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dreadships.bsky.social
Snarky history. Hideous French battleships. Nautical nonsense. Always check the alt text.
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I'll let everybody else provide the Littoral Combat Ship punchline, shall I?

submitted 1 day ago • 7 comments

Right, here it is finished. J-class yachts Astra and Shamrock V sailing in Dovercourt Bay, Essex, 1931. Many thanks for everyone’s encouragement on this, it’s been really heartening #Art #DigitalArt

submitted 2 days ago • 14 comments

"Did you get that table leg in the shape of a dog carved?" "Sure did, boss. Real sexy, just like you asked."

submitted 2 days ago • 6 comments

In the least surprising news this week...

submitted 2 days ago • 9 comments

As others have noted, the life of Carl Bosch is worth a look in these times. Fritz Haber demonstrated that nitrogen could be reduced to ammonia, but Bosch’s work turned that into a technology that changed the world with sudden new supplies of fertilizer (and of explosives). (1/8)

submitted 2 days ago • 9 comments

Elm is perfect for pipes as it's hard to split (so presumably easier to bore out without breaking) and when kept wet - as here - it's resistant to rot. Elm was widely used in boatbuilding for hard-wearing and continuously damp/wet parts - including pipes for bilge pumps and the bottom of barges.

submitted 3 days ago • 11 comments

An Ekranoplan update for @dreadships.bsky.social 🤣 youtu.be/hRJiDD9qIAs?...

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

Elm is perfect for pipes as it's hard to split (so presumably easier to bore out without breaking) and when kept wet - as here - it's resistant to rot. Elm was widely used in boatbuilding for hard-wearing and continuously damp/wet parts - including pipes for bilge pumps and the bottom of barges.

submitted 3 days ago • 11 comments

Are you disabled and live in York or Cardiff? Do you have issues with access control barriers on traffic-free routes when walking, wheeling, or cycling? We are recruiting disabled participants for in person interviews to discuss their experiences. DM, comment, email if interested. 1/

submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments

Fans of enormously unsubtle - and indeed titanic - metaphors will no doubt be thrilled by the United States losing its glamour, being gutted of anything valuable, and finally sunk forever for the sole benefit of Florida hoteliers...

submitted 4 days ago • 14 comments

I'm so serious about a mental health digging group for men.

submitted 4 days ago • 13 comments