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USN:
USS Enterprise (CV-6) operating in the Pacific, circa late June 1941. She is turning into the wind to recover aircraft and sporting her dark Measure One camouflage paint scheme
Light cruiser USS Concord (CL-10) off Balboa, Panama Canal Zone, on 6 January 1943
Light cruiser USS St. Louis (CL-49) bombarding Japanese positions on Guam, 21 July 1944. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 32, Design 2c.
USS North Carolina (BB-55) off New York in June 1946
USS Enterprise (CV-6) operating in the Pacific, circa late June 1941. She is turning into the wind to recover aircraft and sporting her dark Measure One camouflage paint scheme
Light cruiser USS Concord (CL-10) off Balboa, Panama Canal Zone, on 6 January 1943
Light cruiser USS St. Louis (CL-49) bombarding Japanese positions on Guam, 21 July 1944. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 32, Design 2c.
USS North Carolina (BB-55) off New York in June 1946
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RN:
HMS Prince George, a Majestic-class pre-dreadnought battleship launched in 1895
HMS Furious in 1918 after the removal of her aft 18" turret and the extension of the flight deck. Colourised by Irootoko Jr.
Battlecruiser HMS Renown in Waitemata Harbour, Auckland, during the Prince of Wales' visit to New Zealand in 1920. Photograph by James Hutchings Kinnear.
HMS Prince George, a Majestic-class pre-dreadnought battleship launched in 1895
HMS Furious in 1918 after the removal of her aft 18" turret and the extension of the flight deck. Colourised by Irootoko Jr.
Battlecruiser HMS Renown in Waitemata Harbour, Auckland, during the Prince of Wales' visit to New Zealand in 1920. Photograph by James Hutchings Kinnear.
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Nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS South Carolina (CGN-37) underway in the Atlantic Ocean on 1 November 1984. The guided missile frigate USS Doyle (FFG-39) is astern
USS Pittsburgh (SSN-720) surfaces off the coast of Andros, Bahamas as part of an emergency surface drill, Sept 1991.
Nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS South Carolina (CGN-37) underway in the Atlantic Ocean on 1 November 1984. The guided missile frigate USS Doyle (FFG-39) is astern
USS Pittsburgh (SSN-720) surfaces off the coast of Andros, Bahamas as part of an emergency surface drill, Sept 1991.
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RN:
15-inch (38.1 cm) Mark I/N Turret being constructed for HMS Abercrombie. Photograph taken at Vickers-Armstrong's Elswick Works in December 1942. The 12 ton (12.2 mt) balance weights that were necessary for 30 degree elevation can be seen atop each gun. At lower right can be seen a 13.5-inch (34.3 cm) gun. The 15-inch (38.1 cm) Mark I was largely based upon the design of this weapon. The one shown here was probably being linered down to a high-velocity 8inch (20.3 cm) gun
HMS Tribune, forward view from the conning tower running on the surface in Scottish waters.1942
Battleship HMS Howe passes through the Suez Canal on her way to join the British Pacific Fleet, 14 July 1944
Aircraft Carrier HMS Illustrious in the Captain Cook dry dock Sydney on the 3rd March 1945.
HMS Illustrious was taken in for an urgent refit at the still incomplete Captain Cook Dockyard on Garden Island the day after the British Pacific Fleet arrived in Sydney in February 1945
She had developed a severe vibration issue on her centre shaft, hence the urgent drydocking upon arrival in theatre (the Captain Cook Drydock wasn't formally opened at the time Illustrious entered it). The centre shaft was locked in place which reduced max speed to 24 knots, but reduced the vibration to acceptable levels. After action damage (a kamizake crashed nearby and exploded in the water, causing damage to underwater plating and internal frames) in April the vibration problem would worsen again, and a survey indicated that her damage was worse then originally thought. She was therefore replaced by HMS Formidable and withdrawn back to the UK in May.
15-inch (38.1 cm) Mark I/N Turret being constructed for HMS Abercrombie. Photograph taken at Vickers-Armstrong's Elswick Works in December 1942. The 12 ton (12.2 mt) balance weights that were necessary for 30 degree elevation can be seen atop each gun. At lower right can be seen a 13.5-inch (34.3 cm) gun. The 15-inch (38.1 cm) Mark I was largely based upon the design of this weapon. The one shown here was probably being linered down to a high-velocity 8inch (20.3 cm) gun
HMS Tribune, forward view from the conning tower running on the surface in Scottish waters.1942
Battleship HMS Howe passes through the Suez Canal on her way to join the British Pacific Fleet, 14 July 1944
Aircraft Carrier HMS Illustrious in the Captain Cook dry dock Sydney on the 3rd March 1945.
