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USS Yorktown (CV-5) with other ships at Pier 7, Naval Operating Base, Norfolk, on 19 October 1937. The other ships present are (from left to right): USS Texas (BB-35); USS Decatur (DD-341); USS Jacob Jones (DD-130) and USS Kewaydin (AT-24).
USS Yorktown (CV-5) with other ships at Pier 7, Naval Operating Base, Norfolk, on 19 October 1937. The other ships present are (from left to right): USS Texas (BB-35); USS Decatur (DD-341); USS Jacob Jones (DD-130) and USS Kewaydin (AT-24).
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Sailors manning 76mm anti torpedo boat guns on the deck of battleship Conte di Cavour, in the background there are Cavour's sister ships Giulio Cesare and Leonardo da Vinci, in Taranto, 1915.
Sailors manning 76mm anti torpedo boat guns on the deck of battleship Conte di Cavour, in the background there are Cavour's sister ships Giulio Cesare and Leonardo da Vinci, in Taranto, 1915.
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Battleship USS Arkansas (BB-33) in the North Atlantic, February 1944
Battleship USS Tennessee (BB-43) bombarding Guam, 20 July 1944. Note the Measure 32, Design 1D paint scheme; only Tennessee was painted this way.
Cleveland-class light cruiser USS Pasadena (CL-65) in Dazzle paint scheme Measure 32, Design 24D leaving Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, 21 July 1944.
USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) afire after being hit by two "Kamikaze" suicide planes off Okinawa, 11 May 1945. Photographed from USS Bataan (CVL-29). 372 KIA. 264 Wounded
Battleship USS Arkansas (BB-33) in the North Atlantic, February 1944
Battleship USS Tennessee (BB-43) bombarding Guam, 20 July 1944. Note the Measure 32, Design 1D paint scheme; only Tennessee was painted this way.
Cleveland-class light cruiser USS Pasadena (CL-65) in Dazzle paint scheme Measure 32, Design 24D leaving Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, 21 July 1944.
USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) afire after being hit by two "Kamikaze" suicide planes off Okinawa, 11 May 1945. Photographed from USS Bataan (CVL-29). 372 KIA. 264 Wounded
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Leander Class cruiser HMS Orion ready for launching at Devonport Dockyard. 24 November 1932
Orion was initially stationed in the West Indies throughout the 30's until she was used to transport the ashes of Lord Tweedsmuir (Formally Governor General of Canada) back to the UK in 1940. Shortly after her arrival she would be nominated to join the Mediterranean Fleet, where she would spend a large part of her service.
She would be be recalled to the Home fleet to assist in the landings at Normandy before being sent back to the Mediterranean to assist the landings in the south of France. Following the war she was placed in reserve and sold for scrap in 1949.
During her career she earned 13 Battle Honours, making her one of the most highly decorated ships in the Royal Navy during WW2, Second only to the battleship Warspite and tied with the destroyers Jervis & Nubian.
Battlecruiser HMS Hood at speed prior to her last minor refit in 1939
Leander Class cruiser HMS Orion ready for launching at Devonport Dockyard. 24 November 1932
Orion was initially stationed in the West Indies throughout the 30's until she was used to transport the ashes of Lord Tweedsmuir (Formally Governor General of Canada) back to the UK in 1940. Shortly after her arrival she would be nominated to join the Mediterranean Fleet, where she would spend a large part of her service.
She would be be recalled to the Home fleet to assist in the landings at Normandy before being sent back to the Mediterranean to assist the landings in the south of France. Following the war she was placed in reserve and sold for scrap in 1949.
During her career she earned 13 Battle Honours, making her one of the most highly decorated ships in the Royal Navy during WW2, Second only to the battleship Warspite and tied with the destroyers Jervis & Nubian.
Battlecruiser HMS Hood at speed prior to her last minor refit in 1939
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USS Hovey (DD-208/DMS-11) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the only ship named for Ensign Charles Hovey (1885–1911).
USS Hovey in June 1942
USS Hovey (DMS-11) configured as minesweeper with three stacks, crane at squared stern, May 1943
As flagship for Commander Loud's Minesweeping and Hydrographic Group, Hovey departed Manus 23 December, arriving Leyte Gulf the 30th. She sortied 2 January 1945, proceeded south through Surigao Strait and passed into the Mindanao Sea en route to the landings on Lingayen, Luzon. Many reconnaissance aircraft harassed the convoy during the night but no attacks developed until morning of 3 January.
From then on, the convoy was under such heavy air attack that Hovey had to adopt the policy of not firing unless she was directly under attack, fearing that she would expend all her ammunition. In the entrance to Lingayen Gulf, at 0800 the sweepers came under attack and Hovey immediately shot down one kamikaze. As the ships made a return sweep, two kamikazes made straight runs on the last two ships in the column, crashing into Brooks and Long. Hovey slipped her gear and stood in to assist Long. Long's entire bridge and well deck was on fire, with intermittent explosions coming from the forward magazine and ready ammunition. Because of the explosions and air attacks, Hovey could not get alongside, but spent an hour picking up 149 survivors. Of the survivors of the Long, rescued by Hovey, thirty-five were wounded by burns, and one died. At dark the sweepers made their night retirement and began steaming off the entrance to Lingayen Gulf.
