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New Zealand:
Late July 1943, Auckland. Light cruiser HMNZS Leander shows her port side damage caused by a Japanese Type 93 torpedo hit in the Battle of Kolombangara.
On 13 July 1943, Leander was with Rear Admiral Walden Lee Ainsworth's Task Group 36.1 of three light cruisers: Leander and the US ships Honolulu and St. Louis. The task group also included ten destroyers. At 01:00 the Allied ships established radar contact with the Japanese cruiser Jintsu, which was accompanied by five destroyers near Kolombangara in the Solomon Islands. In the ensuing Battle of Kolombangara, Jintsu was sunk and all three Allied cruisers were hit by torpedoes and disabled. Leander was hit by a single torpedo just abaft 'A' boiler room. 26 crew from the boiler room and the No.1 4-inch gun mount immediately above were killed or posted missing. The ship was so badly damaged that she took no further part in the war. She was first repaired in Auckland, then proceeded to a full refit in Boston.
She returned to the Royal Navy on 27 August 1945. She was scrapped in 1950.
Late July 1943, Auckland. Light cruiser HMNZS Leander shows her port side damage caused by a Japanese Type 93 torpedo hit in the Battle of Kolombangara.
On 13 July 1943, Leander was with Rear Admiral Walden Lee Ainsworth's Task Group 36.1 of three light cruisers: Leander and the US ships Honolulu and St. Louis. The task group also included ten destroyers. At 01:00 the Allied ships established radar contact with the Japanese cruiser Jintsu, which was accompanied by five destroyers near Kolombangara in the Solomon Islands. In the ensuing Battle of Kolombangara, Jintsu was sunk and all three Allied cruisers were hit by torpedoes and disabled. Leander was hit by a single torpedo just abaft 'A' boiler room. 26 crew from the boiler room and the No.1 4-inch gun mount immediately above were killed or posted missing. The ship was so badly damaged that she took no further part in the war. She was first repaired in Auckland, then proceeded to a full refit in Boston.
She returned to the Royal Navy on 27 August 1945. She was scrapped in 1950.
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USN:
USS Iowa (BB-61) under construction at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, late 1942
83' Coast Guard Cutters of Rescue Flotilla One, D-Day, 6 June 1944
FDR, a one time Assistant Secretary of the Navy, suggested to Admiral King that rescue vessels should be part of the Naval fleet on D-Day. King naturally agreed, and 60 - 83' CG Cutters, which had been employed as coastal anti-submarine vessels, were selected to fulfill this role.
Thirty of the wooden-hulled, twin prop cutters, patrolled Omaha and Utah and thirty cutters were sent to Gold, Juno and Sword beaches.
Men rescued: Omaha - 194, Utah - 157, Gold/Juno/Sword - 133.
CGC-16, known as "The Homing Pigeon" saved more men than any other ship - 126 men. The entire crew, 13-15 men, were awarded Bronze Stars.
USS Iowa (BB-61) under construction at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, late 1942
83' Coast Guard Cutters of Rescue Flotilla One, D-Day, 6 June 1944
FDR, a one time Assistant Secretary of the Navy, suggested to Admiral King that rescue vessels should be part of the Naval fleet on D-Day. King naturally agreed, and 60 - 83' CG Cutters, which had been employed as coastal anti-submarine vessels, were selected to fulfill this role.
Thirty of the wooden-hulled, twin prop cutters, patrolled Omaha and Utah and thirty cutters were sent to Gold, Juno and Sword beaches.
Men rescued: Omaha - 194, Utah - 157, Gold/Juno/Sword - 133.
CGC-16, known as "The Homing Pigeon" saved more men than any other ship - 126 men. The entire crew, 13-15 men, were awarded Bronze Stars.
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Russia:
FSB Coast Guard Svetlyak-class (Pr. 10410) patrol boat Vasiliy Gryazev. Baltiysk, 26 July 2018. Photo by Andrey Neznanov.
FSB Coast Guard Project 11351 Nerey class (NATO Krivak III) Dzerzhinskiy
Project 11356Р/М (NATO Krivak IV class) frigate Admiral Makarov
Project 1135M (NATO Krivak II) frigate Pytlivyy (868) and Project 1135 (NATO Krivak I) frigate Ladnyy (861) 20 May 2021
FSB Coast Guard Svetlyak-class (Pr. 10410) patrol boat Vasiliy Gryazev. Baltiysk, 26 July 2018. Photo by Andrey Neznanov.
FSB Coast Guard Project 11351 Nerey class (NATO Krivak III) Dzerzhinskiy
Project 11356Р/М (NATO Krivak IV class) frigate Admiral Makarov
Project 1135M (NATO Krivak II) frigate Pytlivyy (868) and Project 1135 (NATO Krivak I) frigate Ladnyy (861) 20 May 2021
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USN:
USS Los Angeles (CA-135) fires off a SSM-N-8 Regulus I missile, on 7 August 1957. USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14) is visible on the right, and the missile test ship USS Norton Sound (AVM-1) is also visible, but obscured by the crane.
USS Los Angeles (CA-135) fires off a SSM-N-8 Regulus I missile, on 7 August 1957. USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14) is visible on the right, and the missile test ship USS Norton Sound (AVM-1) is also visible, but obscured by the crane.
