Shells Part 2
  32. Shells Part 1
  33. A Brief History of the Destroyer
  34. Auxiliaries Part 5
  35. the South Dakota class
  36. Weather at Sea
  37. the first large-scale deployment of guided bombs
  38. my reviews of museums in Singapore
  39. building facilities
  40. German Guided Bombs Part 1
  41. the King George V Class
  42. Ship Structure and Strength
  43. Interwar Naval Diplomacy
  44. Stafford Museum
  45. the massive underway replenishment effort

2018 63

  1. they were still figuring out how to use it
  2. Commercial Aviation Part 4
  3. A Brief History of the Aircraft Carrier
  4. Commercial Aviation Part 1
  5. HMS Conqueror put General Belgrano
  6. the operations research teams that I love so much
  7. The Space Force and the FAA
  8. Samar
  9. Underbottom Explosions
  10. Survivability Fire
  11. LA Maritime Sites
  12. Flooding
  13. Treaty System
  14. Going back to Iowa
  15. Secondary Armament Part 2
  16. Battlecruisers Part 3
  17. my review of Mystic Seaport
  18. Auxiliaries Part 3
  19. Nimrod
  20. Nautilus
  21. Museum Review USS Salem
  22. Understanding Hull Symbols
  23. Battleship Cove
  24. The Battleship of the Future?
  25. Charleston Navy Yard
  26. Falklands Part 5
  27. William D Brown
  28. the work of the OIC
  29. Information, Communication and Naval Warfare Part 1
  30. Museum Ships - United States
  31. Falklands Part 4*
  32. my review of Batfish
  33. Rangefinding
  34. Auxiliaries Part 2
  35. Jackie Fisher
  36. Falklands Part 3
  37. I came away distinctly unimpressed
  38. Auxiliaries Part 1
  39. Millennium Challenge 2002
  40. Russian Battleships Part 3
  41. Main Guns Part 2
  42. British Battleships in WWII
  43. ASW in WWII - Weapons
  44. ASW in WWII - Sensors
  45. ASW in WWII - Forces
  46. Link Index
  47. lovely though she is
  48. Amphibious Warfare Part 5
  49. Military Procurement - Pricing
  50. bombarding Alexandria
  51. Russia's New Nuclear Weapons - A Skeptical Look
  52. Propulsion Part 1
  53. Classes
  54. extremely complex
  55. Gallipoli campaign
  56. Aegis
  57. Early US Battleships
  58. Russian Battleships Part 2
  59. Carrier Doom Part 3
  60. free surface
  61. Carrier Doom Part 2
  62. Carrier Doom Part 1
  63. A Spotter's Guide to Modern Warships

2017 11

  1. Armor Part 4
  2. Armor Part 2
  3. Mine Warfare Part 1
  4. Iowa Part 6
  5. Suriago Strait
  6. the battleships getting into the action against the Japanese mainland
  7. Bibliography
  8. the first appearance of Iowa
  9. William D. Porter
  10. large, gun-armed armored warship
  11. SSC Naval Gazing Posts

