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17 April 1945, Royal Navy Destroyer HMS Bulldog.
On May 9, 1941, escorting an OB 318 convoy, HMS Bulldog, with the support of HMS Aubretia and HMS Broadway, attacked and captured U-110 (type IX). British sailors were able to secure a secret machine Enigma and code books.
"HMS Bulldog was responsible for the capture of U-110, her Sub Lt David Balme finding the Enigma code machine ciphers and code books. U-110 was taken on tow and Bulldog kept her afloat for 17 hours then let the towline slip. The intention was to tow U-110 into Iceland but Admiralty realised this would have been a massive error of judgement. In the event, allegedly, U-110 resolved the matter herself by sinking."
"German U-boat U-110 was captured on 9 May 1941 in the North Atlantic south of Iceland by the British destroyers HMS Bulldog (Lt.Cdr. A.J.B. Cresswell, RN) and HMS Broadway (Lt.Cdr. T. Taylor, RN) and the British corvette HMS Aubretia (Lt.Cdr. V.F. Smith, RNR). The U-boat was allowed to sink the day after to preserve the secret capture."
9 May 1945
"The surrender of the Channel Islands was signed on board her."
"She was sold to be broken up for scrap on 15 January 1946."
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B-25Bs are tied down to the flight deck of the USS Hornet (CV-8) Official NHHD photo NH 53426
USS Hornet (CV-8) sending the fliers in the air one at a time on their way to Tokyo, 18 April 1942. Digital art by Julien Lepelletier (commissioned for Task Force Admiral)
B-25Bs are tied down to the flight deck of the USS Hornet (CV-8) Official NHHD photo NH 53426
USS Hornet (CV-8) sending the fliers in the air one at a time on their way to Tokyo, 18 April 1942. Digital art by Julien Lepelletier (commissioned for Task Force Admiral)
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HMS Nelson's "B" and "X" turrets in 1940, fitted with launchers for the UP "Unrotated Projectile", an unsuccessful 7" anti-aircraft rocket
King George V-class battleship HMS Duke of York firing her 14" guns, probably Feb 1942
Implacable-class aircraft carrier HMS Indefatigable in 1944
Battleship HMS King George V outbound from Sydney Harbour, 1945
HMS King George V. post WWII
HMS Nelson's "B" and "X" turrets in 1940, fitted with launchers for the UP "Unrotated Projectile", an unsuccessful 7" anti-aircraft rocket
King George V-class battleship HMS Duke of York firing her 14" guns, probably Feb 1942
Implacable-class aircraft carrier HMS Indefatigable in 1944
Battleship HMS King George V outbound from Sydney Harbour, 1945
HMS King George V. post WWII
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USS George Washington in Norfolk, early 2000's
Ohio class SSGN (possibly USS Florida) in Norfolk, early 2000's
Joint Venture, High Speed Vessel Experimental One (HSV X1) pulls a Special Boat Team (SBT) Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) out of the water, 25 May 2003
USS George Washington in Norfolk, early 2000's
Ohio class SSGN (possibly USS Florida) in Norfolk, early 2000's
Joint Venture, High Speed Vessel Experimental One (HSV X1) pulls a Special Boat Team (SBT) Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) out of the water, 25 May 2003
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Imperial Japan:
Battlecruiser Kirishima undergoing her major reconstruction between 1934 and 1936. Her three sister ships were also given such major rebuilds, and reclassified as battleships. The lead ship of the class, HIJMS Kongo, was ordered in 1910 and was the last major Japanese warship built abroad, being designed and built in Britain.
Hand to hand combat on Nagato, c 1939
Battlecruiser Kirishima undergoing her major reconstruction between 1934 and 1936. Her three sister ships were also given such major rebuilds, and reclassified as battleships. The lead ship of the class, HIJMS Kongo, was ordered in 1910 and was the last major Japanese warship built abroad, being designed and built in Britain.
Hand to hand combat on Nagato, c 1939
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Sea Dart launcher on HMS Bristol after her return from the Falklands in 1982.
HMS Plymouth a Type 12 Frigate returning home to Rosyth From the Falklands War 1982
Oberon class submarine HMS Otis (S-18) returning to Portsmouth, in early April 1991 after Operation Desert Storm.
She and HMS Opossum (S-19) were deployed to the Gulf to deliver special forces on missions to Iraq and Kuwait. In order to be able to operate offshore, the two submarines were painted in camouflage which was to confuse the line of sight through contrasts of light and shade, mainly for submarine activities offshore at dawn or at night, with reefs and waves in the distance.
Sea Dart launcher on HMS Bristol after her return from the Falklands in 1982.
HMS Plymouth a Type 12 Frigate returning home to Rosyth From the Falklands War 1982
Oberon class submarine HMS Otis (S-18) returning to Portsmouth, in early April 1991 after Operation Desert Storm.
She and HMS Opossum (S-19) were deployed to the Gulf to deliver special forces on missions to Iraq and Kuwait. In order to be able to operate offshore, the two submarines were painted in camouflage which was to confuse the line of sight through contrasts of light and shade, mainly for submarine activities offshore at dawn or at night, with reefs and waves in the distance.
