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HMS Eagle (R05) underway in the mid 1960s. Eagle is easily identifiable by her Type 984 radar and the tail code "E" on her aircraft (Ark Royal did not carry the Type 984 radar and had the tail code "R"). Visible on deck are Supermarine Scimitar F.1s tanker aircraft of 803 Naval Air Squadron, which relinquished their last frontline Scimitars in October 1966.
HMS Tiger after her conversion to a helicopter and command cruiser
HMS Eagle (R05) underway in the mid 1960s. Eagle is easily identifiable by her Type 984 radar and the tail code "E" on her aircraft (Ark Royal did not carry the Type 984 radar and had the tail code "R"). Visible on deck are Supermarine Scimitar F.1s tanker aircraft of 803 Naval Air Squadron, which relinquished their last frontline Scimitars in October 1966.
HMS Tiger after her conversion to a helicopter and command cruiser
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USS Nebraska (BB-14) wearing an unusual experimental camouflage, 1918
(January 6, 1921) USS Massachusetts (BB-2), a battleship that served the United States honorably during the Spanish-American war, is scuttled off the coast of Pensacola, Florida
USS Nebraska (BB-14) wearing an unusual experimental camouflage, 1918
(January 6, 1921) USS Massachusetts (BB-2), a battleship that served the United States honorably during the Spanish-American war, is scuttled off the coast of Pensacola, Florida
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Germany & Greece:
Incomplete battleships and battlecruisers in Hamburg harbour, around 1920; on the left, the battlecruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich and the battleship Württemberg, on the right, the battleship Salamis
The presence of the Mackensen-class battlecruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich (ordered as Ersatz Freya) and of the Bayern-class battleship Württemberg is no surprise.
The Salamis requires a little more depth.
With the naval race between Greece and the Ottoman Empire not slowing down by 1911-2, and the latter ordering one dreadnought in Great Britain (and taking over one initially ordered by Brazil), the Greek Navy pushed for getting battleships of their own. After asking for tenders from various shipyards, the one from AG Vulcan of Hamburg was selected; however, the design of the ship would change a lot from its inception, growing from a relatively small 13'700 t design to a much more ambitious 19'800 t one, armed with eight 14 inch guns and capable of 23 knots, leading to much discussion on whether it would have been a battleship or a battlecruiser.
Laid down on 23 July 1913 and launched on 11 November 1914, the ship's fate was virtually spelled by the Great War, that prevented her from being completed (not only because of manpower shortages and redirection of steel to war production, but also because the American-built main armament could not be delivered because of the British blockade (ironically, the Royal Navy itself would get these weapons, to be used on its monitors). The non-standard design of the ship also meant that she was not taken over by the Kaiserliche Marine, despite initial British fears.
After the war, an arbitration ensues between the Greek government, that refused to provide further payment to the builder, and AG Vulcan, seeking compensation; this would be dragged on until 1932, when the matter was settled, and the hull was broken up for scrap the same year.
Incomplete battleships and battlecruisers in Hamburg harbour, around 1920; on the left, the battlecruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich and the battleship Württemberg, on the right, the battleship Salamis
The presence of the Mackensen-class battlecruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich (ordered as Ersatz Freya) and of the Bayern-class battleship Württemberg is no surprise.
The Salamis requires a little more depth.
With the naval race between Greece and the Ottoman Empire not slowing down by 1911-2, and the latter ordering one dreadnought in Great Britain (and taking over one initially ordered by Brazil), the Greek Navy pushed for getting battleships of their own. After asking for tenders from various shipyards, the one from AG Vulcan of Hamburg was selected; however, the design of the ship would change a lot from its inception, growing from a relatively small 13'700 t design to a much more ambitious 19'800 t one, armed with eight 14 inch guns and capable of 23 knots, leading to much discussion on whether it would have been a battleship or a battlecruiser.