1991 1

  1. A Brief Overview of the United States Fleet

Undated 231

  1. Electronic Warfare Part 1
  2. Mine Warfare Part 2
  3. Missouri Part 3
  4. Falklands Part 19
  5. Ballistics
  6. Iowa Part 3
  7. The Last Days of the High Seas Fleet
  8. the fixed tubes on the Nelsons
  9. Riverine Warfare - South America
  10. High-frequency radio
  11. carriers
  12. German Battleships in WWII
  13. WWI-era South Dakota class
  14. The Newport Conference and the US Dreadnought
  15. Dewey's victory there
  16. Naval Rations Part 1
  17. Jutland Part 2
  18. things to come
  19. My First Museum Ships
  20. Fouling
  21. my first review of Midway
  22. a new type of ship
  23. turbines
  24. Falklands Part 21
  25. Early Dreadnoughts
  26. my review of the Iowa
  27. A Brief History of the Cruiser
  28. Carrier Doom Part 4
  29. The Mk 23 Katie
  30. The Death of Force Z
  31. Glide Bombs
  32. Mission Kills
  33. Turret and Barbette
  34. Riverine Warfare - Europe
  35. Cluster Bombs
  36. Operation Staple Head
  37. Falklands Part 7
  38. Dumb Bombs and LGBs
  39. Riverine Warfare China Part 2
  40. Riverine Warfare China Part 3
  41. Pictures - Iowa Officer's Quarters
  42. they were useful for the raids and small amphibious operations that warships were often called upon to perform
  43. Secondary Armament Part 1
  44. Albacore
  45. Naval Ranks - Warrant and Enlisted
  46. the McKinley Climatic Laboratory
  47. HMS Warrior
  48. SYWTBAMN - Strategy Part 3
  49. Falklands Part 6
  50. Riverine Warfare Africa
  51. my pictures from the Tinker Airshow
  52. Falklands Part 18
  53. Fire Control Transmission
  54. Naval Ranks - Officers
  55. Lunshunkou and Weihaiwei
  56. Falklands Part 17
  57. Pictures - Iowa Medical
  58. Cool Facilities - David Taylor Model Basin
  59. Riverine Warfare - North America
  60. Spanish-American War Part 9
  61. Nautical Measurements
  62. Underwater Protection Part 1
  63. my review of the International WWII Museum
  64. The Standard Type
  65. Spanish American War Part 6
  66. Spanish American War Part 8
  67. Turret Designations
  68. Naval Weddings
  69. The 15" Battleships
  70. LA Fleet Week 2016
  71. SYWTBAMN - Aviation Part 3
  72. Lion and Vanguard
  73. SYWTBABB - Trials and Commissioning
  74. How to Build a Battleship - 1942
  75. The Maximum Battleship
  76. Missouri Part 1
  77. SYWTBAMN - Coast Guard Part 2
  78. The QF Gun
  79. Yalu River
  80. DismalPseudoscience's review of Mikasa
  81. Falklands Part 16
  82. Pictures - Iowa Communications
  83. Naval Rations Part 3
  84. SYWTBAMN-Aviation Part 2
  85. The Great White Fleet Part 1
  86. Information, Communication and Naval Warfare Part 3
  87. dndnrsn's review of Bavarian military museums
  88. Rangekeeping Part 2
  89. my review of the WWI museum
  90. Coastal Defenses Part 4
  91. The Pearl Harbor Rant
  92. Mike Kozlowski's review of Fort Monroe
  93. The Last Sailing Battle
  94. Pungdo
  95. SYWTBAMN Aviation Part 1
  96. Battlecruisers Part 2
  97. Did Iowa Move Sideways During a Broadside?
  98. Soviet Battleships Part 1
  99. Lord Nelson's Review of Soya
  100. Battleship Aviation Part 4
  101. The Scuttling of the High Seas Fleet
  102. Spanish-American War Part 5
  103. Tankers
  104. Cargo Ships
  105. Tom Clancy
  106. Jutland Part 3
  107. Jutland Part 4
  108. Jutland Part 6
  109. Jutland Part 7
  110. SYWTBAMN - Coast Guard Part 1
  111. Ship History - New Jersey
  112. Shells at Jutland
  113. Battleship Aviation Part 3
  114. Inky's Review of the Haifa Naval Museum
  115. Falklands Part 15
  116. Soviet Battleships Part 2
