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Prior to this, there was a sailing frigate built in 1819, and the Canadian Fisgard Lighthouse and Fisgard Street (Victoria) in British Columbia—which take their names from this vessel—do not appear to include the letter ‘h’. #NavalHistory

It should be noted that there is a land-based facility called HMS Fisgard, and the vessels attached to it are known as HMS Fisgard II, IV and so on.

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It is thanks to this HMS Fishguard that I am familiar with the name ‘Fishguard’, but I had no idea it had such origins. What is interesting is that ‘Fishguard’ appears to have been spelled ‘Fisguard’ without the ‘h’; when I heard that the original form was ‘Fiskigardr’, it all made sense.

https://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-16CGC-HMS_Fishguard.htm

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This is because the second and third HMS Scotts were survey ships, named after Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868–1912), who was famous for his polar expeditions.

HMS Scott (J79) was a survey ship launched in 1938.
She was used as an escort vessel between 1939 and 1940 and was broken up in 1965.

HMS Scott at anchor near Port Lockroy in the Antarctic

HMS Scott (H131) is an ocean survey ship launched in 1996 and currently in service.

Captain Robert Falcon Scott (6 June 1868 – c. 29 March 1912) was a British naval officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions: the Discovery Expedition of 1901–1904 and the Terra Nova Expedition of 1910–1913.

In fact, the first HMS Scott was completed on 16/1.1918 and sank on 15/8 of the same year. Furthermore, it appears that the Royal Navy’s ship badges were first introduced in 1919. Consequently, it does not exist, just like the unfinished HMS Barrington and HMS Hughes.

This ship is named after Sir Walter Scott, but I can’t imagine there’s any connection between this renowned writer and penguins. And the coat of arms bestowed upon him bore little resemblance to a penguin.

Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, 1771 - 1832

https://www.twinkl.jp/teaching-wiki/sir-walter-scott

I can almost hear someone saying, ‘Hold on a moment—there must be one more left, surely?’ Yes, there is still HMS Scott. However, when I search for its badge, all I get are penguins.

HMS Scott’s badge.
https://x.com/HMSScottRN

In other words, it is the same ‘Yorkshire rose’ as the heavy cruiser HMS York. This ship was transferred to Australia, where there was a river called the Stuart, and so the name was retained.

Royal Navy official photographer - This photograph FL 4185 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 8308-29)

The British Royal Navy heavy cruiser HMS York (90) secured to a buoy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_York_(90)

Finally, regarding HM(A)S Stuart, Wikipedia states that ‘Stuart’ refers to ‘the royal crown and a Yorkshire rose: the Scottish Stuarts’ claim to the English throne stemmed from their descent from Edward IV of the House of York’.

HMAS Stuart

Green, Allan C., 1878-1954, photographer. - https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/61SLV_INST/156d4cp/alma9916490323607636

[H.M.A.S.] STUART [picture] Photographs and further information for some images in Green Collection Shipping Photographs in Picture Collection. Source / Donor: Gift of Mr. Allan C. Green ca. 1940.

hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 3h

I forgot to provide the English translation. The red rose on HMS Montrose derives from the coat of arms of the Duke of Montrose.

hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 3h

HMS Montroseの赤いバラはcoat of arms of the duke of Montrose Armsに由来する。

HMS Montrose

Royal Navy official photographer - This photograph FL 16379 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 8308-29)

Photograph of British destroyer flotilla leader HMS Montrose.

coat of arms of the duke of Montrose Arms. Quarterly, 1st and 4th: Or an a Chief Sable three escallops Argent (Graham); 2nd and 3rd: Argent three Roses Gules barbed and seeded proper (Montrose). Crest. An Eagle wings hovering Or preying on a Stork on its back proper, Alias: A Falcon proper, beaked and armed or, killing a stork argent, armed gules. Supporters. On either side a Stork Argent beaked and membered Gules. Motto. N'Oubliez (Forget not). Cracroft's Peerage

Saltspan - Own work. This file was derived from: Arms of Diana, Princess of Wales (1981-1996).svg Tudor Rose.svg Coronet of a British Duke.svg Coat of arms of Trinidad and Tobago (1962-2025).svg Coat of arms of Oliver Cromwell.svg Silver Falcon Badge.svg Coat of Arms of the College of Arms.svg Coat of Arms of John of Austria (1545-1578).svg

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The badge of HMS Malcolm is ‘a tower silver on a mount green’, derived from the clan’s badge.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205146250

https://www.arctic.org.nz/RoyalNavyShipsMO.html

Crest: A tower argent with blue window and port

Celtus

A digital representation of a crest badge suitable for use by a member of Clan Malcolm.

