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Imperial Japan:
The carriers and battleships of the Japanese Indian Ocean strike force departing Starling Bay, marked as being taken on March 30. A translation of the original caption reads: March, 1942: the task force proceeding across the Indian Ocean: the view, from behind an anti-aircraft gun, front port side of the Zuikaku, shows the battle group in a single column, veering to port directly in front of he Zuikaku, with the carrier Akagi in the lead, followed by carriers Hiryu and Soryu, then battleships Hiei, Kirishima, Haruna and Kongo. The Shokaku is probably cruising to the rear of the Zuikaku
Bombs and torpedoes from US Third Fleet carrier aircraft exploding around battleship Haruna, Japan, 28 Jul 1945
The carriers and battleships of the Japanese Indian Ocean strike force departing Starling Bay, marked as being taken on March 30. A translation of the original caption reads: March, 1942: the task force proceeding across the Indian Ocean: the view, from behind an anti-aircraft gun, front port side of the Zuikaku, shows the battle group in a single column, veering to port directly in front of he Zuikaku, with the carrier Akagi in the lead, followed by carriers Hiryu and Soryu, then battleships Hiei, Kirishima, Haruna and Kongo. The Shokaku is probably cruising to the rear of the Zuikaku
Bombs and torpedoes from US Third Fleet carrier aircraft exploding around battleship Haruna, Japan, 28 Jul 1945
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RN:
HMS Hood and HMS Repulse during the Empire World Cruise, during 1923-24.
HMS King George V, HMS Duke Of York, and HMS Renown at sea, with a Fairey Albacore flying overhead on anti-submarine patrol, covering convoy PQ12, March 1942, as seen from HMS Victorious
8 barrel Pom Pom on board HMS Rodney, March, 1943. Mediterranean fleet
HMS Colossus at Greenock, Scotland, United Kingdom, 1945
HMS Hood and HMS Repulse during the Empire World Cruise, during 1923-24.
HMS King George V, HMS Duke Of York, and HMS Renown at sea, with a Fairey Albacore flying overhead on anti-submarine patrol, covering convoy PQ12, March 1942, as seen from HMS Victorious
8 barrel Pom Pom on board HMS Rodney, March, 1943. Mediterranean fleet
HMS Colossus at Greenock, Scotland, United Kingdom, 1945
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USN:
Forward turrets of USS New Mexico, 1930s
Floating Drydock YFD-2 arriving in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 23 Aug 1940. Note that it is still painted with markings from the Naval Station at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
The U.S. Navy light cruiser USS Juneau (CL-52) off New York City (USA), 1 June 1942. A barge is alongside her starboard quarter. Her superstructure retains its original measure 12 "mottled pattern" camouflage scheme, but her hull has been repainted wave-style pattern.
USS Meredith (DD-726) at sea, 16 April 1944. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 32, Design 3D.
Forward turrets of USS New Mexico, 1930s
Floating Drydock YFD-2 arriving in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 23 Aug 1940. Note that it is still painted with markings from the Naval Station at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
The U.S. Navy light cruiser USS Juneau (CL-52) off New York City (USA), 1 June 1942. A barge is alongside her starboard quarter. Her superstructure retains its original measure 12 "mottled pattern" camouflage scheme, but her hull has been repainted wave-style pattern.
USS Meredith (DD-726) at sea, 16 April 1944. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 32, Design 3D.
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Imperial Russia:
Novik was ordered as a part of a program to bolster the Russian Pacific Fleet with a 3000-ton class reconnaissance cruiser. Shipbuilders from several countries offered designs, and eventually the German shipbuilders Schichau-Werke, better known for its torpedo boats was selected. The new cruiser was launched on 2 August 1900 and her trials began on 2 May 1901. Some initial vibration problems were experienced with her screws, but testing was completed on 23 April 1902 with five test runs at an average speed of 25.08 knots. This made Novik one of the fastest cruisers in the world at the time
Novik was ordered as a part of a program to bolster the Russian Pacific Fleet with a 3000-ton class reconnaissance cruiser. Shipbuilders from several countries offered designs, and eventually the German shipbuilders Schichau-Werke, better known for its torpedo boats was selected. The new cruiser was launched on 2 August 1900 and her trials began on 2 May 1901. Some initial vibration problems were experienced with her screws, but testing was completed on 23 April 1902 with five test runs at an average speed of 25.08 knots. This made Novik one of the fastest cruisers in the world at the time
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USN:
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), as seen from Japanese training ship in the South China Sea, 07JUL20.
