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KNIL KST, Ok?
As we have touched on in past articles, the Dutch East Indies had its own army, totally separate from the one based in Europe, that dated back to 1814– the Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger, or...
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The last T-bone, 10 cents a peek
“Jamboree Day” on USS Yorktown (CV-5), 10 April 1942. Parading the last T-bone steak on board. Two sailors displaying a sign that reads “Special Slide Show. Big T-Bone Steak. The only one in captivity....
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80 Years Ago: Chesty Puller, Pirate
Lt. Col. Lewis Burwell “Chesty” Puller, the most decorated Marine in American history, fulfills his solemn duties as Davy Jones during a Neptunus Rex Shellback ceremony in April 1942 aboard the...
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Vale, Jack Higgins (and Hugh Marlowe, Martin Fallon, and James Graham)
Born 27 July 1929, Henry Patterson grew up poor in Northern Ireland. A good lad, he did his two years of national service in the late 1940s, first with the East Yorks, then as an NCO with the Blues...
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Kumano, back on the list
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force a couple of weeks ago commissioned that country’s second new Mogami-class multi-mission stealth frigate, just four years after she was ordered. The JS Kumano...
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Warship Wednesday, April 13, 2022: The Example and Inspiration Remain
Here at LSOZI, we take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1954 period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their own,...
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Red Storm Rising, 2022 addendum
Back at the height of the Red Storm Rising days of the Cold War, the Soviet Project 1164 Atlant (Slava-class) guided missile cruisers were scary. At 611-feet overall and 11,500-tons full load, they...
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Hard Luck Tin Can, or The Ever-Sinking The Sullivans
Back in March 2021, we talked about the struggling circa 1943 Fletcher-class destroyer USS The Sullivans (DD-537) that was slowly taking on water as she served as a museum ship in Buffalo, New York....
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The Sullivans: The Pumps are on and She is Looking Better
We’ve covered the porous hull saga of the USS The Sullivans several times in the past couple of years and the latest is (a modest) improvement. First, the flooding is at least being controlled and the...
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80 Years Ago Today: Hornet and Mosquitos
The floating “Shangri-La,” the Yorktown-class carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) arrives at Pearl Harbor directly after the Doolittle Raid on Japan, 30 April 1942. Her harbor escorts, a pair of early 77-foot...
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Warship Wednesday, May 4, 2022: Release the 30-Only-One!
Here at LSOZI, we take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1954 period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their own,...
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A brutal season, 80 years ago today
There are dozens of photos taken by the assembled escorts of the stricken aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-2) as she underwent her death throes on the morning of 8 May 1942 during the Battle of the...
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Warship Wednesday, May 11, 2022: The Dirty D
Here at LSOZI, we take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1954 period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their own,...
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If you ever wanted your own Spitfire
Looking for a Merlin-powered 1943 Supermarine Spitfire IX with just 10 hours on it since a complete zero time restoration? Well, looks like one just popped up. Photo credit: Darren Mottram: Aviation...
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Darby et al, get the Gold
U.S. Army Rangers assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment, including some in vintage WWII-era uniforms of Darby’s 2nd Rangers, climb the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc, in Cricqueville en Bessin, France June 4,...
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Warship Wednesday, May 18, 2022: Spaghetti Battleship Slayer
Here at LSOZI, we take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1954 period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their own,...
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Warship Wednesday, May 25, 2022: I’m Not as Good as I Once Was
Here at LSOZI, we take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1954 period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their own,...
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Smokin and jokin
Official caption: “These American tankmen have just completed a hazardous trip back to the American lines near Cisterna, Italy, after the loss of their M-4 Sherman tank, 26 May 1944.” L-R: Front row;...
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Just DesRon 20 Showing Off
A stack of brand-new Farragut-class destroyers of Destroyer Squadron Twenty (DesRon20) executing a turn on a bright summer day. Leading the column is USS Farragut (DD-348), followed by USS Dewey...
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Happy (Finnish) Flag Day
Finnish soldier and dog in position near Kiestinki, 25 April, 1942, note the Mosin rifle Happy 80th Annual Flag Day of the Finnish Defence Forces! Celebrated every June 4 since the Continuation War in...
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