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Improvised sea mines planted in Mukalla in Yemen by Al-Qaeda. The mines were spotted by local divers who alerted Hadrami forces.
The mines appear to be constructed from two pressurized gas canisters cut in half and welded end-end.
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USS Wright (CVL-49) was a Saipan-class light aircraft carrier of the U.S. Navy, later converted to the command ship CC-2
The U.S. Navy command ship USS Wright (CC-2) underway off the southern California coast, 25 September 1963, shortly after conversion to a command ship. Note her extensive array of communications antennas and their associated masts.
USS Wright (CVL-49) was a Saipan-class light aircraft carrier of the U.S. Navy, later converted to the command ship CC-2
The U.S. Navy command ship USS Wright (CC-2) underway off the southern California coast, 25 September 1963, shortly after conversion to a command ship. Note her extensive array of communications antennas and their associated masts.
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German mine-laying in the Baltic Sea, 1943. From a ship of the Navy, anchor-line mines are being set up in the Gulf of Finland. They fall with their weight on the seabed, and then a steel cable rewinds itself to the predefined length. The mine itself remains just below the water surface.
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Carrier Raids on Japan, March 1945 USS Essex (CV-9) planes attack two Japanese aircraft carriers at Kure, 19 March 1945. An SB2C Helldiver scout bomber is visible in the upper right, painted in Essex markings. Ship at bottom is either Amagi or Katsuragi. The other carrier is Kaiyo.
Large cruiser USS Guam, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 25 Oct 1944
17th October 1945, (Original Caption) New York's skyline is still wreathed in the morning's mist here, as the Big E, the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) of glorious record--sails to her New York berth. She is safely back from the wars in spite of being "sunk" no fewer than six times by the Japs. The veteran carrier compiled one of the greatest war records ever.
With the Empire State Building and the Manhattan skyline as a backdrop the aircraft carriers USS Midway (CV-41) and the USS Enterprise (CV-6) of the United States Navy make their way to the post World War 2 Navy Day review by President Trueman on 27 October 1945 at Manhattan, New York, United States. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
Carrier Raids on Japan, March 1945 USS Essex (CV-9) planes attack two Japanese aircraft carriers at Kure, 19 March 1945. An SB2C Helldiver scout bomber is visible in the upper right, painted in Essex markings. Ship at bottom is either Amagi or Katsuragi. The other carrier is Kaiyo.
Large cruiser USS Guam, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 25 Oct 1944
17th October 1945, (Original Caption) New York's skyline is still wreathed in the morning's mist here, as the Big E, the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) of glorious record--sails to her New York berth. She is safely back from the wars in spite of being "sunk" no fewer than six times by the Japs. The veteran carrier compiled one of the greatest war records ever.
With the Empire State Building and the Manhattan skyline as a backdrop the aircraft carriers USS Midway (CV-41) and the USS Enterprise (CV-6) of the United States Navy make their way to the post World War 2 Navy Day review by President Trueman on 27 October 1945 at Manhattan, New York, United States. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
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Italy:
Close-up view of the bow of never completed battleship Impero, 1938-1940
Battleship Conte di Cavour, between 1937 and 1940
Battleship Littorio,1941
The prototype submarine hunter Albatros of the Regia Marina
The Albatros was an attempt on part of the Regia Marina to come up with an escort ship dedicated to ASW; unfortunately, also because of the mediocre results obtained with it, no further examples were built. This was also part of the limited attention paid by the RM to the whole matter of designing and building dedicated escort ships, and on ASW on the whole (for example, sonar research was not encouraged, and it would be well into WWII before something workable was obtained).
This ship (after being reclassified torpedo-boat, a most curious decision since she didn't have any torpedo armament) nevertheless served into the conflict, and on 16 July 1940, after an unsuccessful attack on the tanker she was escorting, the Albatros attacked and most likely sank the submarine HMS Phoenix. She was also tasked with escorting the liner SS Rex (at one time holder of the prestigious Blue Riband) from Genoa to the northern Adriatic Sea. Her career came to an end, after 57 wartime missions, on 27 September 1941, off the Sicilian coast, when she was struck by a torpedo fired by HMS Upright and sank.
Close-up view of the bow of never completed battleship Impero, 1938-1940
Battleship Conte di Cavour, between 1937 and 1940
Battleship Littorio,1941
The prototype submarine hunter Albatros of the Regia Marina
The Albatros was an attempt on part of the Regia Marina to come up with an escort ship dedicated to ASW; unfortunately, also because of the mediocre results obtained with it, no further examples were built. This was also part of the limited attention paid by the RM to the whole matter of designing and building dedicated escort ships, and on ASW on the whole (for example, sonar research was not encouraged, and it would be well into WWII before something workable was obtained).
