Ships!

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Montebello, a 118 gun French first-rate ship of the line, laid down at Toulon in 1810, here circa 1850 when she was fitted with an experimental steam engine

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French Ironclad Hoche, circa 1900

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An MH-60S Seahawk prepares to land aboard the Sea Fighter during flight deck certification off the coast of San Diego

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Pictures of some of the recreational areas of a Russian Typhoon-class sub. I'd heard that since they were designed to remain at sea for extended periods that the ships had been designed with a sauna and a pool. Turns out that was correct, although the pool is a small one.

http://russianambience.com/inside-giant-russian-typhoon-class-submarine-tk-17-arkhangelsk/



As a parent, I also appreciate the Huggies brand cardboard diaper box stuffed into the arcade game:



More at the link.

[Staggerwing]

Those aren't arcade games- they're training simulators.

[Steelgrave]

Those aren't arcade games- they're training simulators.

You're correct. Formally Top Secret documentation shows a Russian nuclear war simulation in action below.

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[BanzaiCat]

Was the FSF-1 ever put into production? I'm guessing no since a Wiki article says it was under development until 2008.

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Think it was just a testbed.

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HMCS Iroquois firing a Sea Sparrow missile.

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HMS Queen Elizabeth and RFA Tidespring meet up at sea for refuelling

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Battleships HMS Barham and HMS Ramillies fire off a salute with the Battleship Dunkerque in the background, dressed up with a White Ensign, Spithead Fleet Review, 1937.

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Königsberg-class light cruiser SMS Stettin, veteran of the Battle of Heligoland Bight, guided by a tug.

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A starboard beam view of the Vermont (BB-20) with a flying boat in the foreground.