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Dr Alexander Clarke

7 years

On-going projects that I hope are of use & interest: my blog (will add something soon), @CIMSEC #Falklands #Podcasts and papers such as the #TribalClass Destroyer Series & #Cruiser series are @GlobalMarHist

Alex Clarke Archives - Global Maritime History

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

5 years

Just saw this on #Facebook ... thought it might get a little giggle

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

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War of 1812 was started by America... Britain had no war aims other than for it to be over as quickly as possible & to not lose anything as they were dealing with Napoleon at the time & frankly on the scale of things he was a lot more important & a lot bigger...

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@LivFaustDieJung

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Real talk, the war of 1812 was not a victory for Britain. It was an embarrassing failure that massively outweighs our President's mansion getting burned down. Britain failed to stop American expansion, a primary goal, failed to achieve a Brit run buffer state, failed to force

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

4 years

Zumwalt Class the ice/pykrete edition

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@Polar_Katya

4 years

Highlight of the day: my photo (taken in #Antarctica in December 2019) is the winner of the 2020 APECS Polar Week Photo Competition!

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

3 years

Thank you @SeaforthPub , thank you @penswordbooks , thank you to Julian, Matthesw & all the amazing team you work with. Thank you @myrtlepanda , @Drachinifel & @ArmouredCarrier for putting up with me as I wrote it, thank you @Laughtonunit & especially Prof Lambert & @NavalHistWar

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@AC_NavalHistory

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#ScandiShip24 coming face to face with the Submarine that was the Testbed for the German U-Boat technology prior to WWII and which served Finland throughout the Winter War...

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

3 years

So of all the #PrincePhilip tribute pictures, this stuck with me... he was a character, he had enough good points but certainly was no angel, he has enough flaws, but certainly not a devil... he was a soul of service & duty, who gave all of himself to whatever role he was called

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

4 years

This is me 😊😊😊😊😊😊

Seaforth Publishing

@SeaforthPub

4 years

Now available for #preorder , with 20% off RRP: Tribals, Battles & Darings – The Genesis of the Modern Destroyer by Alexander Clarke #ComingSoon

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

5 years

17. #History ... so free on the 7th of February? Come to the @Laughtonunit seminar on how @TeamRN1 fleet of 1939 came to be? (link: )... Simple, with the way you are all enjoying #Tsingtao80 you will love it!

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

2 years

on saturday this time, The #CanadaNavalHistoryTour2022 Crew of myself ( @AC_NavalHistory ), @Drachinifel , @garius & @tea_driven_doc will be probably be (adjusted for time zone) arriving at the wonderful @ParksCanada #HMCSHaida ... so looking forward to the #Naval #History #Fun

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

7 months

Arguably one of the best GP/ASW Frigates of any age and a truly flexible design...

Matthew Warwick

@mpwarwick

7 months

Did nail it with the Batch 3 though, which added a 4.5-inch gun and a Goalkeeper 30mm CIWS, and replaced the four Exocet with eight Harpoons. One of my favourite designs.

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

2 years

It was a year ago today I first got to see the cover of my first book to be published! It was not a short journey to get there, but every stop & diversion on the way made it... & I hope those who read it enjoy it as much as I did writing it #Naval #History

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

2 years

Out with @Drachinifel at the #NavyLeaders conference

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

6 months

There is just a small problem with this, whilst a lot of NATO interests & Security issues overlap with Britain's, many do not... e.g. Falklands, Britain's connections with South East Asia & other "out of area commitments" as they were called in the 1980s...

John Healey

@JohnHealey_MP

6 months

A Labour Government will apply a new 'NATO test' to major defence programmes to ensure the UK's NATO commitments are fulfilled in full, make the MOD the first department subject to our new Office for Value for Money and ensure deep procurement reform to cut waste. 3/3

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

1 year

21 Destroyers, 25 Frigates, 5 aircraft carriers... I mean if the Royal Navy was that large, the list of things I'd worry about would be much smaller

Navy Lookout

@NavyLookout

1 year

Very upbeat article in the Sunday Times about UK warship building - reasonably fair. By @armitagejim Unfortunately, the graphics department really lost the plot...

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@AC_NavalHistory

6 months

This is the reason why the Royal Navy decided open hangars & deck parking were not good ideas...

Interesting As Fuck

@interesting_aIl

6 months

Life on a ship in the north sea...

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@AC_NavalHistory

9 months

A Haunted House, but filled with people who are sure that all German equipment was the best in WWII & that Bismarck was the most powerful battleship ever...

