#USS Michigan

[lonestarbattleship]

USS MICHIGAN (BB-27) in a dry dock at Brest, France, circa 1919.

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#USS Michigan (BB-27) #USS Michigan #South Carolina Class #dreadnought #battleship #warship #ship #drydock #dry dock #Brest #France #1919 #interwar period #united states navy #us navy #navy #usn #u.s. navy #undated #my post

[carbone14]

Accident d'appontage sur le porte-avions d'entraînement USS Sable (IX-81) – Lac Michigan – Etats-Unis – 1944

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#WWII #Marine américaine #US Navy #Entraînement #Training #Marine de guerre #Navy #Marine militaire #Military navy #Porte-avions #Aircraft carrier #USS Sable (IX-81) #USS Sable #(IX-81) #Lac Michigan #Lake Michigan #Etats-Unis #USA #1944

[crimsonbonds]

i kindof miss when i was like 16 and i ran a blog on here where i just talked abt and rbed paranormal stuff it was like. the coolest i ever felt in my life even though i had like 1 follower

#it had a cool url thats probably taken now too GRAH #named it after the old haunted library in my hometown #idk looking at stuff abt the titanic lately has been reminding me of the time i went on the uss edson in michigan #(before the papers started publicly claiming it to bee haunted) #and i sat in that gorgeous all-oak mess room and i could feel the buzz of people all around me #like i was sitting in a fully seated cafeteria at lunchtime but it was just me and my brother in that booth #and it was the most incredible feeling ive ever experienced in my life it really changed me i still think about it #i wish i could explain it the only person who gets it is my brother because he felt it too

[kvetch19]

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#macabre #bubonic #plague #disease #NH #Norfolk #ship #Solace #Michigan #chemotherapy #diptheria #Smithsonian #boxing #football #Honduras #us navybumedhistoryoffice #medical heritage library #1911 #uss #darkcore #cremation #cremationcore #dark

[legit-news247]

Gonzaga tops Michigan State in one-of-a-kind surroundings aboard USS Abraham Lincoln Andy Katz School Basketball Analyst... https://legitnews247.com/?p=21084&feed_id=2843

#SPORTS #ABOARD #ABRAHAM #GONZAGA #LINCOLN #MICHIGAN #ONEOFAKIND #SETTING #STATE #TOPS #USS

[don-lichterman]

Documents Reveal Sea Burials for 13 USS Indianapolis Sailors | Political News

Documents Reveal Sea Burials for 13 USS Indianapolis Sailors | Political News

By AUDREY McAVOY, Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Navy Seaman 2nd Class George David Payne was just 17 years old when a Japanese submarine torpedoed his ship in the last weeks of World War II, sinking the vessel and killing him along with more than 800 other U.S. sailors. For decades, his family thought he was missing in action. But now the Navy says newly analyzed documents show he was…

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#animals #Associated Press #Burials #Collections: Political #Collections: Top News #Collections: US #documents #Fish #Hawaii #Indianapolis #Michigan #News #political #Political News #reveal #sailors #Sea #USS #World War II

[captain-price-unofficially]

Paddle-wheel aircraft carrier USS Sable (IX-81), Lake Michigan, June 1945

#wwii #naval #home front

[usafphantom2]

An F4U-1 Corsair with its gear down, flaps down, and hook down prepares to trap aboard the training aircraft carrier USS Wolverine on Lake Michigan, United States, 2 Apr 1943. ww2dbase

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@WW2db via x

#f4u corsair

[mewtwofan1]

So...I have to blame @sciencewife for this silly little PortalxTrek idea. And thank you to the folks on the discord server for humouring me during the making of this. I'll put more character details under the readmore. Might make more characters for this little au later. Had a lot of fun emulating the Star Trek: Lower Decks artstyle!

USS APERTURE: Not exactly Starfleets moral best, good people don't end up here. But her crew might very well be the best of the best. Headstrong, steadfast, and somehow still alive despite a few admirals wanting them gone, the APERTURE and her crew uphold their mission: to do what they must because they can!

Captain Cave Johnson -"somehow still captain" its Caroline pulling the strings keeping him in charge, and the fact he's willing to take on virtually any mission which makes him an asset worth keeping. -Fan of using the ships PA system, and is well regarded for his inspiring speeches. -Is still a competent captain, just too confident for his own good. Luckily, has a solid crew to back him up.