This ship (after being reclassified torpedo-boat, a most curious decision since she didn't have any torpedo armament) nevertheless served into the conflict, and on 16 July 1940, after an unsuccessful attack on the tanker she was escorting, the Albatros attacked and most likely sank the submarine HMS Phoenix. She was also tasked with escorting the liner SS Rex (at one time holder of the prestigious Blue Riband) from Genoa to the northern Adriatic Sea. Her career came to an end, after 57 wartime missions, on 27 September 1941, off the Sicilian coast, when she was struck by a torpedo fired by HMS Upright and sank.
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Armoured cruiser HMS Minotaur, 1908 or 1909, as she’s still got the short as-built funnels that tended to smoke out the bridge. . She had 4 x 9.2" guns and 10 x 7.5" guns
Beagle Class (G Class) Destroyer HMS RACOON, commissioned in 1910. On 9 January 1918, during a snowstorm, she struck a rock on the North Irish coast and sunk with all hands (97 men)
The Admiralty made the following announcement on Saturday:- HMS RACOON (Lieutenant George L M Napier, RN, in command) struck some rocks off the north coast of Ireland, at about 2 am on the 9th inst, during a snowstorm, and subsequently foundered with all hands. Nine of the crew had been left behind at her last port of call, and these are the sole survivors. Seventeen bodies have been picked up by patrol craft, and are being buried at Rathmullan. Five more bodies have been washed ashore, and are being buried locally. All the next-of-kin have been informed. HMS RACOON was a destroyer, built in 1910 by Cammell-Laird's, and had a displacement of 913 tons. She carried one 4 in gun and three 12-pounders, and had two torpedo-tubes. Immediately news of the disaster was received a number of patrol boats and other craft hastened to the scene in the hope that, despite the dangerous nature of the coast at this point and the severity of the weather, some of the crew might have reached the land, or have been able to launch a boat. A close search went on throughout the night and next day, and was only discontinued when it was absolutely established that no men had escaped. The task of the patrol craft was then turned to picking up the bodies, of which a number wearing lifebelts have already been landed while others have been washed ashore in the vicinity. [Liverpool Daily Post 14.1.1918] Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?10727
Armoured cruiser HMS Minotaur, 1908 or 1909, as she’s still got the short as-built funnels that tended to smoke out the bridge. . She had 4 x 9.2" guns and 10 x 7.5" guns
Beagle Class (G Class) Destroyer HMS RACOON, commissioned in 1910. On 9 January 1918, during a snowstorm, she struck a rock on the North Irish coast and sunk with all hands (97 men)
The Admiralty made the following announcement on Saturday:- HMS RACOON (Lieutenant George L M Napier, RN, in command) struck some rocks off the north coast of Ireland, at about 2 am on the 9th inst, during a snowstorm, and subsequently foundered with all hands. Nine of the crew had been left behind at her last port of call, and these are the sole survivors. Seventeen bodies have been picked up by patrol craft, and are being buried at Rathmullan. Five more bodies have been washed ashore, and are being buried locally. All the next-of-kin have been informed. HMS RACOON was a destroyer, built in 1910 by Cammell-Laird's, and had a displacement of 913 tons. She carried one 4 in gun and three 12-pounders, and had two torpedo-tubes. Immediately news of the disaster was received a number of patrol boats and other craft hastened to the scene in the hope that, despite the dangerous nature of the coast at this point and the severity of the weather, some of the crew might have reached the land, or have been able to launch a boat. A close search went on throughout the night and next day, and was only discontinued when it was absolutely established that no men had escaped. The task of the patrol craft was then turned to picking up the bodies, of which a number wearing lifebelts have already been landed while others have been washed ashore in the vicinity. [Liverpool Daily Post 14.1.1918] Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?10727
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FS Eger (FS Marjata III for most of its career) is a purpose-built electronic intelligence collection vessel (ELINT).
She is owned by the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment, but operated by the Norwegian Intelligence Service, and is considered to be one of the most advanced ships of her kind in the world. Her main role is surveillance of the Russian Northern fleet`s activity in the Barents Sea, but is constructed for operations all over the world. She operates in international waters close to the Russian border. Marjata officially serves as a research ship for the Norwegian Intelligence Service.
The ship can continue to operate even with large parts of the interior underwater, as the exact trimming of the ship is uncritical. The same applies if the cargo shifts, if the ship is exposed to icing or large amounts of water on the deck. The ship is additionally equipped to operate in arctic waters for long periods, but it is also designed for operations in other marine areas. With the high stability of the hull and the overall structure of the structure to withstand large amounts of icing, it is believed that operation in polar northern areas can last without interruption for very long periods. The ship is listed as a surveillance/intelligence vessel. Eger is also known as a spy ship and has done various spy operations throughout the years.
