#destroyers — Public Fediverse posts
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The UK continues to delude itself that it has the resources and equipment to be a great military power. It's a fantasy.
In 2009, the UK's #MOD told the #DefenceSelectCommittee that it could sustain readiness of at least 4 #Type45 #destroyers and usually 5, despite cutting the class from 12 ships to 6. The Committee was very doubtful.
In March 2026, #HMSDragon was the only Type45 available for service in Cyprus in the #IranWar.
The UK's military fantasies are out of date.
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The USS Abraham Lincoln #AircraftCarrier & 3 guided-missile #destroyers arrived in the #MiddleEast >2 weeks ago.
It marks a quick turnaround for the USS Ford, which #Trump sent from the Mediterranean Sea to the Caribbean last Oct as the admin built up a huge #military presence prior to the surprise raid that captured Venezuelan President #Maduro.
It appears at odds with Trump’s #NationalSecurity strategy, which put an emphasis on the #WesternHemisphere…. [not really, he wants a war, any #war.]
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#China, #Russia Celebrate US $10B #Trump Battleships Instead of 5x More Destroyers
Implementation of Trump-class battleship project caused in Western publications shock & misunderstanding of causes of extremely controversial decision. Because real challenges US #Navy is facing dictated opposite decisions
For price of 1 Trump-class #battleship, up to 5 Arleigh Burke #missile #destroyers could be built with 3.75x more missile salvos
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USS Sellers - DDG-11 - Guided-Missile Destroyer, c.1960s - Gotuzzo Photograph
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https://ko-fi.com/post/USS-Edsall--the-Little-Destroyer-The-Could-M4M11BE2C2
#NavalHistory
#Histodons
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#Australia
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The USS Gerald R. Ford & its ~5k #USN #sailors & deck of #warplanes will be accompanied by #cruisers & #destroyers in a show of force that is meant to be ready to respond to anything, from possibly interdicting additional #weapons from reaching #Hamas & conducting #surveillance.
The large deployment… underscores the concern that the #UnitedStates has in trying to deter the #conflict from growing. The Israeli govt formal #DeclarationOfWar …gave the green light for "significant military steps"….