TIL - 20241019
Today I learned: ...that the Commander of a RN ship was awarded DSC for his bravery leading and defending his ship in Shanghai while attacked by the Japanese Navy in 1941. Source
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Re Tonnage comparison of modern RCN + Imperial Chinese/Qing Navy
The following article was compiled solely based on open information and is for personal trolling and research purposes only. Standard displacement (tonnage) in metric tons is used when available for surface vessels while submarines are considered using fully submerged displacement. Ship prefixes are omitted unless it would cause ambiguity. Ships have provisions for or fitted with any armament or maritime aircraft are considered. Only commissioned warships in the respective navies are considered. RCN Ships active on July 27, 2024 are considered. Capital City Halifax -Class frigates 4795 t × 12 = 57540 t Harry DeWolf -class AOPVs 6615 t × 4 = 26460 t Kingston -class MCDVs 970 t × 12 = 11640 t Victoria -class submarines 9857 t Victoria / Windsor / Corner Brook 2439 t × 3 = 7317 t; Chicoutimi 2540 t; Total: 105497 t I[C/Q]N Ships activ...
The Nefarious November: another sets of life-changing timelines
In November 2022, the following life-changing processes all simultaneously collided onto my path of life. Alongside working in three jobs and the parents' visit that month, I coined it the Nefarious November : crazily busy with everything, practicing vocabulary for CFAT (in which the word nefarious is in it), and keeping it up with the ho pe s an d dr ea ms . ==CAF== Application submitted: November 15, 2022 Validation completed: November 16, 2022 Application acknowledged ("Prospect"): November 17, 2022 "Ready for testing": no later than November 22, 2022 Recruiter reached out for appointment: November 28, 2022 Initial appointment: December 2, 2022 CFAT written: January 10, 2023 (passed) Professional reference checks: January 20, 2023; as reported FORCE test taken: January 24, 2023 (passed; "Tested - Ready Step 2"?) MOST written: February 6, 2023 (passed, "pretty good") Reliability Pre-assessment screening submitted: January 10, 2023...