tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post739488471767391499..comments2024-03-28T04:52:18.318-04:00Comments on Borepatch: WikiwanderBorepatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-19946788751884311732020-07-06T15:29:42.778-04:002020-07-06T15:29:42.778-04:00https://www.navalgazing.net/Naval-Gazing-Index#Arm...https://www.navalgazing.net/Naval-Gazing-Index#ArmorTech<br /><br />Enjoy :)Directrix Gazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05168468513899028336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-52663336417224668462020-07-06T15:04:59.263-04:002020-07-06T15:04:59.263-04:00As a (semi) quick side note, "How The Battles...As a (semi) quick side note, "How The Battleship Maine Was Destroyed" by Hyman Rickover is available online for very good prices.<br /><br />I was not aware of this, but there was a reprint edition in 1995 from the Naval Institute Press which includes a new forward and new material in the appendix from Rickover's original research team.<br /><br /><a href="http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5470/" rel="nofollow">In the modern technological age, the battle cry "Remember the Maine" should have a special meaning for us. With almost instantaneous communications that can command weapons of unprecedented power, we can no longer approach technical problems with the casualness and confidence held by Americans in 1898. The Maine should impress us that technical problems must be examined by competent and qualified people; and that the results of their investigation must be fully and fairly presented to their fellow citizens. With the vastness of our government and the difficulty of controlling it, we must make sure that those in “high places” do not, without most careful consideration of the consequences, exert our prestige and might. Such uses of our power may result in serious international actions at great cost in lives and money—injurious to the interests and standing of the United States.</a>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04897541740818276304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-84120191678382464972020-07-06T13:56:12.306-04:002020-07-06T13:56:12.306-04:00You should seen the engraving work they did before...You should seen the engraving work they did before it left dry dock.ASM826https://www.blogger.com/profile/04017388670319590449noreply@blogger.com