Blondie Actual

@cpt_blondie

9 months

A haunted house but it’s filled with guys telling you all the reasons they *almost* joined, but didn’t.

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

2 years

This sounds to me like someone's realise we need more subs, but now they want to cut the already not big enough surface fleet to pay for it... when neither surface nor subsurface have enough units for their missions... this shouldn't be the question posed:

Ben Wallace: Submarines rather than ships could be the Royal Navy's future

Defence Secretary has asked naval chiefs to assess the 'balance' between surface and submarine fleets as he launches a major review

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

3 years

@missfrancesca @BlondeHistorian Ditto, the manager at my local Better gym/pool once said having the dog in was so popular he was considering having a bring your dog to gym day... it wasn't practical so no go, but definitely no one objecting

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

5 years

Yes! I've signed for my 1st book! @penswordbooks have very kindly accepted my proposal for a book about #RoyalNavy 's #TribalClass , #BattleClass & #DaringClass destroyers of the 1930s/40s/50s for release next yr! #History / #AcademicTwitter / #twitterstorians , wish me luck?please😊

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

1 year

So me & @Drachinifel are at the Naval Defence Leaders Conference... as we were last year, somewhere not far from us is @tea_driven_doc and most importantly the answers to many #Bilgepumps questions

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

1 year

For some reason I keep seeing claims of #Type26 class having engine issues, so much so I had to go check to see if HMS Glasgow had been finished, tested & commissioned and I'd somehow missed it... nope she hasn't... so what is this all about?

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

5 years

So yes #RiverPlate80 has started, war hadn't even begun & the pieces were being moved into position... #WWII was a #GlobalWar from its very beginning, thanks not only to the powers involved, but the way they pre-positioned their pieces...

Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

5 years

80 years ago today, on the 21st of August 1939, the #Deutschland class vessel, the #AdmiralGrafSpee departed Wilhelmshaven, bound for the #SouthAtlantic & one of the most epic contests of the first phase of #WWII #RiverPlate80

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

2 years

Myself & @Drachinifel on top of #HMCSHaida 's "B" mount #Naval #History #Fun

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

5 years

There is a lot to agree with in this #Thread , but what it misses is that the £1billion price tag includes the development costs, the actual build costs of the ships are much lower than that; so if 12 type 45 had been built we would probably be talking about £700million destroyers

Nicholas Drummond

@nicholadrummond

5 years

Royal Navy ships have never been more capable than they are today. Type 45 Destroyers and Type 23 Frigates are undoubtedly world class. The Type 26 Frigate / Global Combat Ship will raise the bar even higher. The trouble is these ships are approaching £1 billion each. 1/10

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

5 years

Its these ships & personnel UK is really feeling loss of now, 8 Type 45s & 16 Type 23s would have allowed RN 24 escorts, along the 2,720 extra that staying at 36,000 would have granted, would all equate to extra couple of escorts available without disruption of refit/training

On This Day RN

@OnthisdayRN

5 years

#OnThisDay 2004 MoD announced that 12 ships (3 T42, 3 T23 & 6 MCMV) to be paid off within 2 years. @RoyalNavy personnel reduced by 1500 to 36,000 & T45 order cut from 12 to 8 then 6. 1SL at time Lord West stated changes will leave the Navy better organised and equipped for future

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

1 year

So currently in terminal 2... #NavHistAus23 begins... see you soon @Drachinifel & @Tea_driven_doc ...

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

9 months

Sunken Warships: Secrets From The Deep Produced by Squeaky Pedal Films for Channel 5 tonight at 20:00hrs! Myself & @kejamieson_ are talking about warships & submarines on TV thanks to @Pastpreservers & the wonderful @PPCasting

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

1 year

So the 9.2in gun Battery on @RottnestIsland were really kind to us...

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

4 years

It's popular? Thank you 🙂

Seaforth Publishing

@SeaforthPub

4 years

Popular #preorder : Tribals, Battles & Darings – The Genesis of the Modern Destroyer by Alexander Clarke. 👉

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

3 years

Coming out soon... proofs all in, index being done... so fingers crossed thanks to the lovely people of @penswordbooks this will be #Naval #History to #Read

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

2 years

In the engine room with the power behind the steam, one of the first female stokers in the Royal Canadian Navy & half of the couple who have kept #Haida alive #NavHistCan22

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

1 year

Need 9 aircraft, ordered 5, cut to 3, but paying for 5 radars... only please save me from "doing more with less", yes its more capable, but 1 thing can only be in 1 place at a time... & that can be maintenance or the wrong side of globe... so you really can't do more with less

UK Defence Journal

@UKDefJournal

1 year

The UK must pay for all five MESA radars despite reducing the the order of E-7 Wedgetail aircraft to three.

