Photos Navies Of All Nations
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Aircraft taking off from aircraft carrier Bearn, commissioned in 1927, she sat out most of WW2 in the French West Indies. colourised by Irootoko Jr.
The ship's pilots took part in the last ditch attempt to slow down German columns during the Fall of France in dive bombing operations.
Flying their carrier-borne aircrafts they suffered significant losses against the Luftwaffe, so much that at the end, only the fighter squadron (which were equipped with more modern planes during the battle) remained untouched and was relocated in North Africa.
Aircraft taking off from aircraft carrier Bearn, commissioned in 1927, she sat out most of WW2 in the French West Indies. colourised by Irootoko Jr.
The ship's pilots took part in the last ditch attempt to slow down German columns during the Fall of France in dive bombing operations.
Flying their carrier-borne aircrafts they suffered significant losses against the Luftwaffe, so much that at the end, only the fighter squadron (which were equipped with more modern planes during the battle) remained untouched and was relocated in North Africa.
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RN:
The interior of a 6 inch triple Mark XXIII mounting on board HMS JAMAICA. The gunner in the foreground is holding a 30 pound cordite propellant charge while another charge is emerging from the hoist in the floor. Photo taken in May 1943.
Battleship HMS Duke of York and the cruisers HMS Berwick and HMS Liverpool in drydock at Rosyth, 1 November 1943
The interior of a 6 inch triple Mark XXIII mounting on board HMS JAMAICA. The gunner in the foreground is holding a 30 pound cordite propellant charge while another charge is emerging from the hoist in the floor. Photo taken in May 1943.
Battleship HMS Duke of York and the cruisers HMS Berwick and HMS Liverpool in drydock at Rosyth, 1 November 1943
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India:
INS Vikrant, the first indigenous aircraft carrier under construction at Cochin Shipyard, Kerala
River trails are also done and she heads into sea trials next month after inauguration by defence minister.
INS Vikrant, the first indigenous aircraft carrier under construction at Cochin Shipyard, Kerala
River trails are also done and she heads into sea trials next month after inauguration by defence minister.
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4 November, 1914. Ex HMS Hood was sunk in Portland Harbour. This photograph shows the Hood being manoeuvred into place to block the Southern ship channel, a potential access route for U-boats or torpedoes fired from outside the harbour
4 November, 1914. Ex HMS Hood was sunk in Portland Harbour. This photograph shows the Hood being manoeuvred into place to block the Southern ship channel, a potential access route for U-boats or torpedoes fired from outside the harbour
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USN & India:
Aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing 5 and Indian Air Force aircraft fly in formation over the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan in Indian Ocean
Aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing 5 and Indian Air Force aircraft fly in formation over the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan in Indian Ocean
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USN:
Battleship USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) drydocked in an Advanced Base Sectional Dock (ABSD) in the Pacific, circa 1944. Note the extensive anti-torpedo "blister" built into her hull side and paravane streaming chains running from her forefoot to her foredeck. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 21.
USS Hawkbill (SS-366), splashes into the waters of the Manitowoc River at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI., 9 January 1944.
Light cruiser USS Columbia (CL-56) docked in the floating dry dock USS Artisan (ABSD-1) at Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, in January 1944.
Battleship USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) drydocked in an Advanced Base Sectional Dock (ABSD) in the Pacific, circa 1944. Note the extensive anti-torpedo "blister" built into her hull side and paravane streaming chains running from her forefoot to her foredeck. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 21.
USS Hawkbill (SS-366), splashes into the waters of the Manitowoc River at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI., 9 January 1944.
Light cruiser USS Columbia (CL-56) docked in the floating dry dock USS Artisan (ABSD-1) at Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, in January 1944.
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USS Swordfish at Mare Island Naval Shipyard on the day of her launching, April 1,1939
USS Swordfish (SS-193), a Sargo-class submarine, was the first submarine of the United States Navy named for the swordfish, a large fish with a long, swordlike beak and a high dorsal fin. She was the first American submarine to sink a Japanese ship during World War II.
On 9 January 1945, Swordfish was directed to proceed to the vicinity of Okinawa to carry out her special mission. It was estimated that the task would not take more than seven days after arrival on station, which she should have reached on 11 January. Upon completion of her mission, Swordfish was to proceed to Saipan, or to Midway if she was unable to transmit by radio. Since neither place had seen her by 15 February, and repeated attempts to raise her by radio had failed, she was reported as presumed lost on that date.
USS Swordfish at Mare Island Naval Shipyard on the day of her launching, April 1,1939
USS Swordfish (SS-193), a Sargo-class submarine, was the first submarine of the United States Navy named for the swordfish, a large fish with a long, swordlike beak and a high dorsal fin. She was the first American submarine to sink a Japanese ship during World War II.
On 9 January 1945, Swordfish was directed to proceed to the vicinity of Okinawa to carry out her special mission. It was estimated that the task would not take more than seven days after arrival on station, which she should have reached on 11 January. Upon completion of her mission, Swordfish was to proceed to Saipan, or to Midway if she was unable to transmit by radio. Since neither place had seen her by 15 February, and repeated attempts to raise her by radio had failed, she was reported as presumed lost on that date.
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France:
Ironclad battleship Richelieu. Built with a wooden hull during the early 1870s, she carried ten 274mm (10.8") guns in a central battery casemate and five 240mm (9.4") guns in upper deck barbettes. Propulsion was by steam engine, augmented by sails, for 13 knots.
Ironclad battleship Richelieu. Built with a wooden hull during the early 1870s, she carried ten 274mm (10.8") guns in a central battery casemate and five 240mm (9.4") guns in upper deck barbettes. Propulsion was by steam engine, augmented by sails, for 13 knots.
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Imperial Japan:
OTD in 1942, the destroyer Yamakaze was torpedoed and sunk by USS Nautilus (SS-168) about 60 nautical miles from the coast of Japan. Yamakaze had sunk USS Shark (SS-174) a few months earlier. This photo was taken through the periscope of the Nautilus.
OTD in 1942, the destroyer Yamakaze was torpedoed and sunk by USS Nautilus (SS-168) about 60 nautical miles from the coast of Japan. Yamakaze had sunk USS Shark (SS-174) a few months earlier. This photo was taken through the periscope of the Nautilus.
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