HMS Illustrious was taken in for an urgent refit at the still incomplete Captain Cook Dockyard on Garden Island the day after the British Pacific Fleet arrived in Sydney in February 1945
She had developed a severe vibration issue on her centre shaft, hence the urgent drydocking upon arrival in theatre (the Captain Cook Drydock wasn't formally opened at the time Illustrious entered it). The centre shaft was locked in place which reduced max speed to 24 knots, but reduced the vibration to acceptable levels. After action damage (a kamizake crashed nearby and exploded in the water, causing damage to underwater plating and internal frames) in April the vibration problem would worsen again, and a survey indicated that her damage was worse then originally thought. She was therefore replaced by HMS Formidable and withdrawn back to the UK in May.
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Taiwan:
ROCS Hai Shih (SS-791) during a celebration at Keelung Port summer 2019. Formerly USS Cutlass (SS-478), she is the oldest operational submarine in the world, at some 76 years young, although primarily used for training.
ROCS Hai Shih (SS-791) during a celebration at Keelung Port summer 2019. Formerly USS Cutlass (SS-478), she is the oldest operational submarine in the world, at some 76 years young, although primarily used for training.
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Imperial Russia:
Pre-Dreadnought Battleship "Slava", 1910
Imperial Russian Navy Baltic Fleet, 1912-14, colourised by Irootoko_Jr.
Battleship General Alekseyev (former Imperator Aleksandr III of the Imperial Russian Navy, and Volia of the Russian Provisional Government) at anchor at Bizerte, 1923
From the various names it can be glimpsed how crazy the history was of this ship, which was shared by several ships of the Black Sea Fleet in the waning years of World War I, to be followed by the brutal Russian Civil War.
An Imperatritsa Mariya-class battleship laid down with the name Imperator Aleksandr III, even before her lengthy construction and fitting out were complete she had been renamed Воля (Volia, "Freedom" in Ukrainian), but by the time of her sea trials the Black Sea Fleet had already collapsed to the point of being unable to do anything, because of the political situation.
First taken over by the Germans, then surrendered by them after the Armistice took effect on 24 November and taken over by British seamen, they gave it to a White Russian faction on 1 November 1919, which renamed her General Alekseyev. The year later, with their fortunes crumbling, the White Russians evacuated from Crimea and went to Bizerte with all the ships they could (the so-called Wrangel's fleet), where they were interned.
Former battleship Georgii Pobedonosets interned at Bizerte, 1924
This battleship was a veritable museum piece by the time this picture was taken, as she was (at least nominally, since she sported a few differences with her half-sisters) part of the Ekaterina II-class of battleships, hailing from the 1890s.
Even though by the turn of the century they were clearly obsolete and were accordingly assigned to secondary duties, she somehow survived the turmoil of World War I, of the Russian Revolution and the subsequent Russian Civil War, and was towed to Bizerte in 1920, as the White resistance in the Crimean area collapsed, with the rest of Wrangel's fleet. She would survive a few more years, until she was sold for scrap by the French authorities, to cover for their docking fees.
Pre-Dreadnought Battleship "Slava", 1910
Imperial Russian Navy Baltic Fleet, 1912-14, colourised by Irootoko_Jr.
Battleship General Alekseyev (former Imperator Aleksandr III of the Imperial Russian Navy, and Volia of the Russian Provisional Government) at anchor at Bizerte, 1923
From the various names it can be glimpsed how crazy the history was of this ship, which was shared by several ships of the Black Sea Fleet in the waning years of World War I, to be followed by the brutal Russian Civil War.
An Imperatritsa Mariya-class battleship laid down with the name Imperator Aleksandr III, even before her lengthy construction and fitting out were complete she had been renamed Воля (Volia, "Freedom" in Ukrainian), but by the time of her sea trials the Black Sea Fleet had already collapsed to the point of being unable to do anything, because of the political situation.
First taken over by the Germans, then surrendered by them after the Armistice took effect on 24 November and taken over by British seamen, they gave it to a White Russian faction on 1 November 1919, which renamed her General Alekseyev. The year later, with their fortunes crumbling, the White Russians evacuated from Crimea and went to Bizerte with all the ships they could (the so-called Wrangel's fleet), where they were interned.
Former battleship Georgii Pobedonosets interned at Bizerte, 1924
This battleship was a veritable museum piece by the time this picture was taken, as she was (at least nominally, since she sported a few differences with her half-sisters) part of the Ekaterina II-class of battleships, hailing from the 1890s.