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

2 years

Considering the History that ships names Warspite have of having minds of their own; not that I don't consider it a very worthy name... but am I the only one who's just a little worried, about this time it being a Submarine armed with Ballistic Missiles carrying Nuclear weapons?

First Sea Lord

@FirstSeaLord

2 years

The Dreadnought programme supports 30,000 jobs across the UK & will deliver the four largest submarines ever built for the @RoyalNavy , which will ensure we provide the ultimate guarantee of security for the United Kingdom for the next five decades and beyond.

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

1 year

Otherwise known by their Axis counterparts as a very bad night out...

Matthew Warwick

@mpwarwick

1 year

His Majesty's Ships Duke of York, Nelson, Renown and Formidable, November 1942.

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

9 months

No one will ever convince me that someone in the Regia Marina/Italian Government was not obsessed with this ship - almost every harbour chart I've seen of it, it is in the middle surrounded by the other battleships like the core of the onion...

Hidden History

@HiddenHistoryYT

9 months

Italian battleship Giulio Cesare #warships #regiamarina #navy

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

3 years

Thank @penswordbooks & @SeaforthPub it's coming... and it looks good

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

1 year

Every time I see drawings of them I can't help but think of the beauty the world lost when the Francesco Caracciola class were cancelled... if you'd like to learn more about them & other #Naval #History

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

3 years

So have been mulling this for the last couple of days, was rejected from a lecturing post on friday for not enough #SocialMedia Engagement... now I know numbers aren't everything and that these numbers are not massive... and thanks to recent computer issues have gone down, but...

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

2 years

The last photo of the full four #NavHistCan22 ... with this John is now off on his solo advetures! Good luck!

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

4 years

The national mood... surprisingly wasn't sent to me by @kateejamieson #History #Fun

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

5 years

Sorry but this is a pet peeve... It is "aircraft"... both singular and plural are the same, whether discussing an aircaft or five aircraft; there is no 's' - "aircrafts" does not exist

Siraj Hashmi

@SirajAHashmi

5 years

The F-35, for those who aren’t aware, is a stealth fighter. It’s one of the loudest aircrafts I’ve ever heard that’s not the B-2 Spirit.

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

1 year

Sadly unless you put a warship or at least an OPV permanently on the wreck sites, this will continue to happen till all the graves, the archeology, the history is gone... what is of incalculable cultural value to one person, is just $ signs to another & the ocean is very big

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@Hfnz9

1 year

Mohon share. Kapal HMS Prince of Wales kena skrap secara haram. Habis khazanah kita kena rembat.

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

6 years

So starting tomorrow the #Academic #AdventCalendar is going 2 get a little twist... I'm now going 2B posting 3 a day, with 4 on #ChristmasDay - count down from least read to the most... hopefully #TweetDeck continues 2 work- so fingers crossed you all enjoy the #History

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

5 years

@pinstripedline @simonharley @GrayConnolly I blame Harry Potter... it's romanticised the idea of dormitory living

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

4 years

I've just realised... my book is available to pre-order!!!!!! "Tribals Battles and Darings: The Genesis of the Modern Destroyer" - seriously bouncing off walls right now!

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

3 years

So I'm in #Jersey with @Drachinifel and now I'm operating a Le Creusot 1918... definitely worth a visit to @CIOS_JSY

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@AC_NavalHistory

3 years

@thehistoryguy Simply put, you are wrong on this one... I mean a lot didn't go to plan in procurement, but a lot went right, the carriers were top notch, the doctrine was above par, and the aircraft were planned & procured for but due to other national commitments we ended up buying American

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@AC_NavalHistory

1 month

Wildlife preparing for the next great Emu war...

Figen

@TheFigen_

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Capybaras wandering around at dawn.