An F/A-18F launched from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). South China Sea (July 4, 2020).
The USS Montgomery (foreground) and USS Gabrielle Giffords in the South China Sea. Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chris Roys.
Port Operations, San Diego. From left to right: USS Anchorage LPD 23, USS Dewey DDG 105, USS Cape St. George CG 71, and USS Michael Monsoor DDG 1001.
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), as seen from Japanese training ship in the South China Sea, 07JUL20.
An F/A-18F launched from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). South China Sea (July 4, 2020).
The USS Montgomery (foreground) and USS Gabrielle Giffords in the South China Sea. Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chris Roys.
Port Operations, San Diego. From left to right: USS Anchorage LPD 23, USS Dewey DDG 105, USS Cape St. George CG 71, and USS Michael Monsoor DDG 1001.
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Spain:
The Oquendo-class destroyers was a class of three destroyers built for the Spanish Navy. The nine initially projected Oquendo-class destroyers were the most ambitious project fronted by the programs of naval construction of the post-war period in Spain; however, the adoption of Rateau/Bretagne propulsion system, being of a low reliability and high complexity, coupled with the limited capacity of the shipbuilding industry in Spain at the time, led to one of the largest investor fiascos of the Spanish Navy in the 20th century. These ships would be assigned the names and numbers of; D-41 Oquendo, D-42 Roger de Lauria, and D-43 Marqués de la Ensenada.
The Oquendo class was original provisioned in 1943 with the ordering of nine ships.
The Oquendos were, from the beginning a headache for their designers. The first ship was not launched until 1959, 15 years after initial procurement of material
Spurred by Captain Fernando Villaamil, the Spanish Navy in the 1880s solicited tenders to various shipyards to built a warships designed specifically to fight off enemy torpedo-boats, whose capabilities were ever-increasing; the winning bid came from a Clydebank shipyard, and one of the first-ever destroyers, appropriately christened Destructor, was laid down in November 1885, launched on 29 July 1886 and formalli commissioned in the Armada Española on 19 January 1887.
Thanks to this pioneering activity, Spain would become the first power to make use of destroyers in a conflict, with two of them (the Plutòn and the Furor) fighting in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba, in which Captain Villaamil himself would die.
The Oquendo-class destroyers was a class of three destroyers built for the Spanish Navy. The nine initially projected Oquendo-class destroyers were the most ambitious project fronted by the programs of naval construction of the post-war period in Spain; however, the adoption of Rateau/Bretagne propulsion system, being of a low reliability and high complexity, coupled with the limited capacity of the shipbuilding industry in Spain at the time, led to one of the largest investor fiascos of the Spanish Navy in the 20th century. These ships would be assigned the names and numbers of; D-41 Oquendo, D-42 Roger de Lauria, and D-43 Marqués de la Ensenada.
The Oquendo class was original provisioned in 1943 with the ordering of nine ships.
The Oquendos were, from the beginning a headache for their designers. The first ship was not launched until 1959, 15 years after initial procurement of material
Spurred by Captain Fernando Villaamil, the Spanish Navy in the 1880s solicited tenders to various shipyards to built a warships designed specifically to fight off enemy torpedo-boats, whose capabilities were ever-increasing; the winning bid came from a Clydebank shipyard, and one of the first-ever destroyers, appropriately christened Destructor, was laid down in November 1885, launched on 29 July 1886 and formalli commissioned in the Armada Española on 19 January 1887.
Thanks to this pioneering activity, Spain would become the first power to make use of destroyers in a conflict, with two of them (the Plutòn and the Furor) fighting in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba, in which Captain Villaamil himself would die.
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Russia:
RFS Marshall Ustinov, a Slava-class cruiser refueling from tanker Vyazma as the group sailed up from the Bay of Biscay through the Channel having completed a deployment to the eastern Mediterranean. 3rd Feb 2020
RFS Marshall Ustinov, a Slava-class cruiser refueling from tanker Vyazma as the group sailed up from the Bay of Biscay through the Channel having completed a deployment to the eastern Mediterranean. 3rd Feb 2020
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Italy:
The Spica class were a class of torpedo boats of the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) during World War II. Thirty-two ships were built between 1934 and 1937, thirty of which entered service with Italy and two which were sold to the Swedish Navy in 1940. Twenty-three vessels were lost during World War II.
