And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Monday, March 16, 2026
USS Richard B. Russell (SSN-687) the Navy's first ship to bear the name, was the last of the "STURGEON" class attack submarines built.
What's the protuberance on the aft end? It's not the rudder. Doesn't show up on pics of others in this class......
ReplyDeleteAntenna buoy housing, called a "Bustle." Added after initial launch.
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