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The USS Kidd is the only US warship…

September 24, 2020Weirdo

The USS Kidd is the only US warship authorized to raise the Jolly Roger flag as a reference to its namesake.

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The award presented for the most…

August 26, 2020Weirdo

The award presented for the most battle ready ship is called the “Marjorie Sterrett” award. It is named after a 13 yr old girl who sent her allowance of 10 cents to the New York Tribune to help build warships for WWI. She asked that the next ship built be named “America”.

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The USS William D. Porter was the only…

August 19, 2020August 19, 2020Weirdo

The USS William D. Porter was the only vessel in US Navy history to have its entire crew placed under arrest after accidentally firing a live torpedo at a vessel carrying the President of the United States and the Secretary of State.

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In WWI, many British naval…

September 9, 2019Weirdo

In WWI, many British naval ships were painted with “Dazzle Camo”, a camouflage scheme designed not to make them hard to see, but rather to create a confusing perspective that made judging ship type, speed, and direction difficult.

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Sweden has “gay sailor” defense…

August 31, 2019Weirdo

Sweden has “gay sailor” defense system in the Baltic Sea. Underwater dancing gay sailor neon sign sends a Morse code saying “Come here if you’re gay”, targeted to Russian submarines detected regularly in the area.

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A St. Bernard named Bamse was a mascot of the Royal…

June 25, 2017Weirdo

A St. Bernard named Bamse was a mascot of the Royal Norwegian Navy during WWII and was known for breaking up fights amongst his crewmates. He once saved a young lieutenant commander who was being attacked by a man wielding a knife by pushing the assailant into the sea.

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The Navy’s stealth destroyer, the USS…

April 6, 2017Weirdo

The Navy’s stealth destroyer, the USS Zumwalt, can’t fire its guns because the ammo is too expensive.

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A Chinese business man bought a non-functional aircraft…

December 10, 2016Weirdo

A Chinese business man bought a non-functional aircraft carrier from Ukraine, allegedly to use it as a floating hotel/casino. It took more than 4 years to tow it to China. Later the Chinese government bought and modernized the carrier, making it its only aircraft carrier its navy owns today.

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The term “groggy” comes from either the British…

December 1, 2016Weirdo

The term “groggy” comes from either the British or American Navy. These sailors drank Grog, which was a mix of rum, water, and citrus juice, which was used to fight scurvy. Someone who is dazed or sleepy might feel as if they have had too much grog, making them “groggy.”

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The US Navy sends medics to the high…

December 1, 2016Weirdo

The US Navy sends medics to the high-volume emergency rooms of LA and Chicago to prep them to be deployed. “It’s a shame that Los Angeles has so much violence,” surgeon John Newman told the Los Angeles Times in 2003, “but from a training standpoint — fantastic.”

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