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"Clear for Action" (USS Dorado (SS-248))by Georges Schreiber
Dorado was completed on 28 August 1943 and on 6 October 1943 departed for the Panama Canal and the Pacific. She never arrived, and aside from Lancetfish lost in a shipyard while incomplete saw the shortest service life of any US submarine in WWII.
"Clear for Action" (USS Dorado (SS-248))by Georges Schreiber
Dorado was completed on 28 August 1943 and on 6 October 1943 departed for the Panama Canal and the Pacific. She never arrived, and aside from Lancetfish lost in a shipyard while incomplete saw the shortest service life of any US submarine in WWII.
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Liaoning steams through China's Yellow Sea during a formation training exercise on Dec. 23. 2015. Bought unfinished from Ukraine under false pretenses by a Chinese national, Liaoning became China's first operational aircraft carrier to enter service. The blueprints were sent to China overnight when the sale was agreed to, just in case it fell through.
Liaoning steams through China's Yellow Sea during a formation training exercise on Dec. 23. 2015. Bought unfinished from Ukraine under false pretenses by a Chinese national, Liaoning became China's first operational aircraft carrier to enter service. The blueprints were sent to China overnight when the sale was agreed to, just in case it fell through.
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Italy:
September 9, 1943, battleship Roma was struck by the second of two Fritz X devices that hit her that day at 1552h, and some ten seconds later her fore magazine deflagrated. However, she took several minutes to sink (she did not go under until 1611), she did not break in two until she had capsized, and as a result a third of her crew was able to survive.
September 9, 1943, battleship Roma was struck by the second of two Fritz X devices that hit her that day at 1552h, and some ten seconds later her fore magazine deflagrated. However, she took several minutes to sink (she did not go under until 1611), she did not break in two until she had capsized, and as a result a third of her crew was able to survive.
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Australia:
Aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne (R21) underway, 26 October 1967. The Majestic class were improved Colossus, capable of operating heavier aircraft. They also have better sub-division to increase survivability.
Aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne (R21) underway, 26 October 1967. The Majestic class were improved Colossus, capable of operating heavier aircraft. They also have better sub-division to increase survivability.
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HMS Colossus, her deck packed with planes, at sea off Malta with two escorts. May 1945. The successful Colossus class, classified as light fleet carriers, they had almost double the avgas capacity compared to that of that of the pre-war Illustrious and a 17ft 6in hangar height, comparable to the Audacious, allowing them to operate many post war aircraft.
View from the focsle of battlecruiser HMS Renown at Plymouth
August 1945, the Japanese surrender marking the end of major fighting in all theatres of WW2. Royal Navy sailors from HMS Duke of York celebrate with a Fly Past a few weeks later
HMS Colossus, her deck packed with planes, at sea off Malta with two escorts. May 1945. The successful Colossus class, classified as light fleet carriers, they had almost double the avgas capacity compared to that of that of the pre-war Illustrious and a 17ft 6in hangar height, comparable to the Audacious, allowing them to operate many post war aircraft.
View from the focsle of battlecruiser HMS Renown at Plymouth
August 1945, the Japanese surrender marking the end of major fighting in all theatres of WW2. Royal Navy sailors from HMS Duke of York celebrate with a Fly Past a few weeks later
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France:
Torpedo Boat, on deck looking aft while exercising off Cherbourg, France, during World War I. The sailor standing on the torpedo tubes is passing a signal to crew members forward. The submarine depot ship Bouvines 1892-1920 appears in the right background.
Destroyer Mécanicien Principal Lestin, of the Enseigne Roux-class 1915-1936
Torpedo Boat, on deck looking aft while exercising off Cherbourg, France, during World War I. The sailor standing on the torpedo tubes is passing a signal to crew members forward. The submarine depot ship Bouvines 1892-1920 appears in the right background.
Destroyer Mécanicien Principal Lestin, of the Enseigne Roux-class 1915-1936
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USS Narwhal (SS-167) at sea, 1931
USS Narwhal was one of nine specialized V-boats. Often used to ferry supplies and support clandestine operations for USFIP soldiers and guerrillas. When the submarine USS Narwhal arrived at Mindanao in Nov. 1943 to deliver supplies, the crew was met by a uniformed band playing "Stars and Stripes Forever." Narwhal's large size enabled it to deliver 100 tons of supplies at a time, whereas other submarines could only deliver four tons or less. This greatly increased the ability of the guerrilla forces not only to inflict damage to the enemy, but also provide the necessary supplies to care for the medical health and well-being of the guerrilla forces and their civilian supporters. In addition, USS Narwhal had the room to evacuate guerrillas needing critical medical care, as well as American civilians, primarily women and children, who had been hiding out in the Philippines and were suffering from malnutrition and diseases. According to U.S. Navy records, 16 of 41 resupply missions to the Philippines were directed to Mindanao between January 14, 1943 and January 1, 1945. For all of the Philippines, a total of 1,325 tons of supplies were landed, with 331 people landed and another 472 evacuated.