Clan Campbell Crest & Coats of Arms

That is probably the case, but I should have trusted my own eyes. In fact, it says here: ‘Crest Description: On a boar’s head erased fessways erased Or, armed Argent, langued Gules’.

scotclans.com

Discover the rich history of Clan Campbell's crest and coats of arms. Learn about their significance and unique designs in Scottish heraldry.

That’s true. It looks every bit like a boar to me, yet www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-1... describes it as ‘On a Field Black, a bear’s head Gold, langued and armed Silver’. But surely that must be a mistake—it’s meant to be a boar.

naval-history.net

HMS Campbell, destroyer

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Come to think of it, the only Polish novel I’ve read is Stanisław Lem’s ”Solaris”. Apart from that, the only other thing that springs to mind is the story that, although Jules Verne originally intended Captain Nemo to be Polish, he changed him to an Indian because of the Russo-French Entente.

The badge of HMS MacKay. This derives from a legend in which the Chieftain of the MacKays, when asked to produce a land deed dating from 1554, slammed a dagger down on the table in place of the document and declared that his territory was held solely by the strength of his clan’s swords.

https://sallyantiques.co.uk/product/hms-mackay-ships-crest-bronze-copy-screen-badge/

https://www.scotsconnection.com/clan_crests/mackay.htm

Unfortunately, I haven’t even read ‘Quo Vadis’ (my partner’s favourite book), and that book, ‘Potop’, hasn’t been translated either. I was shown the film with Japanese subtitles, but I couldn’t understand it at all.

Quo Vadis: A Story from the Time of Nero – Complete in 3 Volumes

By Sienkiewicz / Translated by Yoichi Kono
Iwanami Bunko
1990

hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 5h

The bear’s head is the symbol of the HMS Campbell clan.

https://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DD-03Scott-HMS_Campbell.htm

Sledge flag used by Victor Campbell in Antarctica during the Terra Nova Expedition (1910–1913), featuring the boar's head crest of Clan Campbell.

Vectorization: Mrmw - This SVG flag includes elements that have been taken or adapted from this flag.

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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 5h

The ISUZU Gemini advert ‘The City’s Free Agent’, released in 1985. It became famous for its stunts, which were performed without any special effects or CGI, but sales were somewhat lacklustre, and ISUZU has now become a manufacturer of lorries and buses.

youtube.com

ISUZU GEMINI 街の遊撃手。編

YouTube video by kyuanet

hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 5h

The badge of HMS Douglas is rather innovative, but it appears to be derived from the Douglas heraldic tradition.

HMS Douglas
https://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/ships/HMS_Douglas.htm

https://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/ships/HMS_Douglas.htm

https://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/heraldry/index.htm

hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 6h

The fact that the HMS Bruce badge features a spider is likely based on the legend that he was inspired by a spider. That said, according to discoverulsterscots.com/history-cult..., this story appears to be a fabrication.

rmg.co.uk

Official ship's badge of HMS Bruce | Royal Museums Greenwich

hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 6h

A ship named in honour of Robert Bruce. With sister ships including the Scott, Douglas, Campbell, Mackay, Malcolm, Montrose, Stuart, Barrington and Hughes, this is a destroyer that is sure to make one well-versed in British history. That said, the origins of a few of them remain unclear.

en.wikipedia.org

HMS Bruce - Wikipedia

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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 6h

I see what you mean in that sense.

hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 8h

I think Japan is surprisingly large.

https://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/shin728/diary/202207290000/

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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 10h

However, during the bombardment on 13/11, the Japanese fleet was intercepted by the US fleet, leading to the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, in which IJN Hiei was sunk. A major reason for this was that, as the ship had been stockpiling Type 3 shells, it did not have enough AP shells in time.

hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 10h

When I heard that Getty Images had gone into administration, I thought, ‘That’s just how they do things,’ but when I heard they’d lost out to AI, I was left with mixed feelings.

