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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Russian Destroyer Smetlivy Passed Through Bosphorus
2012-04-04
Pics of the Smetlivy on its way to Tarsus, Syria. Worth a look if you're an old naval salt.
Posted by:Steve White

#8  STOP THAT PIGEON, STOP THAT PIGEON, D *** NG IT, STOP THAT PIGEON NOW!
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2012-04-04 19:49  

#7  Whoa - the Russkis named a DD after PENELOPE PITSTOP'S "CORPORAL SMEDLEY", the WW1 Flying German Toon Dog???

DO PENELOPE + THE BARON + TOM SLICK KNOW???

lol.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2012-04-04 19:48  

#6  Washington Freebeacon: Chicoms and Russians to
Join Forces For Wargames + Spotted 2 Chinese Stealth J-20 fighters
Posted by: Omoluque Hapsburg8162   2012-04-04 17:22  

#5  Couldn't they get some seasoned wood for the thing?
Posted by: CrazyFool   2012-04-04 17:21  

#4  JS the Ragman! And you wonder why a lot of us refused to fly in anything the Russians maintained or taught the maintainers, or really even built, excpet maybe vintage AN-2 Colts amaintained in the west. That was a tough old bird.
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2012-04-04 16:42  

#3  That thing looks like one leaking oil fire away from a watery grave.
Posted by: DarthVader   2012-04-04 16:23  

#2  I think they have some woodchips down in the boiler room, trying to smoke some BBQ while under way. Either that, or its engines are being maintained by JS The Ragman.
Posted by: OldSpook   2012-04-04 16:05  

#1  Puts out a lotta smoke.
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2012-04-04 12:07  

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