USS Narwhal (SS-167) at sea, 1931
USS Narwhal was one of nine specialized V-boats. Often used to ferry supplies and support clandestine operations for USFIP soldiers and guerrillas. When the submarine USS Narwhal arrived at Mindanao in Nov. 1943 to deliver supplies, the crew was met by a uniformed band playing "Stars and Stripes Forever." Narwhal's large size enabled it to deliver 100 tons of supplies at a time, whereas other submarines could only deliver four tons or less. This greatly increased the ability of the guerrilla forces not only to inflict damage to the enemy, but also provide the necessary supplies to care for the medical health and well-being of the guerrilla forces and their civilian supporters. In addition, USS Narwhal had the room to evacuate guerrillas needing critical medical care, as well as American civilians, primarily women and children, who had been hiding out in the Philippines and were suffering from malnutrition and diseases. According to U.S. Navy records, 16 of 41 resupply missions to the Philippines were directed to Mindanao between January 14, 1943 and January 1, 1945. For all of the Philippines, a total of 1,325 tons of supplies were landed, with 331 people landed and another 472 evacuated.
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Serbia:
Former Austro-Hungarian battleships Erzherzog Karl, Erzherzog Friedrich, Erzherzog Ferdinand Max, armoured cruiser Sankt Georg and scout cruiser Novara (left to right) are taken over by the recently established Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Cattaro, 1919.
Former Austro-Hungarian battleships Erzherzog Karl, Erzherzog Friedrich, Erzherzog Ferdinand Max, armoured cruiser Sankt Georg and scout cruiser Novara (left to right) are taken over by the recently established Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Cattaro, 1919.
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USS Reno (CL 96) fighting fires from alongside the port quarter of the burning USS Princeton (CVL 23), 24 October 1944. Princeton had been hit by Japanese air attack earlier in the day.
USS Reno (CL-96) after she was torpedoed by the Japanese submarine I-41 on 3 November 1944, while operating off the Philippines, with fleet tug USS Zuni alongside. She survived and was back in service by 1945 to take part in Magic Carpet.
USS Maddox (DD-731) in heavy seas as Typhoon Cobra overtakes the Third Fleet on 17/18 December 1944.
From her war diary: "Proceeding to new rendezvous for fueling. Course taken however led task force directly into center of typhoon. Seas very rough, wind to 80 knots. Took on emergency ballast. Course changed to 060° but unable to hold heading. Task force changed to 220°. Somewhat better course but seas beating our sides very heavily. Ship rolled a maximum of 55°. Seas carried away whale boat and skids, bent boat davit, bashed in port bulkhead, carried away float nets and other loose deck gear. Flooded steering engine room, carried away TBS antennae, grounded out mark 12 radar. 1400 Course changed to 120°, wind hauling around to southwest. Barometer rising. 1700 Wind dropped to 30 knots, seas smoothing out some. Course 220°. Speed 11 knots. MADDOX only escort out of 9 remaining with tanker group. Have only enough oil for about 20 hours. Have secured split plant and steaming cross-connected. For a while today it was touch and go as to whether we capsized or not."
USS Reno (CL 96) fighting fires from alongside the port quarter of the burning USS Princeton (CVL 23), 24 October 1944. Princeton had been hit by Japanese air attack earlier in the day.
USS Reno (CL-96) after she was torpedoed by the Japanese submarine I-41 on 3 November 1944, while operating off the Philippines, with fleet tug USS Zuni alongside. She survived and was back in service by 1945 to take part in Magic Carpet.
USS Maddox (DD-731) in heavy seas as Typhoon Cobra overtakes the Third Fleet on 17/18 December 1944.
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Germany:
Launch of battleship Scharnhorst. Notice how level the bow is in contrast to the Atlantic bow installed in 1939.
Photographer Josef Lagemann takes his last pictures of Bismarck from Prinz Eugen before the ships part ways at 6:15 pm. 24 May 1941.
Launch of battleship Scharnhorst. Notice how level the bow is in contrast to the Atlantic bow installed in 1939.
Photographer Josef Lagemann takes his last pictures of Bismarck from Prinz Eugen before the ships part ways at 6:15 pm. 24 May 1941.
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Imperial Germany:
Fall 1914, battlecruiser SMS Von der Tann deploys her anti-torpedo nets while on guard duties. These nets will be removed following the Battle of Jutland where they'll pose threat to the propellers.
Fall 1914, battlecruiser SMS Von der Tann deploys her anti-torpedo nets while on guard duties. These nets will be removed following the Battle of Jutland where they'll pose threat to the propellers.
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