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@AC_NavalHistory

2 years

So me & @Drachinifel finish the day talking Hedgehogs & #ASW in #WWII together...thank you again to wonderful crew of @HMCSSACKVILLE1 , to you & everyone who would like to please join us at the Henry House, Halifax, tonight at 19:00hrs #NavHistCan22 #Naval #History #Fun

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

3 months

As my friend @ITM_archives often says, and I as well... there are none more undervalued or underappreciated than the Regia Marina in WWII

Navy General Board

@thegeneralboard

3 months

Speaking of the Bismarck torpedo defense system, I find it ironic that the Italian Pugliese System functioned as intended and yet is regarded as the worst of the Axis designs. German and Japanese torpedo defense schemes often underperformed in practice, yet they get a free pass.

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UK Defence Journal

@UKDefJournal

6 months

The British Army contact you telling you that you are being conscripted. What’s your response in a gif?

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

1 year

Not every Warship needs to be 1st rate, the majority in the 1700s were 3rd & 6th rates. Whilst I will always argue for fitting WITH rather than FOR, it's important to arm a vessel for role & likely missions; not to make a false shibboleth of weapon quantity over ship suitability

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@AC_NavalHistory

6 years

With all the issues in the world right now, we have to ask will 8 be enough? Can they be procured faster? #GlobalInterests

Royal Navy

@RoyalNavy

6 years

Defence Minister Stuart Andrew has announced the name of a future world-beating British warship as HMS Sheffield #Type26

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@AC_NavalHistory

2 years

#NavHistCan22 myself & @Drachinifel have officially left Canadian Air Space... we leave with fond memories, friendships affirmed, lots of footage and having spent a lot of time with some beautiful ships & the people who care for them... it's not goodbye, it's till next time 🙂

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

3 years

Similarities between the two yes, but tanks were actually "land battleships", so tanks are really just miniature, mostly dry, with bare minimum of weapons, tanks 😉

Sofilein

@SofiGaming

3 years

So I know I make tank content Battleships are basically just giant wet tanks...right? 🤔

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@AC_NavalHistory

1 year

#NavHistAus23 are now at the WAShipwreck Museum

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@AC_NavalHistory

1 year

It's an interesting thread, my critique of the Yamato class has always been they couldn't build anything else whilst building them(this especially limited cruiser construction) & didn't use their deterrence value when they could have to buy themselves more time...

Navy General Board

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1 year

Last post: There was nothing wrong with building the Yamato class. My inbox: But, but, what about the fact they wanted to build 5 of them? They already had 10 older battleships! Let's go right back into the "balanced fleet" topic.

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Really this should be fitted to @HMSDragon as soon as possible... just for the sheer quantity of jokes & dits that would come from such a pairing

Dstl

@dstlmod

6 months

We have achieved a UK first with the high-power firing of a #laser weapon against aerial targets Our experts worked with our world-class partners @MBDA_UK , @Leonardo_UK and @QinetiQ to help #DragonFire reach this milestone 👉

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Hypothetical question: If someone was planning a long flight, would it be appropriate to take a #LEGO set with them in order to give themself something to do... and if so what set would be appropriate? All absolutely Hypothetical of course... 😇

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Where can i get this?

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@rednavy70

7 months

This is the best military patch I’ve seen 🤣

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@AC_NavalHistory

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Plus all the #TribalClass , #BattleClass & 1950s #DaringClass

Toni Childs

@Vitaminndeee

10 months

Who is a perfect 10 in your eyes? Someone who is absolutely flawless from head to toe?

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Whenever I'm told that the @RoyalNavy where obsessed with #battleships in comparison to the other navies of the world approaching #WWII I remember this page from Brasseys 1939 #Naval #History #Fun

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4 years

After years of watching @SpitfireFilly & @kateejamieson deal with all sorts of weird stuff on twitter & wondering how loud as I am it skipped me by... it's finally arrived I'm "pompous... bad teeth" - although feel I might need to ask Victoria & Kate for tips on replying...

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1 year

Just received the email from @YouTube , so I guess it's official... Whilst I've been off in Australia for #NavHistAus23 , my YouTube channel has achieved 10k subscribers! #10kcreator

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@AC_NavalHistory

4 years

Warships maybe, frigates and some old destroyers more accurately... battleships?

