An interesting video has surfaced on Chinese social media, shared on Twitter here, of a Chinese Navy (PLAN) Type-094 Jin Class ballistic missile submarine. The submarine is seen on the surface with one of the starboard (right) missile hatches open.
Behind that, on the aft of the raised missile deck casing, is an unidentified structure.
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Ukraine War Navy Recognition Quiz
This quiz covers warships and other naval vessels currently operating in the Black Sea as part of the war. Both Russian and Ukrainian types are shown.
Think you know your warships and submarines? Take the quiz!
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Fake Position Reported For Russian Navy Cruiser Ustinov
One of the Russian Navy's two remaining SLAVA Class cruisers, Marshal Ustinov, has appeared on AIS (automated identification system). The reported position is in the Norwegian Sea, near where some Russian warships have been operating.
The AIS data is false however...
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Types Of Armored Vehicle Quiz
Is this a tank?!!?!??!
Think you know your Tanks from your recce vehicles? Take the quiz!
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Further Expansion Of China's Nuclear Submarine Shipyard
In recent years China has been rapidly increasing its warship building capacity. This includes a major expansion of the Huludao (Bohai) shipyard on the Bohai Sea in northern China.
Now a new harbor is being added, possibly to accommodate the increased production of nuclear submarines...
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Russia Adds Even More Anti-Maritime Drone Defenses In Sevastopol
The October 29 Ukrainian attack on Sevastopol, using 'maritime drones' has had a dramatic impact on the Russian Navy. Now a new defensive boom has been added across the inner harbor.
The floating boom can make it difficult for the maritime drones.
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Iran's First Carrier Expected To Be Launched In 2023
Work is progressing on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' first aircraft carrier. The 240 meter long drone carrier is based on a large merchant ship hull. Two of the vessels are expected to be built, the Shahid Mahdavi and Shahid Bagheri...
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Season's Greetings & Update on Books
Season's greetings. 2022 has seen the Covert Shores blog (and Twitter) focusing on the naval aspects of the war in Ukraine. I will continue this focus as long as the fighting continues. I hope to return to submarine cutaways (there are several completed but unpublished) and the varied diet of obscure naval topics again in 2023. For the moment, I am playing it by ear however.
Please be aware that my books are no longer in print.
OSINT-Versus-Fiction: Jack Ryan's Ship Identified
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan is now in series 3 on Amazon Prime. Twitter user @legitloginname noticed that the show used satellite imagery of Sevastopol in one of its episodes. It is supposed to show a cargo ship. Of course, many in the defense and OSINT communities will instantly recognize which class of ship it actually is...
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Patriot3 Jetboots, Hammerhead & Kraken
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Patriot-3M diver propulsion
Patriot 3 Maritime (‘Patriot3M’) produces a range of diver propulsion products ranging from the widely known Jetboots, which are small thrusters which attach to the diver’s thighs, to the virtually unknown Kraken Sub-surface Multi-mission Vehicle Read More >....
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