Laid down on 23 July 1913 and launched on 11 November 1914, the ship's fate was virtually spelled by the Great War, that prevented her from being completed (not only because of manpower shortages and redirection of steel to war production, but also because the American-built main armament could not be delivered because of the British blockade (ironically, the Royal Navy itself would get these weapons, to be used on its monitors). The non-standard design of the ship also meant that she was not taken over by the Kaiserliche Marine, despite initial British fears.
After the war, an arbitration ensues between the Greek government, that refused to provide further payment to the builder, and AG Vulcan, seeking compensation; this would be dragged on until 1932, when the matter was settled, and the hull was broken up for scrap the same year.
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France:
Battleship Provence anchored in harbour after modernisation, mid 1930s.
Battleship Dunkerque pictured off the French coast, 1938
Battleship Jean Bart in dock. This photo was taken from a US Navy Aircraft from the USS Ranger during Operation Torch, November of 1942.
Battleship Provence anchored in harbour after modernisation, mid 1930s.
Battleship Dunkerque pictured off the French coast, 1938
Battleship Jean Bart in dock. This photo was taken from a US Navy Aircraft from the USS Ranger during Operation Torch, November of 1942.
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Trafalgar-class submarine HMS Trenchant and Royal Navy Wildcat HMA2, attached to Type 23 frigate HMS Iron Duke (F234), participate in a passenger exchange during exercise Saxon Warrior 2017, Aug. 5. Saxon Warrior is a United States and United Kingdom co-hosted carrier strike group exercise that demonstrates interoperability and capability to respond to crises and deter potential threats.
Trafalgar-class submarine HMS Trenchant and Royal Navy Wildcat HMA2, attached to Type 23 frigate HMS Iron Duke (F234), participate in a passenger exchange during exercise Saxon Warrior 2017, Aug. 5. Saxon Warrior is a United States and United Kingdom co-hosted carrier strike group exercise that demonstrates interoperability and capability to respond to crises and deter potential threats.
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The four U.S. Navy Porter-class destroyers USS Balch (DD-363), USS Moffett (DD-362), USS Winslow (DD-359) and USS McDougal (DD-358) moored together at San Diego, California (USA), in March 1939.
USS Nicholas (DD-449) on acceptance trials off Rockland, Maine, 28 May 1942, a week before she was commissioned.
In addition to her Presidential Unit Citation, Nicholas earned 16 battle stars in World War II, placing her among the most decorated US ships of World War II, a total surpassed among destroyers only by her sister ship, USS O'Bannon. She earned five more in the Korean War and nine in the Vietnam War for a total of 30.
The four U.S. Navy Porter-class destroyers USS Balch (DD-363), USS Moffett (DD-362), USS Winslow (DD-359) and USS McDougal (DD-358) moored together at San Diego, California (USA), in March 1939.
USS Nicholas (DD-449) on acceptance trials off Rockland, Maine, 28 May 1942, a week before she was commissioned.
In addition to her Presidential Unit Citation, Nicholas earned 16 battle stars in World War II, placing her among the most decorated US ships of World War II, a total surpassed among destroyers only by her sister ship, USS O'Bannon. She earned five more in the Korean War and nine in the Vietnam War for a total of 30.
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Atlantic Ocean (Sept. 22, 2003) -- The Spruance-class destroyer USS Thorn (DD 988) escorts USS Enterprise (CVN 65) during the Comprehensive Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). The Enterprise Strike Group is underway participating in COMPTUEX in preparation for a Mediterranean Deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Joshua C. Kinter. (RELEASED)
Atlantic Ocean (Sept. 22, 2003) -- The Spruance-class destroyer USS Thorn (DD 988) escorts USS Enterprise (CVN 65) during the Comprehensive Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). The Enterprise Strike Group is underway participating in COMPTUEX in preparation for a Mediterranean Deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Joshua C. Kinter. (RELEASED)
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French FREMM Frigate FS LANGUEDOC at Piraeus
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