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USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) departs Norfolk Naval Shipyard after 10-month maintenance, May 2021
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) passes USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77) at Norfolk Naval Shipyard
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) departs Norfolk Naval Shipyard after 10-month maintenance, May 2021
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) passes USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77) at Norfolk Naval Shipyard
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Launching Day, USS America - by Geoff Hunt
The USS America was the first ship-of-the-line built for the Continental Navy, even though before her launch she was ceded to France as a gift.
Authorized (with two others) by the Continental Congress in 1776, she was laid down in May 1777 in a shipyard on the Piscataqua River in Kittery, Maine. Progress was slow, because of lack of seasoned timber; in 1781 Captain John Paul Jones was assigned as her commanding officer and worked hard to launch and get her ready for sea.
However, on 3 September 1782 Congress decided to gift the ship to Louis XVI of France, as replacement of the ship-of-the-line Magnifique (grounded while entering Boston harbour) and token of friendship and appreciation for French help in their struggle. Disappointed, Jones nevertheless managed to launch America on 5 November of the same year. After fitting out, she sailed under her French captain on 24 June 1783 and reached Brest on 16 July 1783.
Armed with 18-pounders, and thus with a weaker broadside than contemporary French vessels, the America's career would be nonetheless cut short by the inadequate timber used during her construction; in 1786 an examination found her damaged by dry rot beyond economical repair, and she was duly scrapped, replaced with a larger, French-built vessel of the same name.
Launching Day, USS America - by Geoff Hunt
The USS America was the first ship-of-the-line built for the Continental Navy, even though before her launch she was ceded to France as a gift.
Authorized (with two others) by the Continental Congress in 1776, she was laid down in May 1777 in a shipyard on the Piscataqua River in Kittery, Maine. Progress was slow, because of lack of seasoned timber; in 1781 Captain John Paul Jones was assigned as her commanding officer and worked hard to launch and get her ready for sea.
However, on 3 September 1782 Congress decided to gift the ship to Louis XVI of France, as replacement of the ship-of-the-line Magnifique (grounded while entering Boston harbour) and token of friendship and appreciation for French help in their struggle. Disappointed, Jones nevertheless managed to launch America on 5 November of the same year. After fitting out, she sailed under her French captain on 24 June 1783 and reached Brest on 16 July 1783.
Armed with 18-pounders, and thus with a weaker broadside than contemporary French vessels, the America's career would be nonetheless cut short by the inadequate timber used during her construction; in 1786 an examination found her damaged by dry rot beyond economical repair, and she was duly scrapped, replaced with a larger, French-built vessel of the same name.
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Minotaur class light cruiser, HMCS Ontario arrival at Esquimalt Harbour 1945. Note an unidentified Tribal class destroyer ahead of her. Ontario is going astern to avoid an unsightly incident
Minotaur class light cruiser, HMCS Ontario arrival at Esquimalt Harbour 1945. Note an unidentified Tribal class destroyer ahead of her. Ontario is going astern to avoid an unsightly incident
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Crown Colony class cruiser HMNZS Gambia (48) with her crew manning the rails as the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Saratoga was leaving the Indian Ocean on 18 May 1944. The crew of the Saratoga is rendering honours in the foreground.
Crown Colony class cruiser HMNZS Gambia (48) with her crew manning the rails as the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Saratoga was leaving the Indian Ocean on 18 May 1944. The crew of the Saratoga is rendering honours in the foreground.
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28 May 1905, North-West of Maizuru, Japan. Former Russian battleship Oryol approaches Maizuru Naval Arsenal several hours after her surrender to the Imperial Japanese Navy in The Battle of Tsushima.
28 May 1905, North-West of Maizuru, Japan. Former Russian battleship Oryol approaches Maizuru Naval Arsenal several hours after her surrender to the Imperial Japanese Navy in The Battle of Tsushima.
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The Continental Brigantine Andrew Doria under way with CAPT. Nicholas Biddle in command.
The Andrew Doria, formerly the merchant brig Defiance, was acquired in November 1775 and converted into a warship, named after the 16th century Genoese admiral and statesman Andrea Doria.
She participated in the Battle of Nassau on 3-4 March 1776, and on 16 November of the same year, as she sailed into the Dutch island of Sint Eustatius, saluted the fort with a 13-gun salute, receiving a reply; it was the first instance of the American flag being saluted by a foreign power, and it was widely reported at the time.
She was burned in the Delaware River in 1777, to prevent her from being captured by British forces.
The Continental Brigantine Andrew Doria under way with CAPT. Nicholas Biddle in command.
The Andrew Doria, formerly the merchant brig Defiance, was acquired in November 1775 and converted into a warship, named after the 16th century Genoese admiral and statesman Andrea Doria.
She participated in the Battle of Nassau on 3-4 March 1776, and on 16 November of the same year, as she sailed into the Dutch island of Sint Eustatius, saluted the fort with a 13-gun salute, receiving a reply; it was the first instance of the American flag being saluted by a foreign power, and it was widely reported at the time.
She was burned in the Delaware River in 1777, to prevent her from being captured by British forces.
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EAST CHINA SEA (April 20, 2020) Avenger-class mine countermeasure ship USS Chief (MCM-14) transits the East China Sea in front of Mt. Iodake. Chief, part of Mine Countermeasures Squadron 7, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response platform for contingency operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Information Systems Technician 2nd Class James Greeves)
EAST CHINA SEA (April 20, 2020) Avenger-class mine countermeasure ship USS Chief (MCM-14) transits the East China Sea in front of Mt. Iodake. Chief, part of Mine Countermeasures Squadron 7, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response platform for contingency operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Information Systems Technician 2nd Class James Greeves)
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74-gun ship-of-the-line HMS Genoa at the Battle of Navarino, 20 October 1827
The author of the drawing was George Philip Reinagle (who saw the scene from HMS Mosquito), but the printer was Charles Joseph Hullmandel.
The ship-of-the-line was laid down in 1813 as one of the several Téméraire-class ships of the French Navy, in the Italian port of Genoa (then part of the French Empire); she was to be named Brillant. She was captured, still on the slipway, by the British in April 1814, as the city was occupied by British forces; taken over as HMS Genoa, she was duly launched the following year.
She would participate in the last great battle of the Age of Sail, the Battle of Navarino (20 October 1827), that saw the victory of a combined Anglo-French-Russian fleet over a mixed Turkish and Egyptian one. Supporting the flagship HMS Asia, the Genoa was hotly engaged and suffered serious losses (26 killed, the most of any allied ship, and 33 wounded); among those wounded was her captain, Walter Bathurst, who died in the night for his wounds.
74-gun ship-of-the-line HMS Genoa at the Battle of Navarino, 20 October 1827
The author of the drawing was George Philip Reinagle (who saw the scene from HMS Mosquito), but the printer was Charles Joseph Hullmandel.
The ship-of-the-line was laid down in 1813 as one of the several Téméraire-class ships of the French Navy, in the Italian port of Genoa (then part of the French Empire); she was to be named Brillant. She was captured, still on the slipway, by the British in April 1814, as the city was occupied by British forces; taken over as HMS Genoa, she was duly launched the following year.
She would participate in the last great battle of the Age of Sail, the Battle of Navarino (20 October 1827), that saw the victory of a combined Anglo-French-Russian fleet over a mixed Turkish and Egyptian one. Supporting the flagship HMS Asia, the Genoa was hotly engaged and suffered serious losses (26 killed, the most of any allied ship, and 33 wounded); among those wounded was her captain, Walter Bathurst, who died in the night for his wounds.
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