France:
Ironclad barbette ship Formidable in dry dock, circa 1890's. Dock workers (or crewmen) are scraping her bottom in preparation for a fresh coat of paint.
The deck of ironclad barbette ship Formidable all "prettied" up for a ball.
Germany:
Battleship Gneisenau. View take during a fleet review, probably in August 1938. Note crew manning the rail, and Admiral's flag at the fore; Heinkel HE.114 seaplane on amidships catapult.
Battleship Gneisenau circa 1940, laying a smoke-screen
USN:
USS Enterprise (CV-6) at Noumea, New Caledonia, 10 November 1942, while the "Big E" was undergoing repairs after the Battle of Santa Cruz. The following day she recovered her air group and departed Noumea to take part in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal (12–15 November 1942), the final major Japanese attempt to reinforce their garrison on the contested island.
Gunnery practice, on board an "Essex" class aircraft carrier in the Pacific, circa 1944-1945. Note 40mm gun barrels in foreground, also firing, and manned 20mm flight deck gallery beyond.
Australia:
Battle of Al Faw. March 2003. Anzac class frigate HMAS Anzac (FFH 150) providing fire support to 40 Commando Royal Marines on the Al Faw peninsula
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