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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 11h

On that day, only the Kongou and Hiei were involved, but on the following day, the 14th, the heavy cruisers Kinugasa and Choukai opened fire, and on the 15th, the heavy cruisers Maya and Myouko also fired their guns. It appears that most of the shells used were Type 3 anti-aircraft shells.

en.wikipedia.org

San Shiki (anti-aircraft shell) - Wikipedia

hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 11h

For 83 minutes from 01:33 on 14/10.1942, IJN Kongou, Haruna, under the command of VA Kurita Takeo, fired 973 14-inch shells at Henderson Field on Guadalcanal, destroying 2 runways, 48 of 90 aircraft stationed there and almost all of the aviation fuel, whilst 41 personnel were killed. #NavalHistory

Kurita Takeo

On the right: Autumn of the 2601st year of the Emperor Jimmu era (1941); on the left: signature

https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/302729

Henderson Field in late August 1942, shortly after the Allies began operations there

U.S. Navy (photographed from a USS Saratoga (CV-3) plane) - Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-16312 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command

Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, photographed from a USS Saratoga (CV-3) plane in the latter part of August 1942, after U.S. aircraft had begun to use the airfield. The view looks about northwest, with the Lunga River running across the upper portion of the image. Iron Bottom Sound is just out of view at the top. Several planes are parked to the left, and numerous bomb and shell craters are visible.

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history.wica.vi/anti-submari...

Why Japan was so keen on aircraft carriers. You have to travel not just 500 km from Tokyo, but 1,000 km, just to reach other countries—even relatively nearby ones such as Busan or Vladivostok.

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Nestled on a strip between land and sea, this picturesque village with its houses on stilts offers a landscape of rare beauty.

Kyoto Prefecture and Kyoto City are different. They are about as different as New York City and New York State. Ine is a rural town in the north of Kyoto Prefecture, more than a three-hour drive from Kyoto City, so please bear this in mind if you plan to visit.

offbeatjapan.com

The Funaya of Ine

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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 13h

English translation The S-class frigate Bouboulina, formerly the Pieter Florisz, is being scuttled. The ship had been in Greek service since 2002 and was towed to Crete to be scuttled. Read more in this free article:

Bouboulina in 2006

Sergio Acosta - http://www.losbarcosdeeugenio.com/barcos/en/gre_F463.html

Grecian frigate Bouboulina

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They were known as ‘瞽女Goze’. Although they were sometimes invited to banquets, as shown on the right in the illustration below, they usually travelled in groups, with a person with low vision leading other blind people.

A goze in 1912 (photographed by Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore and hand-colored)

Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore - Mark Collins Jenkins (6 November 2012) National Geographic 125 Years: Legendary Photographs, Adventures, and Discoveries That Changed the World ISBN: 978-1426209574.

Goze Singing in Chrysanthemum Garden

from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goze

Blind Woman (Goze) / An illustration featured in *Illustrated Book of Japanese Customs*, Vol. 3, compiled by Shinmichi Kurokawa (published 1914–1915 [Taishō 3–4]). Three Goze, invited to a banquet hosted by a daijin (a wealthy man, or a patron who spends large sums of money in the red-light district), are playing the koto and shamisen in unison with the maiko (dance apprentices; *depicted on the left-hand page of this illustration*). Here, they are beautifully attired in fashionable hairstyles and sumptuous kimonos.
http://kindai.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/1266523/27
Gozé. From *Illustrated Book of Japanese Customs*, Vol. 3 (Taishō 3–4).

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EarthSky @earthskyscience.bsky.social · 15h

Look up to spot #Mars and the #BeehiveCluster, and maybe even the northern lights if you’re lucky! 🔴🌌 buff.ly/TAOvBBq Want to see more? Explore EarthSky Community Photos: buff.ly/6ptwD8P 📸 Petr Horálek captured this view from Sweden last Saturday. Thank you!

Forest in the distance with a group of stars and bright shafts of light above it in a deep blue sky.

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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 13h

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My apologies. The translation software has rendered ‘Dreadnought’ as ‘Super Battleship’.

I’m afraid I’m not familiar with the film. However, I was surprised to learn that even in the era of the super-battleships, they still used twin-shaft propulsion. I suppose this was because they were sticking to the standard battleship design, but the Nelson-class also used twin-shaft propulsion.

Braised filefish カワハギの煮つけ

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