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HMS Malabar in 1867. A troopship for the Indian Government.
An interesting fact about the Euphrates-Class is that each had a different colour hull band. Malabar had a black band. The blue band of HMS Euphrates became the standard for all subsequent troopships of the Empire.
The stern of the cruiser HMS Terrible at the Clydebank yard in 1895
Practice torpedo launched from destroyer HMS Medea in 1915
Articifers are manning the firing gear for the torpedo's. They generally used a "wet heater" system to power the torpedo in these early years, hence the steam emitting from the tube
Minesweeping sloop HMS Cicero post WW1
HMS Malabar in 1867. A troopship for the Indian Government.
An interesting fact about the Euphrates-Class is that each had a different colour hull band. Malabar had a black band. The blue band of HMS Euphrates became the standard for all subsequent troopships of the Empire.
The stern of the cruiser HMS Terrible at the Clydebank yard in 1895
Practice torpedo launched from destroyer HMS Medea in 1915
Articifers are manning the firing gear for the torpedo's. They generally used a "wet heater" system to power the torpedo in these early years, hence the steam emitting from the tube
Minesweeping sloop HMS Cicero post WW1
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Russia:
Krivak I class (Project 1135 Burevestnik) missile frigate Ladny. Malta, 29 December 2011.
Borey class (Project 995A Borei-A) SSBN K-549 Knyaz Vladimir at the Sevmash shipbuilding enterprise. 23 july 2019. Photo by Sergei Bobylev.
Caspian Flotilla in the Black sea during an exercise, April 17 2021.
Visible here are 3 Buyan-M-class corvettes, 1 Tarantul-class corvette, 2 Gepard-class corvettes and 2 Pr. 22870 Tow and Rescue vessels
Krivak I class (Project 1135 Burevestnik) missile frigate Ladny. Malta, 29 December 2011.
Borey class (Project 995A Borei-A) SSBN K-549 Knyaz Vladimir at the Sevmash shipbuilding enterprise. 23 july 2019. Photo by Sergei Bobylev.
Caspian Flotilla in the Black sea during an exercise, April 17 2021.
Visible here are 3 Buyan-M-class corvettes, 1 Tarantul-class corvette, 2 Gepard-class corvettes and 2 Pr. 22870 Tow and Rescue vessels
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USS Newcomb (DD-586), view from aft looking forward. Damage received from kamikaze hits off Okinawa on 6 April 1945. Photographed on 11 April. Catalog # 80-G-330100 National Archives via NHHC
Departing Iwo Jima on 10 March, Newcomb put in at Ulithi, where she was assigned to Task Force 54 (TF 54) for the invasion of Okinawa. Newcomb again covered underwater demolition and minesweeping operations as well as antiaircraft and shore bombardment until 6 April, when she was screening minesweepers off Ie Shima. At least 40 enemy aircraft were observed in the area during the day, and at 16:00 attacks began. Though handicapped by a low ceiling, her gunners were able to drive off or shoot down several attackers, but over a period of an hour and a half, she was struck five times. With the effort that won them a Navy Unit Commendation, her crew worked furiously to repair engine damage and extinguish fires, while continuing to fight their ship and maneuver to avoid further crashes. Aid was rendered by Leutze, herself struck by the fifth kamikaze skipping across from Newcomb, and Beale. Afloat with fires and power out, the toll for the attack was 18 killed, 25 missing, and 64 wounded; Newcomb was towed to Kerama Retto by fleet tug Tekesta.
Her squadron made a night torpedo attack in the Surigao Strait phase of the Battle for Leyte Gulf 25 October. At least one of her five torpedoes struck the battleship Yamashiro, which was sunk in this action.
USS Newcomb (DD-586), view from aft looking forward. Damage received from kamikaze hits off Okinawa on 6 April 1945. Photographed on 11 April. Catalog # 80-G-330100 National Archives via NHHC
Departing Iwo Jima on 10 March, Newcomb put in at Ulithi, where she was assigned to Task Force 54 (TF 54) for the invasion of Okinawa. Newcomb again covered underwater demolition and minesweeping operations as well as antiaircraft and shore bombardment until 6 April, when she was screening minesweepers off Ie Shima. At least 40 enemy aircraft were observed in the area during the day, and at 16:00 attacks began. Though handicapped by a low ceiling, her gunners were able to drive off or shoot down several attackers, but over a period of an hour and a half, she was struck five times. With the effort that won them a Navy Unit Commendation, her crew worked furiously to repair engine damage and extinguish fires, while continuing to fight their ship and maneuver to avoid further crashes. Aid was rendered by Leutze, herself struck by the fifth kamikaze skipping across from Newcomb, and Beale. Afloat with fires and power out, the toll for the attack was 18 killed, 25 missing, and 64 wounded; Newcomb was towed to Kerama Retto by fleet tug Tekesta.
Her squadron made a night torpedo attack in the Surigao Strait phase of the Battle for Leyte Gulf 25 October. At least one of her five torpedoes struck the battleship Yamashiro, which was sunk in this action.
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