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RN:
16" guns of HMS Rodney firing a salvo. Photo: Charles E. Brown, 1936
Gunnery scenes on board the battleship HMS Rodney. October 1940, at sea. Cleaning the big guns.
Town class light cruiser HMS Edinburgh. She was a member of the 10,000 tons Edinburgh sub-class
16" guns of HMS Rodney firing a salvo. Photo: Charles E. Brown, 1936
Gunnery scenes on board the battleship HMS Rodney. October 1940, at sea. Cleaning the big guns.
Town class light cruiser HMS Edinburgh. She was a member of the 10,000 tons Edinburgh sub-class
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France & Turkey:
December 1913, Beirut. Crewmen of the French battleship Henri IV explore the wreck of the Ottoman coastal defence ship Avnillah (laid down in 1868 as a central battery ironclad) which was sunk by the Italian armoured cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi in Jan 1912.
December 1913, Beirut. Crewmen of the French battleship Henri IV explore the wreck of the Ottoman coastal defence ship Avnillah (laid down in 1868 as a central battery ironclad) which was sunk by the Italian armoured cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi in Jan 1912.
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USN:
USS Santa Fe (CL-60) at sea during the Philippines campaign, 12 December 1944. USS Washington (BB-56) is alongside an oiler in the centre background. Photographed from USS Essex (CV-9). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
USS South Dakota (BB-57) greeted by "Silver King", brother to Emperor Hirohito’s famous white horse "Silver Tip", San Francisco, 1945
USS Santa Fe (CL-60) at sea during the Philippines campaign, 12 December 1944. USS Washington (BB-56) is alongside an oiler in the centre background. Photographed from USS Essex (CV-9). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
USS South Dakota (BB-57) greeted by "Silver King", brother to Emperor Hirohito’s famous white horse "Silver Tip", San Francisco, 1945
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Ships exercising with the UK Carrier Strike Group, L to R: Portuguese Viana do Castelo class OPV NRP Setúbal (P363), Italian Horizon class destroyer Andrea Doria (D553), RN Daring class destroyer HMS Diamond (D34) & Netherlands De Zeven Provinciën class frigate HNLMS Evertsen (F805)
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Italy:
Destroyer Nicolò Zeno off Benghazi, on the morning of 21 October 1941, as seen by a CANT Z.506 recon aircraft
The Navigatori-class Nicolò Zeno had sailed, together with her sister ships Emanuele Pessagno and Antonio da Noli, the Sicilian port of Augusta on 20 October 1941, on a transport run (800 men) for Benghazi.
On the morning of 21 October, at 0830h an escorting CANT Z.506 of the 196a Squadriglia Ricognizione Marittima (196th Maritime Recon Flight) spotted a submarine that had launched torpedoes at the Italian formation, promptly launched orange flares to warn the destroyers and proceeded to attack with depth charges. Thanks to the warning and quick maneuvering, all the torpedoes were evaded. According to British sources, the submarine was the HMS Regent, that fired six torpedoes but underestimated the speed of the targets, therefore missed.
The destroyers reached Benghazi at 1540h, and sailed for home at 1830h, carrying 170 men bound for Italy.
Destroyer Nicolò Zeno off Benghazi, on the morning of 21 October 1941, as seen by a CANT Z.506 recon aircraft
The Navigatori-class Nicolò Zeno had sailed, together with her sister ships Emanuele Pessagno and Antonio da Noli, the Sicilian port of Augusta on 20 October 1941, on a transport run (800 men) for Benghazi.
On the morning of 21 October, at 0830h an escorting CANT Z.506 of the 196a Squadriglia Ricognizione Marittima (196th Maritime Recon Flight) spotted a submarine that had launched torpedoes at the Italian formation, promptly launched orange flares to warn the destroyers and proceeded to attack with depth charges. Thanks to the warning and quick maneuvering, all the torpedoes were evaded. According to British sources, the submarine was the HMS Regent, that fired six torpedoes but underestimated the speed of the targets, therefore missed.
The destroyers reached Benghazi at 1540h, and sailed for home at 1830h, carrying 170 men bound for Italy.
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Subsequently after the much appreciated port visit to the beautiful and most hospital city of Szczecin, Poland
SNMCMG1 and Polish Navy displayed their naval capabilities together this week and showcased the interoperability between NATO Allies at sea
In close collaboration between the nations, an extensive program with multiple naval exercises was successfully fulfilled. Amongst all exercises there was an Aerial Defense Exercise (ADEX) with Polish Sukhoi fighter jets
which brought added value to the training objectives.
"The way that the Polish Navy organized and executed this Passex was outstanding and shows the undisputed united commitment of NATO allies to a safe and stable Baltic region" - said Royal Netherlands Navy
Commander Jan Wijchers, leading the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1
In close collaboration between the nations, an extensive program with multiple naval exercises was successfully fulfilled. Amongst all exercises there was an Aerial Defense Exercise (ADEX) with Polish Sukhoi fighter jets
"The way that the Polish Navy organized and executed this Passex was outstanding and shows the undisputed united commitment of NATO allies to a safe and stable Baltic region" - said Royal Netherlands Navy
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