Even though by the turn of the century they were clearly obsolete and were accordingly assigned to secondary duties, she somehow survived the turmoil of World War I, of the Russian Revolution and the subsequent Russian Civil War, and was towed to Bizerte in 1920, as the White resistance in the Crimean area collapsed, with the rest of Wrangel's fleet. She would survive a few more years, until she was sold for scrap by the French authorities, to cover for their docking fees.
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Italy:
Destroyer Grecale passing by the swing bridge of Taranto, 1950
Grecale was one of the few modern destroyers – one of four, in fact – Italy was allowed to retain following the 1947 peace treaty. The only surviving member of the Maestrale-class, Grecale had served steadily throughout WWII, conducting 155 wartime missions from 10 June 1940 to 8 September 1943 while Italy fought as a member of the Axis, and then once more was thrust back into the thick of it during the Regia Marina’s time fighting alongside the Allies for the rest of the war. Initially, Grecale saw service as a convoy escort, but in the spring of 1944 was modified in order to host the special attack forces of Mariassalto, the successor to the infamous Decima MAS. The remaining torpedo tubes (the forward tubes had been landed in spring of 1943 in order to fit 37mm AA guns) were landed in order to fit four ‘saddles’ for assault craft (either of the MTSM or SLC types), and two electrically powered cranes to hoist them. A British Type 291 air warning radar was also installed. Through to the end of the war in 1945, Grecale conducted 11 ‘special missions’ with various objectives, the most famous of which was the joint Anglo-Italian ‘chariot’ assault on La Spezia which completed the sinking of the heavy cruiser Bolzano. Throughout this time, however, Grecale continued to be used for other duties, mostly as convoy escort or personnel transport.
Starting in mid-1947, Grecale was given a substantial reconstruction at the Arsenal of La Spezia. A wider ‘British-style’ bridge was fitted, with a new lattice mast atop it – this mast was nicknamed, due to its appearance, the ‘Supercontemaggiore’, after the oil company operating in the Po River Valley at the time. A British ‘LWS’-type radar was fitted atop the mast, and the old gun director was replaced by a new model. Her aft torpedo bank was returned, at the cost of her special handling equipment. She also gained an additional 37mm AA gun, while her 20mm armament was reduced from six twins to two singles. Her original gun armament of 2x2 120/50 remained the same, though some sources claim new ones were fitted. This state is how she is shown in the image above, likely around August, when Grecale and three Italian corvettes went to Malta for an ASW exercise with the Royal Navy – the first Anglo-Italian naval exercise since the Second World War.
Grecale would not remain in this state for long. From June of 1951 to February 1953, Grecale was even more radically modified in the Arsenal of Taranto, and became a fast anti-submarine escort with new armament and sensor suite (this time of American origin). Her new pennant was D 552, thought this became F 556 in 1958 when she was re-rated a fast frigate. From 1959 to 1960 she was refit as a command ship to fill a hole while the existing cruisers were undergoing reconstruction, and served as such until stricken in 1964. She was scrapped in the early-mid 1970s
Destroyer Grecale passing by the swing bridge of Taranto, 1950
Grecale was one of the few modern destroyers – one of four, in fact – Italy was allowed to retain following the 1947 peace treaty. The only surviving member of the Maestrale-class, Grecale had served steadily throughout WWII, conducting 155 wartime missions from 10 June 1940 to 8 September 1943 while Italy fought as a member of the Axis, and then once more was thrust back into the thick of it during the Regia Marina’s time fighting alongside the Allies for the rest of the war. Initially, Grecale saw service as a convoy escort, but in the spring of 1944 was modified in order to host the special attack forces of Mariassalto, the successor to the infamous Decima MAS. The remaining torpedo tubes (the forward tubes had been landed in spring of 1943 in order to fit 37mm AA guns) were landed in order to fit four ‘saddles’ for assault craft (either of the MTSM or SLC types), and two electrically powered cranes to hoist them. A British Type 291 air warning radar was also installed. Through to the end of the war in 1945, Grecale conducted 11 ‘special missions’ with various objectives, the most famous of which was the joint Anglo-Italian ‘chariot’ assault on La Spezia which completed the sinking of the heavy cruiser Bolzano. Throughout this time, however, Grecale continued to be used for other duties, mostly as convoy escort or personnel transport.
Starting in mid-1947, Grecale was given a substantial reconstruction at the Arsenal of La Spezia. A wider ‘British-style’ bridge was fitted, with a new lattice mast atop it – this mast was nicknamed, due to its appearance, the ‘Supercontemaggiore’, after the oil company operating in the Po River Valley at the time. A British ‘LWS’-type radar was fitted atop the mast, and the old gun director was replaced by a new model. Her aft torpedo bank was returned, at the cost of her special handling equipment. She also gained an additional 37mm AA gun, while her 20mm armament was reduced from six twins to two singles. Her original gun armament of 2x2 120/50 remained the same, though some sources claim new ones were fitted. This state is how she is shown in the image above, likely around August, when Grecale and three Italian corvettes went to Malta for an ASW exercise with the Royal Navy – the first Anglo-Italian naval exercise since the Second World War.
