The US Navy SEALs National Museum mistakenly published a congratulatory message on the 250th anniversary of the American fleet, accompanying it with an image of a Russian warship. The mistake was noticed by The Wall Street Journal reporter David Brown, who wrote about it on social network X (formerly Twitter).
"This is a Russian missile cruiser," the journalist noted, attaching a screenshot of the museum's publication.
Judging by the shape of the superstructure, the location of the antennas and launchers, the ship looks like a missile cruiser of project 1164 "Atlant" (for example, "Moskva", "Marshal Ustinov" or "Varyag"). These ships are often depicted against the background of symbols associated with the fleet.
Later, Brown added that the museum was not the only one who made such a mistake. According to him, ships of the Danish, Indian and Japanese navies were also spotted in congratulatory posts from other American organizations and users.
The erroneous publication caused a wave of ironic comments online. Users noted that the "visual similarity of modern warships" does not save from the need to carefully check images, especially in official posts.
Read more materials:
Now on home
The reason for indexation may be inflation, an increase in VAT, and rising production costs
The Ministry of Industry and Trade believes that the increase in the levy will not affect responsible manufacturers
The crew accelerated the aircraft to 580 km/h instead of the cruising speed of 450 km/h
Ship equipment comes to Russia from China at inflated prices
Almaz-Antey and the Belarusian Ministry of Defense signed a contract for equipment maintenance
The complex's computing resources allow for the competent distribution of targets between launchers
Among the spacecraft are Aist-2T No. 1 and No. 2
Deputy Prime Minister Novak announced a postponement of the deadlines, but confirmed the commitment to developing the sector
Design engineers without experience are promised salaries from 80 thousand rubles
Hard and dense shot ensures the destruction of the target from the first hit, regardless of the drone's body material
Almost all body elements are zinc-treated
SOGAZ lost the case in court against UEC-UMPO