Commander Caroline Dubuk -An excellent first officer, regularly goes above and beyond (and blackmails a number of officials behind the scenes) for her crew. -Scarf was a present from her best friend after graduating the academy. Wears it regularly in spite of uniform regulations. -Parents split when she was a teenager. Dad married Gla'dos's mother. Neither of them really regard each other as step-siblings, and few even know their relationship with each other

Ensign Chell Redac -Not mute, but is a human of very, very few words. Few enough one would be forgiven for thinking she was. - Regularly pesters Gla'dos, who is the subject of most chaotic antics. Gla'dos is still finding potatoes in her quarters to this day. Chaos is just how Chell says "I like you!". -Determined and stubborn, could be an excellent officer someday.

Commander Gla'dos -Suffered a freak warp-core accident that scarred her and would have been career ending. Built her own prosthetics/enhancements with the help of some off the books Starfleet research. -Is a genius, was in engineering before switching to sciences. -Grew up on Earth in Michigan to a single mother, and is step-sister to Caroline though she does not talk about it

#portal 2 #star trek #cave johnson #glados #caroline portal #chell portal

[shewhoworshipscarlin]

Thomas Fountain Blue

Thomas Fountain Blue, the first African American to head a public library in the United States, was also a civic, educational, and religious leader. Blue was born in Farmville, Virginia, on March 6, 1866, to Noah Blue, a carpenter, and Henry Ann Crawley Blue. They were parents of two other children, Alice Blue and Charles Blue.

Blue enrolled in Hampton Institute in Hampton, Virginia, in 1885 and graduated in 1888. In 1894, he enrolled in Richmond Theological Seminary (now Virginia Union University) in Richmond, Virginia, finishing in 1898 with a Bachelor of Divinity degree. One week later, when the United States declared war on Spain after the sinking of the USS Maine off the coast of Cuba, touching off the Spanish-American War, Blue joined the Sixth Virginia Volunteers battalion comprising African American soldiers and was stationed first in Camp Poland in Tennessee and later at Camp Haskell in Georgia.

In 1905, Blue was selected to lead the Western Branch Library of the Louisville Free Public Library on South 10th and Chestnut Street, the first Carnegie Library in the nation to serve African American patrons with an exclusively African American staff. The facility cost $31,024.31 to build and when completed had over 4,000 books and 53 periodicals.

In 1914, Blue opened Louisville’s second Carnegie Library for African Americans, the Eastern Branch Library. During World War I, Blue was drafted, left the branch, and was appointed the Education Secretary at Camp Zachary Taylor in Louisville, one of sixteen national Army training camps created across the nation. Blue worked with Black troops who mostly had supporting and laboring roles in the United States.

After the war ended in 1918, Blue returned to Louisville, and a year later, in 1919, he was named head of the “Colored Department” for the city’s public library system and supervised eight African American assistants. The Colored Department was the first in the United States to have a staff which served multiple Black library branches.

In 1922, Blue was a presenter at the American Library Association Conference in Detroit, Michigan, where he gave a paper titled, “Training Class at the Western Colored Branch,” and led the subsequent discussion with the Negro Roundtable composed of other African American Library staffers from across the nation.

On June 18, 1925, Blue married Cornelia Phillips Johnson from Columbia, Tennessee, and they parented two children, Thomas Fountain Blue, Jr., and Charles Blue (named after his younger brother). Two years later, in 1927, Blue founded the Negro Library Conference and conducted its first meeting at Hampton Institute.

Later becoming a minister, Reverend Thomas Fountain Blue—who held membership in the American Library Association, the Special Committee of Colored Ministers of Louisville on Matters Interracial, and was a charter member of the Louisville Chapter of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History—died on November 10, 1935, in Louisville, Kentucky. He was 69.

At the 2003 joint conference of the American Library Association with the Canadian Library Association Annual Conference at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Blue was posthumously honored when the organization passed a resolution recognizing his leadership in promoting professionalism among the staff of African American libraries across the United States. In 2022, a headstone honoring Blue and his wife, Cornelia Phillips Johnson, was placed at Eastern Cemetery in Louisville by the Frazier History Museum.

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/people-african-american-history/thomas-fountain-blue-1866-1935/

#historical #black history month #library

[lonestarbattleship]

USS Michigan (BB-27) at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, on November 16, 1909.

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#USS Michigan (BB-27) #USS Michigan #South Carolina Class #Battleship #Dreadnought #warship #ship #boat #Philadelphia Navy Yard #Philadelphia #Pennsylvania #east Coast #united states navy #us navy #navy #usn #u.s. navy #November #1909 #my post

[welldigger62]

I was with a friend in Bay City Michigan this morning, we were looking for freight trains to photograph. Very near to where we were is the USS Edson, a retired navy ship. The ship sets in the north end of the Saginaw River. I have not yet toured this but really want to.