Circe attempted to ambush a British convoy along with Vega south of Pantelleria in January 1941. Vega was sunk and the British cruiser HMS Bonaventure was damaged in the exchange of fire. Circe sank submarines HMS Grampus, HMS Union, HMS P38 and HMS Tempest and was sunk by collision 27 November 1942.
Spica class Lupo,May 1941
Spica class torpedo boat Airone in the waters around Taranto,spring 1939.
Minelayer Legnano, in the 1930s
The Azio-class minelayers, of which the Legnano was part, were actually versatile ships that could serve in a variety of roles, among which colonial ship, tenders for MTBs or submarines, hydrographic vessels and more; however, their primary role was to serve in overseas bases, in which they could deploy both defensive and offensive minefields.
The Legnano spent most of its career in the Dodecanese Islands, then an Italian possession; she spent the whole of World War II there, as a command and support ship. She ended up being sunk on 5 October 1943 by Junkers Ju.87 dive bombers at Portolago (today Lakki), during the German attack to suppress Italian resistance (supported by British forces) in the Dodecanese.
Battleship Andrea Doria at Trieste in 1937. The Duilio-class battleship Andrea Doria was taken in charge of the San Marco shipyard of the CRDA on 8 April 1937, to be thoroughly rebuilt ("modernisation" seems reductive, as the scale of the process was very large and the majority of the ship's very structures was removed and/or replaced).
The Spica class were a class of torpedo boats of the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) during World War II. Thirty-two ships were built between 1934 and 1937, thirty of which entered service with Italy and two which were sold to the Swedish Navy in 1940. Twenty-three vessels were lost during World War II.
Circe attempted to ambush a British convoy along with Vega south of Pantelleria in January 1941. Vega was sunk and the British cruiser HMS Bonaventure was damaged in the exchange of fire. Circe sank submarines HMS Grampus, HMS Union, HMS P38 and HMS Tempest and was sunk by collision 27 November 1942.
Spica class Lupo,May 1941
Spica class torpedo boat Airone in the waters around Taranto,spring 1939.
Minelayer Legnano, in the 1930s
The Azio-class minelayers, of which the Legnano was part, were actually versatile ships that could serve in a variety of roles, among which colonial ship, tenders for MTBs or submarines, hydrographic vessels and more; however, their primary role was to serve in overseas bases, in which they could deploy both defensive and offensive minefields.
The Legnano spent most of its career in the Dodecanese Islands, then an Italian possession; she spent the whole of World War II there, as a command and support ship. She ended up being sunk on 5 October 1943 by Junkers Ju.87 dive bombers at Portolago (today Lakki), during the German attack to suppress Italian resistance (supported by British forces) in the Dodecanese.
Battleship Andrea Doria at Trieste in 1937. The Duilio-class battleship Andrea Doria was taken in charge of the San Marco shipyard of the CRDA on 8 April 1937, to be thoroughly rebuilt ("modernisation" seems reductive, as the scale of the process was very large and the majority of the ship's very structures was removed and/or replaced).
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USN:
USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
USS Wolverine IX-64. A sidewheel steamer converted to a carrier on the Great Lakes for training pilots.
S-class submarine USS S-35 (SS-140) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on May 2, 1943.
USS Tennessee (BB-43) bombarding Guam, Mariana Islands, 20 or 21 Jul 1944
Navy Chaplain Lt Rival Hawkins conducting Sunday services on the USS Missouri’s fantail during the ship’s shakedown cruise in the Trinidad area, Aug 1944. The censored ship at right is the USS Alaska.
USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
USS Wolverine IX-64. A sidewheel steamer converted to a carrier on the Great Lakes for training pilots.
S-class submarine USS S-35 (SS-140) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on May 2, 1943.
USS Tennessee (BB-43) bombarding Guam, Mariana Islands, 20 or 21 Jul 1944
Navy Chaplain Lt Rival Hawkins conducting Sunday services on the USS Missouri’s fantail during the ship’s shakedown cruise in the Trinidad area, Aug 1944. The censored ship at right is the USS Alaska.
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Egypt:
Alexandria Shipyard has launched the second Gowind 2500 multi-mission corvette of the Egyptian Navy, ENS Luxor (986), during a ceremony at its facility in Alexandria, Egypt on May 14.
Alexandria Shipyard has launched the second Gowind 2500 multi-mission corvette of the Egyptian Navy, ENS Luxor (986), during a ceremony at its facility in Alexandria, Egypt on May 14.
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