Meme Scholar with Madness (PhD)

[EndtheMadnessNow]

Jan 14, 1969: an overheated Zuni rocket exploded on the deck of USS Enterprise, causing a major fire that killed 28 sailors and injured another 314. The cost to repair the damage and replace 15 destroyed aircraft was over $126 million (equivalent to over $1 billion in 2024).



Two more factors relevant to this accident: Enterprise was powered by 8 nuclear reactors & carried an estimated 100 nuclear weapons. The captain later said: “If the fire had spread to the hangar deck [below], we could have very easily lost the ship.”


Declassified: US Nuclear Weapons At Sea


USS America (CV-66) 1965-1996. Motto: Don't Tread on Me.
The largest warship ever to be sunk (intentionally scuttled) on May 14, 2005.

1. USS Enterprise (1775), a Continental Navy sloop captured from the British, burned to prevent recapture in 1777.
   
2. USS Enterprise (1799), a schooner that fired the first shots in the First Barbary War.
   
3. USS Enterprise (1831), a schooner, stationed primarily in South America to patrol and protect commerce.
   
4. USS Enterprise (1874), a steam-powered sloop-of-war used for surveying, patrolling, and training until 1909.
   
5. USS Enterprise (SP-790), a motorboat (1917–1919) used in World War I as a non-commissioned section patrol craft.
   
6. USS Enterprise (CV-6), an aircraft carrier (1938–1947), the most decorated U.S. ship of World War II
   
7. USS Enterprise (CVN-65), the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (1961–2017).
   
8. USS Enterprise (CVN-80), a Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier, under construction and scheduled to enter service by 2028.
   

BTW, Tom Cruise is returning in TOP GUN 3, in development now.


USS George Washington (CVN 73) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier leaving Norfolk, Virginia - January 14, 2024:




Stay cozy me Rogues...

On a Storyteller's Night

Perhaps one of Matthews' best-loved images? Commissioned in 1985 by FM Records on behalf of Magnum. The content suggestion came from Magnum’s Tony Clarkin. The Tavern’s interior is reminiscent of The George Inn at Norton St. Phillip, near Matthews' former home in Somerset. Background details include two of Matthews' previous album covers for the band, whilst his own dog Patch is under the table. The artwork, which was required urgently, was completed in just 10 days!

Night cap to keep you warm tonight.