#michigan #river #us navy #navy ships #original photographers #photographers on tumblr #original photography

[mareislandfoundation]

Mare Island Submarine

Photograph showing the conning tower of a World War II submarine as her periscope appears to cleave the sky above.  Over 500 ships were built during the 142 years Mare Island Naval Shipyard served the Nation.  Those ships ranged from wooden hulled sidewheeler gunboats to a massive battleship, but it was because of the shipyard’s expertise with the complexities of submarine construction that it became known as a submarine yard in later years.  All but one of the Mare Island built ships have fallen victim to scrappers torches or they lie on the ocean bottom, victims of the sea or enemy action.  The USS Silversides (SS-236) is the lone surviving ship.   She is a museum ship in, of all places, Muskegon Michigan. She is a Gato Class fleet-type submarine built at Mare Island just prior to the outbreak of World War II. She was christened by Mrs. James J. Hogan, wife of Dr. Hogan, Vallejo's civilian representative in Washington, and founder of Council No. l, Navy League, in Vallejo. Dr. Hogan was convinced that Mare Island was Vallejo's lifeblood, and he was one of its most effective champions until his death in 1942. Silversides was launched on August 26, 1941, and she was commissioned one week after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Silversides departed on her first war patrol on April 30, 1942, for which she was credited with sinking four ships and damaging one. She went on to establish one of the top submarine combat records in the Pacific.  Her record reflected more war patrols than all but 5 submarines, while sinking the third greatest number of ships (23), totaling 145,400 tons. During these patrols, the quality of her construction allowed her to escape undamaged following seventeen counterattacks by the Japanese where a total of 163 depth charges were dropped. Following the war, Silversides was towed up the Mississippi River with her superstructure removed to permit passing under bridges. She then became the submarine training ship at Great Lakes Training Station where she continued to serve until 1969. She has been on display at the USS Silversides Submarine Museum in Muskegon, Michigan since 1987. 

#mare island #naval history #san francisco bay #us navy #vallejo #Silversides #Submarine #world war 2 #world war ii #world war two

[oldcrowshag]

i would be super interested in hearing more about michigan bc i live up north ^.^ thanks for making that post, i didn't grow up here so i hadn't heard that legend before!!

Up North

apologies in the delay.

"Up North" in itself is such a liminality. ask a michigander where in the state the landscape turns into "Up North" (bonus points if you get them to point out places on their map-hands) and you'll probably get a different answer from everyone. Up North becomes analogous for the old ways-- an escape from Life and the sales tax of living it, diving headfirst into the woods just like the perfect arc you practiced on the dock behind your grandparents' cottage every summer. it's an encounter with the Lakeshore, because when you're Up North you have your pick of small seas to commune with. it's also foggy dawn meadows, and barren lonely winters, and small gas stops on a rural corner, and bears, and cougars, and wolves if you're lucky, and yes the fucked up deer. Up North has a smell, and honestly it's probably just fresh air. you live in a land of conservatives, anon, but also of wonder. keep your wits and learn its ways!!

anyway, speaking of lakes. as I said you could honestly reside anywhere in half of the state, so I'm electing to go Way Up North until I hit the beastly Lake Superior (gichi-gami in ojibwe). when you speak on her, you cannot help but let a certain reverence enter your voice. she's the deepest lake on the continent and holds 10% of the world's fresh water, and we have a saying about her:

Lake Superior never gives up her dead.

she's cold. most plants and animals don't survive on the bottom. it's the land of sponges and darkness. it's too cold for bacteria, so when a soul ends up down there, it stays there. if you aren't aware of the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald (rip gordon lightfoot) give it a listen if you want a good sea ballad. something similar happened to the USS Kamloops, and her captain went down with the ship. he remains preserved in the wreck to this day and can only be visited by expert divers. Superior has claimed an estimated 10000 lives, and many of those bodies are never seen again. she acts as psychopomp, a void you can slip into on a warm summer day. the deep water has long been associated with death energy-- in my personal practice I link waters in helping to venerate my ancestors and commune with certain deities. how would you use Her water and Her stones? when you greet Her after dark, and face the roaring yawn of the dark surf with no opposite shore, what do you hear within yourself? do you acknowledge the death She wears on a proud brow while birthing life out on the windswept shores? what would you consecrate in Her waters? yourself?

