570K views · 10K reactions | CVN 78 USS FORD LARGEST SHIP IN THE WORLD | Richard LeBel | Facebook

🔗: https://l.mlive.com/0aeezr The 729-foot freighter the Edmund Fitzgerald, once the largest ship on the Great Lakes, sank in Lake Superior on Nov. 10, 1975, taking all 29 crew members with it. The Fitzgerald was loaded down with 26,000 tons of iron ore, en route from Wisconsin to Detroit’s Zug Island. As you'll hear in this excerpt from the MLive podcast "Yes Michigan," why it sank remains a mystery. Follow the link above to listen to the full podcast. Music: Man Down Kevin MacLeod (incompetec

Ukrainian drones have targeted the Feodosia naval oil terminal and several power substations across Russian-occupied Crimea — Kyiv Post sources At least five fuel tanks at the Feodosia oil facility were struck, sparking a large fire. The Kafa substation — part of Russia’s energy bridge to Crimea — sustained damage to transformers, a control room, and automated safety systems. A series of explosions was also reported at the Simferopol substation. | Kyiv Post

#OTD in 1945, USS Franklin was rocked by a series of explosions after two 550 bombs from a Japanese dive bomber crashed through the flight deck and ignited gas tanks and rockets. The carrier suffered 1,300 casualties but a determined effort by the surviving crew saved the ship. | U.S. Naval Institute

53K views · 542 reactions | #OTD in 1967, USS Forrestal was rocked by a series of fires and explosions after a glitch caused a Zuni rocket on an F-4B Phantom to fire and hit the fuel tank of an A-4 Skyhawk on deck. The disaster killed 134 sailors and injured 161. Among the survivors was John McCain. | U.S. Naval Institute | Facebook