Photos Navies Of All Nations

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SMS Hagen, Küstenpanzerschiffe, 1902

 

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USN:
Soldiers from the North Carolina National Guard take time out to watch USS New Jersey (BB-62) navigate the Gaillard (Culebra) Cut of the Panama Canal. 26th April 1984.

 

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RN:
HMNB Portsmouth in glorious sunshine

In shot are:
HMS Prince of Wales
HMS Victory
HMS Diamond
HMS Defender
HMS Dragon
HMS Daring
HMS Duncan
HMS Westminster
HMS Kent
HMS Trent
River Class Batch 1
3 Hunt Class MCMVs
HMS Bristol
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Mary Rose Museum
ex-HMS Clyde
ex-RFA Diligence
2 decommissioned Hunt Class MCMVs
1 decommissioned Sandown Class MCMV

Vanguard Class SSBN in the Shiplift at HMNB Faslane

 

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RN:
HMS Malaya with Force "H" in the Atlantic, Feb 1942.

The Halcyon-class minesweeper HMS Hebe; on 15 June 1942 she was hit by the Italian light cruiser Raimondo Montecuccoli at a range of around 23,000yd, an achievement rivaling those of HMS Warspite and Scharnhorst

HMS Valiant seen from HMS Warspite at the surrender of the Italian fleet, 10 September 1943

 

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RN:
HMS Eagle in 1923 following refit

 

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USSR:
The Mirka class was the NATO reporting name for a class of light frigates built for the Soviet Navy in the mid to late 1960s. The Soviet designation was Storozhevoi Korabl (escort ship) Project 35 (Mirka I) and Project 35-M (Mirka II).

Elevated starboard quarter view of a Soviet Mirka I class anti-submarine frigate, probably mid 1980's

 

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Italy:
Battleship Dante Alighieri moored in the harbour of Fiume, between 1919 and 1920
The "Impresa di Fiume", in which Italian writer and political activist Gabriele D'Annunzio led veterans and sympathizing soldiers to occupy the city of Fiume, had interesting repercussions for the Regia Marina, that had deployed quite a number of ships in the area (also in Istria and Dalmatia, to support Italian interests there, matter that had always been important to it), as the occupation received wide support within the armed forces, including the crews of several ships.

While the Regia Marina ordered the ship to get out when the city was occupied, only the elderly battleship Emanuele Filiberto and the destroyer Francesco Stocco were able to; due to the effort of D'Annunzio's "legionari", the crew of the battleship Dante Alighieri split and it could not sail, thus it was authorized to remain there, functioning somewhat as "representative" of the legitimate government. Contrammiraglio Franco Nunes, highest-ranking Italian naval officer, accordingly raised its flag on it. Throughout the occupation several ships (mainly destroyers and torpedo-boats) effectively deserted, and others attempted to, to join the legionnaire cause, forming a small navy.

In December 1920, when it was decided to deal with D'Annunzio's matter with force, the Regia Marina again ordered the ships under its command in the harbour to leave; the Dante was unable to, however, as the legionnaires towed a merchantmen across the entrance, blocking it in. Therefore, on 26 December, when the RM (led by the battleship Andrea Doria) did its part in the repression of the rebels (what is called in Italy the "bloody Christmas"), the Dante was a spectator, although, unlike on land, there were no clashes between the government's ships and those that had joined D'Annunzio.

Interestingly enough, the ships that had deserted and were later retaken by the Regia Marina were all rechristened, as if to cancel the fact from memory. The several officers and men were duly tried, but were given mild sentences, ostensibly because their actions had been motivated by "patriotism".

Overall, the Impresa di Fiume constituted the biggest instance of either disobedience or outright mutiny within the Italian Navy, in its history.

 

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Thailand:
HTMS Chao Phraya, a Chinese Type 053T (based on the then-latest Type 053H2)

 

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Germany:
Admiral Hipper loading mountain troops in Cuxhaven, April 1940

28th May, 1943. German submarine Type VIIC, U-755, suffers a direct hit from a rocket projectile, while under attack in the Mediterranean Sea north-west of Mallorca from Lockheed Hudson Mark V, AM725 'M', of No. 608 Squadron RAF based at Blida, Algeria. U-755, already damaged as a result of another air attack two days previously, sank in nine minutes with the loss of 40 lives, the first occasion on which a submarine was destroyed by rockets.

 

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RN:
ON BOARD THE BATTLESHIP HMS RODNEY. OCTOBER 1940, TRAINING ON BOARD THE BATTLESHIP.
Rifle drill. Sailors practice a bayonet charge on board RODNEY.

Sunset in the Firth of Forth, with one of the eight barrelled two pounder pom-pom guns of HMS RODNEY silhouetted against the Forth Bridge whilst two sailors stand to attention nearby.

The port eight barrelled Vickers two pounder Mark VIII ‘pom-pom’ gun in action during anti-aircraft practice on board HMS RODNEY whilst she is at sea.

A mock action with the use of a dummy ship. The spotting table in the foreground shows a tiny model of a warship. The Gunnery Officer in the Director seen in the background is training his gun on it and firing dummy rounds. The shell splashes are then registered in the positions where they would have fallen in relation to the model ship according to the officer’s calculations.

Gunnery scenes on board the battleship HMS Rodney. October 1940, at sea. Cleaning the big guns.

Weighing anchor. A hose is played on the cable and the cable is cleaned as the anchor comes up. The links of the cable are also tapped with a hammer to test for any weakness.

Minesweeping. October 1940, on board the battleship HMS Rodney. Whenever enemy planes had been in the vicinity of the fleet’s anchorage overnight, it is fairly certain mines were laid and the minesweepers have plenty of work.
The Minesweepers BRAMBLE and SPEEDY passing close to RODNEY on their way out of harbour. Their sweeps can be seen trailing.

 

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USN:
USS John Francis Burnes (DD-299) during the late 1920s, probably in San Diego Harbor,

 

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Netherlands:
HNLMS De Ruyter.

 

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Russia:
Project 667BDRM Delfin/Delta IV class SSBN

 

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France:

"Normandie", the sixth FREMM class Frigate of the "Marine Nationale".

 

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Belgian Navy mine hunters during a three week training campaign in may 2020. The campaign aimed at training and certifying new crew members.

 

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Germany:
S-boat S-100 class and her bow 20 mm gun while operating in the English Channel, looking the 2cm Flak 38 gun towards the fully armoured bridge section (Kalottenbrücke) which was introduced with S-100.

 

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RN:
HMS Duke of York. Pictured at Sydney, November 23, 1945.

HMS Nelson (28), HMS Rodney (29), HMS Royal Oak (08), HMS Ramillies (07) and HMS Resolution (09), from a LIFE Magazine Article on European Preparations for War, published Oct 10, 1938