Russian Embassy in South Africa 🇷🇺

@EmbassyofRussia

4 years

Watch spectacular video footage of a Naval Parade of Russian battleships in the Syrian city of #Tartus , held on 26 July in commemoration of Russian #NavyDay2020 . Aside from Russian ships, two Syrian vessels also joined the parade (video by @mod_russia )

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6 years

My non historian friends will probably never understand why spending a Saturday at the @UkNatArchives is so exciting... #History #Saturday

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4 years

I apologise now for the broken TV screens

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@kejamieson_

4 years

SPOTTED @AC_NavalHistory

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Found #HMCSHaida , #NavHistCan22 has hit for me it's biggest goal, my first ever time seeing a Tribal with my own eyes... not the lense of someone elses camera #Naval #History #Fun ... with a couple of little bits of eye water if I'm honest

Meeting a Tribal at last: HMCS Haida (live)

canada naval history tour has begun...

www.youtube.com

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@AC_NavalHistory

7 months

So far... I'm still hoping for the Type 83s to be Duke of Edinburgh, Vian, Rodney, Renown, Somerville & Cunningham, with fingers crossed a Ramsay, Harwood & Fraser added on...

Brad

@Vettz25

7 months

@griswald63 @ChungTzuW @AC_NavalHistory Interesting unrelated fact: Unless I'm mistaken, only one Tribal Commanding Officer would have a ship named after him - HMCS Haidas Harry DeWolf

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@AC_NavalHistory

2 years

We have survived security #NavHistCan22

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@AC_NavalHistory

4 months

Think you will find she was a Forward Aviation Support ship, not an aircraft carrier... on that you had the solemn word of the Third Sea Lord who oversaw her procurement

U.S. Naval Institute

@NavalInstitute

4 months

Today is National Unicorn Day. HMS Unicorn became the only aircraft carrier to conduct a shore bombardment when she used her four twin mount QF 4-inch Mk XVI dual purpose guns to shell North Korean coastwatchers at Chopekki Point in 1951. #NationalUnicornDay

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I feel I need to say this again, aircraft is both plural & singular... there is no such thing as aircrafts... if it is five aircraft, one aircraft or eleven aircraft at no point is an 's' required 🤨

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@AC_NavalHistory

2 years

@CWHM having another wonderful morning with #NavHistCan22 tour team, @Drachinifel & @garius are overjoyed, myself & @tea_driven_doc are keeping them safe #Naval #History #Fun

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@AC_NavalHistory

2 years

Answer: F14 Tomcats

The Atlantic

@TheAtlantic

2 years

What makes the movie “Top Gun” so timeless? It takes elemental themes—parents and children, humans and nature, individual desires and communal demands—and funnels them into its hero’s journey. (From 2021)

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@AC_NavalHistory

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Ok, so I'm not going to subtweet anyone or anything like that but... if anyone is actually managing to find something that makes them happy under the current circumstances, whether that is work, family or long planned projects - lets just be happy that there is some happiness

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@AC_NavalHistory

4 years

Key word needs to be added "Officially"... in the far east & during WWII boarding actions, armaments carried could be quite diverse and some ships found an awful lot of sharp pointy things appeared from nowhere...

On This Day RN

@OnthisdayRN

4 years

#OnThisDay 1936 @RoyalNavy removed the Cutlass from operational use by its sailors. It would still be retained for ceremonial duties and is still held by some ships and establishments for this purpose. #handstoboardingstations

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I have 2: 1) The Regia Marina was a more balanced & capable navy than the Kriegsmarine at start of WWII 2) RN was probably the best in the world in 1939 at ASW, but they'd been limited to preparing for war in 10yrs time till 1932 officially(36 in truth) so didn't have the hulls

madeline odent

@oldenoughtosay

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what history opinion is gonna land you in this situation?

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@AC_NavalHistory

3 years

Possibly one of the most perfect scenes of any movie ever... captures a moment brilliantly

Simon Harley

@simonharley

3 years

Happy hump day, shipmates.

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

5 years

Please stop rewriting #History it may make you feel better short term, but long term it makes it that much easier to forget the lessons it has taught - in some case lessons paid for with tremendous sacrifice

Simon Harley

@simonharley

5 years

Some lunatic has actually pixelated the Nazi jack on the Scharnhorst.

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

2 years

So according to this you only need 1000 books to equal a library... @Drachinifel does this mean you & I should qualify for government funding as we each run national library level quantities of books?

1000 books is considered a library, so I counted my collection 📚

main channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/thejackexperience

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

3 years

It's an honest question, but from reading the comments... I have a lot of work to do... battleships make sense because they can kill anything below them on the food chain; even aircraft carriers if those can't trade distance for time... look at the amount of air power directed1/3

Calum E. Douglas

@CalumDouglas1

3 years

"Stupid question on ships by aviation historian time" I`m perplexed about Battleships, as far as I can see, they spend their lives trying not to be sunk in embarrasing circumstances, and apart from as a status symbol, I`m at a loss to understand why you`d ever have wanted one?

