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Ummm, could we try to count to....infinity

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Posted by Bish on Friday, February 1, 2013 2:23 PM

No worries, yours is a great account, and even coming from a Germaholic, a much better 290.

Was the ship built in England, or had she been visiting when the war started.

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Posted by Gamera on Friday, February 1, 2013 2:09 PM

I dunno why you got rid of her either Subfixer- she was sharp! And that's coming from a Chevy guy! 

CSS Alabama - Laird Shipyard contract 290 

Before the cruiser CSS Alabama could begin her famous campaigns, she had to get out of England without being impounded by British authorities.  Once completed at Laird's shipyard, a ship known only as No. 290 left Liverpool, England on August 17, 1862 with a group English businessman, shipyard workers, custom officers, and well-dressed women for a "trial cruise."  After a few hours at sea, a tugboat came alongside and removed all the passengers except a skeleton crew needed to operate the ship.  The ruse was necessary to avoid British neutral laws and get the ship to sea as quickly as possible.  With this part of the ruse complete, the ship headed southwest for the Azores.  

Further cloaking, however, was necessary.  When No. 290 arrived in the Azores, she met up with the steamer Bahama and the sail barque Aggripnia.  Bahama left Liverpool about the same time as No. 290carrying Captain Raphael Semmes and his staff (most of whom were previously on CSS Sumter) on board.  The sail barque carried several large naval weapons. 

PS: Whoops sorry Bish...

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Posted by Bish on Friday, February 1, 2013 2:06 PM

Ju 290

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Posted by wing_nut on Friday, February 1, 2013 1:57 PM

Oh crap... missed that "289"  was all ready there.  Oops.  I got nothin' for 290Whistling

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Posted by wing_nut on Friday, February 1, 2013 1:56 PM

Ford 289 High Performance engine.  When I was in high school my motor head freind had a '67 Mustang 2+2 and it was smokin'.

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Posted by Milairjunkie on Friday, February 1, 2013 1:38 PM

subfixer

Ferarri 288 GTO

One of the nicest cars to exist Yes

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Posted by subfixer on Friday, February 1, 2013 11:41 AM

I had one of these. 1965 Mustang. Why did I ever sell it?

What I really wanted:

 

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Posted by subfixer on Friday, February 1, 2013 11:14 AM

Ferarri 288 GTO

File:FerrariGTO.jpg

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Posted by pyrman64 on Friday, February 1, 2013 10:03 AM

My bad...I fat-fingered it! Oops Embarrassed

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Posted by Gamera on Friday, February 1, 2013 9:57 AM

Yeah seems to be a little bit off in the text and hull number there with the Bowfin.

Not that I'm complaining- I love that Object 279!!! Such a freaky looking tank!

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Posted by Winetanker on Friday, February 1, 2013 9:38 AM

We seem to have gotten off track here.....

Junkers 287

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Posted by Echo139er on Friday, February 1, 2013 8:09 AM

EDIT: removed the Object 279.... I swear the last count on my screen was 278, I guess I was looking at a cached page.  sorry bout that.

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Posted by pyrman64 on Friday, February 1, 2013 7:29 AM

USS Bowfin (SS-287) 

Greg H

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Posted by subfixer on Friday, February 1, 2013 5:57 AM

Italeri Kit # 286

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Posted by Milairjunkie on Friday, February 1, 2013 3:54 AM

HMS Sabre (P285);

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Posted by Milairjunkie on Friday, February 1, 2013 3:41 AM

Liebher T 284;

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Posted by Milairjunkie on Friday, February 1, 2013 3:32 AM

Fijitsu KiHa 283 Series;

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Posted by Milairjunkie on Friday, February 1, 2013 3:24 AM

Flettner Fi 282;

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Posted by Milairjunkie on Friday, February 1, 2013 3:19 AM

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Posted by sub revolution on Friday, February 1, 2013 12:13 AM

That is AWESOME!!!

My only response can be a dingy:

 

bote-inflable-sevylor-fish-hunter-280-apto-motor-28x136mts_MLA-O-3174253969_092012

NEW SIG

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Posted by Gamera on Thursday, January 31, 2013 11:13 PM

Object 279 Soviet Cold War nuke resistant heavy tank

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Posted by Gamera on Thursday, January 31, 2013 11:12 PM

Awwwww heck no one else is posting- so sue me!!!

Shahed 278 - Iranian version (copy?) of the Bell Jet Ranger

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Posted by Gamera on Thursday, January 31, 2013 8:48 PM

K277A1 - Command Version of the K200 KIFV (Korean Infanty Fighting Vehicle)

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Posted by Winetanker on Thursday, January 31, 2013 7:55 PM

HMS Goodson (K-480)....originally George DE-276

Torpedoed by U-984 off Cherbourg France, 25 June 1944
written off as total loss, sold and broken up for scrap in England 1947

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Posted by pyrman64 on Thursday, January 31, 2013 5:34 PM

On Eternal Patrol - USS Runner (SS-275)

USS Runner (SS-275) was a Gato-class submarine, the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the runner, an amberfish inhabiting subtropical waters, so called for its rapid leaps from the water. (Source: Wikipedia)

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Posted by subfixer on Thursday, January 31, 2013 10:14 AM

Heinkel He 274

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Posted by subfixer on Thursday, January 31, 2013 10:09 AM

Wow! Beautiful photo of that Neptune, pyrman.

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Posted by subfixer on Thursday, January 31, 2013 10:07 AM

!967 Plymouth Barracda Formula S with 273 ci V-8

 

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Posted by pyrman64 on Thursday, January 31, 2013 10:03 AM

Greg H

"There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but, boys, it is all hell." Gen. Wm T. Sherman (11 April 1880, Columbus, Ohio)

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Posted by Stage_Left on Thursday, January 31, 2013 9:37 AM

LSM 272, Luzon, Philippines, Oct. 1945

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