Grecale would not remain in this state for long. From June of 1951 to February 1953, Grecale was even more radically modified in the Arsenal of Taranto, and became a fast anti-submarine escort with new armament and sensor suite (this time of American origin). Her new pennant was D 552, thought this became F 556 in 1958 when she was re-rated a fast frigate. From 1959 to 1960 she was refit as a command ship to fill a hole while the existing cruisers were undergoing reconstruction, and served as such until stricken in 1964. She was scrapped in the early-mid 1970s
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France:
LHD FS Mistral, flagship of the Mistral class, in the Southwest Indian Ocean, supporting the overseas departments of Mayotte and la Réunion in the fight against Covid-19, 2020. Off her stern are 1 EDA-R and 2 CTM's landing barges
LHD FS Mistral, flagship of the Mistral class, in the Southwest Indian Ocean, supporting the overseas departments of Mayotte and la Réunion in the fight against Covid-19, 2020. Off her stern are 1 EDA-R and 2 CTM's landing barges
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Russia:
Ropucha-class (pr.775) landing ships Alexander Shabalin, Kaliningrad, and Steregushchiy-class (pr.20380) corvette Stoiky take part in the Ocean Shield 2019 naval drill in the Baltic Sea. Photo by Vitaly Nevar.
Pyotr Velikiy
Project 1155 Fregat/Udaloy I class destroyer Vice-Admiral Kulakov. Photo by Natalia Sosnovskaya.
Akula-class (pr. 971 Shchuka-B) SSN Leopard (K-328) rolled out from the hall of the Zvezdochka Shipyard after modernization on 25.12.2020. Photo by Zvezdochka.
Ropucha-class (pr.775) landing ships Alexander Shabalin, Kaliningrad, and Steregushchiy-class (pr.20380) corvette Stoiky take part in the Ocean Shield 2019 naval drill in the Baltic Sea. Photo by Vitaly Nevar.
Pyotr Velikiy
Project 1155 Fregat/Udaloy I class destroyer Vice-Admiral Kulakov. Photo by Natalia Sosnovskaya.
Akula-class (pr. 971 Shchuka-B) SSN Leopard (K-328) rolled out from the hall of the Zvezdochka Shipyard after modernization on 25.12.2020. Photo by Zvezdochka.
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Argentina:
ARA "Hercules" (B-52), ex Type 42 destroyer transformed into multipurpose fast transport.
The ship had a major conversion at astilleros ASMAR in Talcahuano, Chile in 2000 to allow the embarkment of a complement of 238 marine infantry troops, the flight deck and hangar were also enlarged to allow her to operate two Sea King helicopters. Each helicopter can also carry two AM-39 Exocet anti-ship missiles
ARA "Hercules" (B-52), ex Type 42 destroyer transformed into multipurpose fast transport.
The ship had a major conversion at astilleros ASMAR in Talcahuano, Chile in 2000 to allow the embarkment of a complement of 238 marine infantry troops, the flight deck and hangar were also enlarged to allow her to operate two Sea King helicopters. Each helicopter can also carry two AM-39 Exocet anti-ship missiles
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France:
Battleship Bretagne, on fire and visibly low by the stern, at Mers-el-Kébir, 3 July 1940
This picture was taken after she had been struck by British shells near Turret no. 4 and in the central engine room, but before she would be hit by a shell that, striking near Turret no. 3, would ignite some ready-use ammunition and would likely cause the explosion that spelt the doom of the battleship, and made her capsize and sink, with the loss of thirty-six officers, 151 warrant officers and 825 seamen (out of a crew of roughly 1200 souls overall).
Destroyer Lansequenet sunk at the Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée shipyard at La Seyne (adjacent to Toulon) in December 1942, shortly after she was scuttled.
Battleship Bretagne, on fire and visibly low by the stern, at Mers-el-Kébir, 3 July 1940
This picture was taken after she had been struck by British shells near Turret no. 4 and in the central engine room, but before she would be hit by a shell that, striking near Turret no. 3, would ignite some ready-use ammunition and would likely cause the explosion that spelt the doom of the battleship, and made her capsize and sink, with the loss of thirty-six officers, 151 warrant officers and 825 seamen (out of a crew of roughly 1200 souls overall).
Destroyer Lansequenet sunk at the Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée shipyard at La Seyne (adjacent to Toulon) in December 1942, shortly after she was scuttled.
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