high summer is coming for us, anon. I suggest you hit the lake if you can, any one will do 😊

(I intend on writing more about Michigan craft and lore when I have the time but lmk if anyone is interested in that in my asks because hearing encouragement is nice lol)

#witchcraft #witchblr #strange winds #occult #pagan #wiccan #traditional witchcraft #Water witch #Sea witch #Lake superior

[coco-bean-1218]

Well-Behaved Women Never Make History: Meet the OCs

I had to make a lot of changes on this post so I decided to just start a fresh one. Just a side note, this is my first fic so please go easy on me. I'm pretty much learning as I go. Now, without further ado-

First, we have my main OC- Miss Claire O'Connor. Claire will be a combat medic/surgeon in Easy Company. She's 19 years old and a college student studying Pre-Med and Psychology (what I will be majoring in as well). She aspires to be a neurosurgeon and to lead the way for women in medicine (which will be very difficult for her during this time period). She starts off as a Private and makes her way to Staff Sergeant. She'll have a few love interests throughout the story and at the very end I'll decide who she ends up with. Most of these interests will be short-lived and will end up as just friends.

Next, we have an essential background character-Miss Peyton Nelson. She is Claire's childhood best friend. She is also a college student and hopes to become a journalist one day. The two of them have been best friends since they were in the fourth grade (think Tiana and Lottie but in Michigan). She helps the war effort by serving in the WAACs as a War journalist and Photographer. Again, given the time period, her experiences will be very unpleasant and often unfair. Unfortunately, this period was very unfavorable towards women, especially women of color. She and Claire will often confide in one another through frequent letters. She'll be mentioned quite a lot in the story and will make an appearance or two.

Our next background character- Noah Walters. He went to high school with Claire and is the same age as her. He is Claire's first love, however, they never dated. She's been in love with him since their freshman year. To put it simply she loved him from afar and in silence. It's very possible he felt the same way, but she never found out for sure. It didn't help that they were both quiet and introverted at school. The last time she saw him was the day of their graduation. Claire refers to him as "the one that got away". Most of her regrets revolve around never talking to him more and making her feelings known to him. He joins the Navy right before Pearl Harbor and was on the USS Oklahoma. Thankfully, he made it off the ship with only minor injuries and was soon back on the front lines, participating in The Battle of Midway. The highest rank he earns is Petty Officer First Class. He is also a Machinist's Mate, meaning that he operates and maintains the ship's machinery. He is very smart and has received offers from the higher-ups to work in intelligence, but denied them (mechanics is really his thing). He will be mentioned quite a lot and might make an appearance or two.

Now, our next two are my "later-on characters". They will appear later on in the story and won't be mentioned until their appearances.

Sean O'Leary. A young Irishman from Cork who dreams of being a pilot. He joins the Royal Air Force after The Evacuation of Dunkirk, much to his family's dismay. He will appear in the story when Easy is in Aldbourne (he may also reappear at another time after).

Benoit Desjardins. A young Frenchman from Bordeaux. He dreams of being a famous French actor. Bordeaux was a part of German-occupied France, which makes Benoit a resistance fighter. He appears during The Invasion of Normandy and is a great help to the Allied troops. (He may or may not have a bounty on his head after causing a few riots against the Axis powers during The Invasion of France in 1940 🤫.)

And there we have it! This concludes my "Meet the OCs". Next, I'm working on posting face claims for them. I will also introduce the other characters, such as family and friends that aren't overseas like these particular ones are. I hope every one enjoyed and be on the lookout for chapters, moodboards, playlists, etc.!

#band of brothers #band of brothers oc #band of brothers x ofc #band of brothers fic #well behaved women never make history #wbwnmh #my first oc story #eugene roe x ofc #chuck grant x ofc #my ocs

[passengerpigeons]

watching the US Steel bidding whatever going on right now is so fun as a nerd and a child of the steel mill diaspora. Nippon is trying to buy USS but the USW is really pushing no on that deal and pushing for Cleveland Cliffs instead since its corporate paternalist history makes it much more amenable to the union (I'm assuming). But also with CCI buying out Arcelor Mittal's US holdings, CCI would literally control most domestic iron mining and steel processing I think which is just HILARIOUSSSSS. court drama heir from the north playing cards silently then making moves in the 11th hour. Northern Michigan monopoly now.

#Getting into CCI history immediately before the Arcelor Mittal-US buyout has been incredible