I love stealing from being inspired to post by CDR Salamander.
He’s got a couple of good posts today, a nice mix of the old and the new.
First a link to a great photospread on the HMS Caroline, a Royal Navy cruiser from World War I.
There’s also a half hour video on her.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__B9zprZf9Y]
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Next up, LCS-1 recently got a new paint job, designed and applied by the crew for their deployment that starts Friday. *
No, a new paint job doesn’t make the Little Crappy Ship** any better, but having painted a boat a time or two, I appreciate the hard work it is. And at least the black patches hide some of the soot from the diesel exhausts.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb-mWG4uSek]
*I thought sailing on Fridays was bad.
** A term coined over half a decade ago by Byron the shipfitter, and denizen of Sal’s front porch.
I think Delta Bravo’s Little Coffin Ship is more accurate.
Destroyers were called “Tin Cans” for a good reason. The LCS is prolly more like Tin Foil.
Wutever happened to our Byron? Haven’t seen him at your place in months.
He’s a busy beaver, keeping the last of the Figs afloat.