It is a Ramform type ship-design with an unusual hull shape. The shape of the hull is characteristic with a sharp bow, sinusoidal waterline, a descending rear body that ends in a straight cut-off stern where the ship has the largest width. Because of the very large width of the ship it will have an operational metacentric height of about 16 meters. The ship can continue to operate even with large parts of the interior under the waterline, when the ship's exact trimming is uncritical. The same goes for cargo shift, if the ship is exposed to icing or large amounts of water on deck. This makes Marjata a very stable sensor platform, she is also built with a very low noise signature, so that the ship itself does not interfere with the onboard sensors. Marjata also has large internal bay for computing and analyzing of reconnaissance data. The ramform type ships are often used for seismological surveys of the seabed. Marjata is well suited for operation in arctic conditions for prolonged periods of time.
FS Eger (FS Marjata III for most of its career) is a purpose-built electronic intelligence collection vessel (ELINT).
She is owned by the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment, but operated by the Norwegian Intelligence Service, and is considered to be one of the most advanced ships of her kind in the world. Her main role is surveillance of the Russian Northern fleet`s activity in the Barents Sea, but is constructed for operations all over the world. She operates in international waters close to the Russian border. Marjata officially serves as a research ship for the Norwegian Intelligence Service.
The ship can continue to operate even with large parts of the interior underwater, as the exact trimming of the ship is uncritical. The same applies if the cargo shifts, if the ship is exposed to icing or large amounts of water on the deck. The ship is additionally equipped to operate in arctic waters for long periods, but it is also designed for operations in other marine areas. With the high stability of the hull and the overall structure of the structure to withstand large amounts of icing, it is believed that operation in polar northern areas can last without interruption for very long periods. The ship is listed as a surveillance/intelligence vessel. Eger is also known as a spy ship and has done various spy operations throughout the years.
It is a Ramform type ship-design with an unusual hull shape. The shape of the hull is characteristic with a sharp bow, sinusoidal waterline, a descending rear body that ends in a straight cut-off stern where the ship has the largest width. Because of the very large width of the ship it will have an operational metacentric height of about 16 meters. The ship can continue to operate even with large parts of the interior under the waterline, when the ship's exact trimming is uncritical. The same goes for cargo shift, if the ship is exposed to icing or large amounts of water on deck. This makes Marjata a very stable sensor platform, she is also built with a very low noise signature, so that the ship itself does not interfere with the onboard sensors. Marjata also has large internal bay for computing and analyzing of reconnaissance data. The ramform type ships are often used for seismological surveys of the seabed. Marjata is well suited for operation in arctic conditions for prolonged periods of time.
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HMS Ramillies, convoy duty, Nova Scotia, 1941
This is one of many photos of Ramillies taken by a serving sailor who served the entirety of his 27 year Royal Navy career on this one ship, HMS Ramillies. He joined the Navy in 1916 at the age of 13 as a boy sailor, and served until 1945 finishing up as a Chief Petty Officer.
HMS Ramillies, convoy duty, Nova Scotia, 1941
This is one of many photos of Ramillies taken by a serving sailor who served the entirety of his 27 year Royal Navy career on this one ship, HMS Ramillies. He joined the Navy in 1916 at the age of 13 as a boy sailor, and served until 1945 finishing up as a Chief Petty Officer.
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Germany:
Hamburg port, circa 1920. Unfinished hulks of the German Imperial Navy Mackensen-class battlecruiser "Prinz Eitel Friedrich" (larger of the two) and Bayern-class battleship "Württemberg" (smaller of the two).
Bismarck as seen in 1940, before completing her sea trials
Hamburg port, circa 1920. Unfinished hulks of the German Imperial Navy Mackensen-class battlecruiser "Prinz Eitel Friedrich" (larger of the two) and Bayern-class battleship "Württemberg" (smaller of the two).
Bismarck as seen in 1940, before completing her sea trials
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PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 25, 2020) The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) sails in formation, as seen from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Taylor DiMartino
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 26, 2020) The guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) launches an SM-2 missile during exercise Rim of the Pacific 2020. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Devin M. Langer
Museum ship USS Cassin Young
PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 25, 2020) The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) sails in formation, as seen from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Taylor DiMartino
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 26, 2020) The guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) launches an SM-2 missile during exercise Rim of the Pacific 2020. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Devin M. Langer
Museum ship USS Cassin Young
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