  117. There Seems To Be Something Wrong With Our Bloody Ships Today
  118. The New Maginot Line
  119. Jutland Part 1
  120. the Falklands Glossary
  121. the Montana class
  122. SYWTBAMN-Aviation Part 4
  123. So You Want to Build a Modern Navy Part 1
  124. So You Want to Build a Modern Navy Part 2
  125. the Super-Dreadnoughts
  126. Shells Part 4
  127. Falklands Part 14
  128. the Navy UFO Incident
  129. Sea Stories - The Swimming Pool and the Fuzes
  130. Main Guns Part 1
  131. Main Guns Part 3
  132. Life Aboard Iowa
  133. The Four Chaplains
  134. Megasilverfists's review of Polly Woodside
  135. my review of Historic Flight Spokane
  136. Merchant Ships - Bulk Carriers
  137. my review of the Tulsa Air and Space Museum
  138. The Iowa Class
  139. Sea Story - Black Oil
  140. Falklands Part 13
  141. Container Ships
  142. Coastal Defenses Part 1
  143. French Battleships in WWII
  144. Why do we need so many ships?
  145. ASW - WWI
  146. SYWTBABB - Design Part 1
  147. The Pursuit of the Goeben and Breslau
  148. Commercial Aviation Part 10
  149. German Guided Bombs Part 4
  150. Naval Fiction
  151. SYWTBABB - Construction Part 2
  152. The Philadelphia Experiment
  153. Falklands Part 20
  154. Merchant Ships - General Cargo
  155. Lord Nelson's review of SS Anne
  156. A Day on the America Part 2
  157. Thoughts on Tour Guiding
  158. Commercial Aviation Part 9
  159. Falklands Part 12
  160. Revolt of the Admirals Part 2
  161. Engineering Part 3
  162. Late Night Forward Pumproom Test
  163. Commercial Aviation Part 8
  164. Pictures - Iowa Engine Room
  165. Spanish-American War Part 2
  166. Pictures - Iowa Enlisted Mess
  167. Introduction
  168. Amphibious Warfare Part 4
  169. Why Military Acquisition is So Hard
  170. Dreadnought
  171. Rangekeeping Part 1
  172. Commercial Aviation Part 7
  173. Falklands Part 11
  174. German Guided Bombs Part 2
  175. SYWTBABB-Strategic Background
  176. Commercial Aviation Part 6
  177. The PHS Corps
  178. my history of Wisconsin
  179. Cool Facilities - Bayview
  180. Battleship Torpedoes Part 1
  181. Battleship Torpedoes Part 2
  182. Pre-Dreadnoughts
  183. Commercial Aviation Part 5
  184. Falklands Part 10
  185. Spanish-American War Part 1
  186. The NOAA Commissioned Corps
  187. Aerial Decoys
  188. Pictures - Iowa Enlisted Quarters
  189. Escorts
  190. The Great White Fleet Part 2
  191. The Great White Fleet Part 3
  192. warships with Christmas lights
  193. Anti-Radiation Missiles
  194. The Range of a Carrier Wing
  195. Huascar Part 1
  196. Huascar Part 2
  197. The South American Dreadnought Race
  198. Dreadnoughts of the Minor Powers
  199. Armor Part 1
  200. Commercial Aviation Part 3
  201. Electronic Warfare Part 2
  202. Electronic Warfare Part 3
  203. Spot 1
  204. Billy Mitchell and the Ostfriesland Part 2
  205. Aircraft Weapons - Short Range Missiles
  206. Riverine Warfare - Southeast Asia Part 2
  207. Iowa Part 8
  208. HMS Victoria
  209. G3 and Nelson
  210. Commercial Aviation Part 2
  211. Japanese Battleships in WWII
  212. Falklands Part 9
  213. Riverine Warfare - Southeast Asia Part 1
  214. my review of the National Atomic Museum
  215. The Battleships of Pearl Harbor Part 2
  216. Lissa
  217. Iowa Part 5
  218. Russian Battleships Part 1
  219. Internment
  220. Iowa's crew art
  221. SYWTBABB - Design Part 2
  222. Fire Control Part 2
  223. US Battleships in WWII
  224. the Battleships of Pearl Harbor Part 1
  225. Russian Battleships Part 4
  226. Museum Ships Europe
  227. Rest of World
  228. Armistice
  229. Natick Labs
  230. Fire Control Part 1
  231. the North Carolina Class