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

4 years

This #Thursday I'm honoured to be being hosted by the @Laughtonunit for "Back Pocket Cruisers: the #RoyalNavy ’s #Tribal , #Battle & #Daring Classes - Genesis of the Modern Destroyer " everyone's welcome, just click on the link @81165AlanJames will sort it

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

3 years

I like #Santa ... hope you enjoy it as much as I did bringing it together 🙂

Paul Bevand

@paulbevand

3 years

@AC_NavalHistory Look what Santa brought...

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

3 years

I've sighted @HMSPWLS , must be getting close to @PHDockyard ... and almost time for some #Naval #History #Fun

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

3 years

Yes I am a #Historian ... however did you guess? ... just a couple of books to keep me amused in any downtime over the next two weeks 😉😇

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

1 month

#ScandiShip24 are on our way to Sweden! Karlskoga! Someone got upgrade in bus seats... any guess who?

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

3 years

Germany & Italy lost because of RN maritime superiority...Arctic Convoys, Battle of the Atlantic & the Battle of the Mediterranean... the victories on the ground finished the war, but those were built on a foundation of seapower...

David B. Larter

@DavidLarter

3 years

┳┻| ┻┳| ┳┻| ┻┳| ┳┻| ┻┳| ┳┻| ┻┳| ┳┻| ┻┳| ┳┻| ┻┳| ┳┻| _ ┻┳| •.•) Imperial Japan lost ┳┻|⊂ﾉ because of ┻┳|. U.S. naval supremacy

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

2 years

For anyone wanting a #Naval #History #Distraction ... "What if Washington allowed more than Nelson & Rodney: A UAD infused discussion" Basically an attempt to work through what happens if all RN 13.5in Capital Ships are replaced by 16in ships via @YouTube

What if Washington allowed more than Nelson & Rodney: A UAD infused...

Please note images and videos are used within this live with the very kind and prompt permission from the Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts game https://www.dre...

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

3 years

@IWMDuxford #Naval #History #Fun ... some days are good, some days are great & some are exceptional

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

5 years

80 years ago today, on the 21st of August 1939, the #Deutschland class vessel, the #AdmiralGrafSpee departed Wilhelmshaven, bound for the #SouthAtlantic & one of the most epic contests of the first phase of #WWII #RiverPlate80

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

1 year

Why's it not given you HMS Renown then?

Simon Harley

@simonharley

1 year

I asked AI to produce the most beautiful warship:

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

3 years

Ok, this is terrible, a) it's not every recorded battle in history, not even every European battle, let alone others, b) people use poorly researched/captioned history like this to justify so many silly ideas & c) it has not context, no geography, no dates... ergo its no use

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

4 years

in an update to today's #NavalHistoryLive and proof I possibly should not write my own notes... I thought this was HMS Hermes & a Fairey Flycatcher... but it turns out it was HMS Eagle - and my notes of "remember it's not Hermes, it's Eagle" did not help :D oops & sorry!

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

4 months

Would prefer Ark Royal... but will take whatever we can get...

UK Defence Journal

@UKDefJournal

4 months

UK to order third carrier due to Russian threat - A leaked consultation document suggests that the Royal Navy will now order a third Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier in response to a resurgent Russia, the vessel will be named HMS Princess Diana

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

1 month

Day 1 of #ScandiShip24 ... @garius & @Drachinifel are off up the fijord at a fort... myself, @tea_driven_doc & dan are in the armed forces museum & heading towards the Maritime museum in a bit

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

3 years

they were just doing what they were supposed to... just as today, when the armed forces or security services make a mistake, it's the headline of the evening news... when they do their jobs correctly... it's barely a whisper.... & thanks @CalumDouglas1 for starting this chat 3/3

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

3 years

If you're last saved image is your morale philosophy... then I'm simultaneously proud, as well as of course having questions...

Tansy Kelly Robson

@Artemisapphire

3 years

"Your last saved image is your entire moral philosophy" Oh dear 😐 This... could get... complicated.

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

3 years

but honestly what were they expecting? I'm proud of those numbers, especially the @youtube one because that took work, like all good things do in life, it's a lot of fun too... but its taken work. So #AcademicChatter #twitterstorians what do they want? Do any of us know?

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Dr Alexander Clarke

@AC_NavalHistory

8 months

Per shelf? Actually I definitely fail that as well...

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