With the exception of the USS Southard struck on 6 January at 1732, no more damaging attacks occurred to the sweepers until 0425, the morning of 7 January, when two enemy aircraft were picked up on radar. At 0450, one plane flying low to the water came in from the starboard quarter passing ahead of Hovey. A few moments later, another plane coming from the port beam was put on fire by Chandler. This plane passed very low over Hovey and crashed off the starboard beam. At 0455, the instant the burning plane crashed, Hovey was struck by a torpedo on her starboard side in the after engine room. Lights and power were lost instantly. The stern remained nearly level and sinking to the top of the after deck house, the bow listed 40 degrees to starboard and rose out of the water, the ship breaking in half. Two minutes later the bow listed to 90 degrees, rose vertically and rapidly sank in 54 fathoms (324 ft; 99 m) of water. Twenty four men were killed in addition to twenty four more men who were survivors from Long and Brooks. Survivors of the Hovey, which included rescued survivors of the Brooks and most of the crew of the Long were rescued by both USS Chandler (DD-206), who recovered a total of 229 officers and enlisted that day, and later by USS West Virginia.
USS Hovey (DD-208/DMS-11) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the only ship named for Ensign Charles Hovey (1885–1911).
USS Hovey in June 1942
USS Hovey (DMS-11) configured as minesweeper with three stacks, crane at squared stern, May 1943
As flagship for Commander Loud's Minesweeping and Hydrographic Group, Hovey departed Manus 23 December, arriving Leyte Gulf the 30th. She sortied 2 January 1945, proceeded south through Surigao Strait and passed into the Mindanao Sea en route to the landings on Lingayen, Luzon. Many reconnaissance aircraft harassed the convoy during the night but no attacks developed until morning of 3 January.
From then on, the convoy was under such heavy air attack that Hovey had to adopt the policy of not firing unless she was directly under attack, fearing that she would expend all her ammunition. In the entrance to Lingayen Gulf, at 0800 the sweepers came under attack and Hovey immediately shot down one kamikaze. As the ships made a return sweep, two kamikazes made straight runs on the last two ships in the column, crashing into Brooks and Long. Hovey slipped her gear and stood in to assist Long. Long's entire bridge and well deck was on fire, with intermittent explosions coming from the forward magazine and ready ammunition. Because of the explosions and air attacks, Hovey could not get alongside, but spent an hour picking up 149 survivors. Of the survivors of the Long, rescued by Hovey, thirty-five were wounded by burns, and one died. At dark the sweepers made their night retirement and began steaming off the entrance to Lingayen Gulf.
With the exception of the USS Southard struck on 6 January at 1732, no more damaging attacks occurred to the sweepers until 0425, the morning of 7 January, when two enemy aircraft were picked up on radar. At 0450, one plane flying low to the water came in from the starboard quarter passing ahead of Hovey. A few moments later, another plane coming from the port beam was put on fire by Chandler. This plane passed very low over Hovey and crashed off the starboard beam. At 0455, the instant the burning plane crashed, Hovey was struck by a torpedo on her starboard side in the after engine room. Lights and power were lost instantly. The stern remained nearly level and sinking to the top of the after deck house, the bow listed 40 degrees to starboard and rose out of the water, the ship breaking in half. Two minutes later the bow listed to 90 degrees, rose vertically and rapidly sank in 54 fathoms (324 ft; 99 m) of water. Twenty four men were killed in addition to twenty four more men who were survivors from Long and Brooks. Survivors of the Hovey, which included rescued survivors of the Brooks and most of the crew of the Long were rescued by both USS Chandler (DD-206), who recovered a total of 229 officers and enlisted that day, and later by USS West Virginia.
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Frigate HDMS Jylland (Jutland) , a Niels Juel-class sail and screw propelled steam frigate and veteran of the Battle of Heligoland in May 1864. Now is preserved as a museum in Ebeltoft, Jutland, Denmark.
Frigate HDMS Jylland (Jutland) , a Niels Juel-class sail and screw propelled steam frigate and veteran of the Battle of Heligoland in May 1864. Now is preserved as a museum in Ebeltoft, Jutland, Denmark.
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Poland:
Orkan class fast attack craft ORP Grom. Armed with 8 × RBS-15 Mk. III anti-ship missiles (ships often carry just 4 missiles), 1 × 76 mm (3 in) AK-176M gun,1 × AK-630 30 mm (1.2 in) gun Close-in weapon system, 1 × 4-rail Strela 2M launcher, 2 x WKM-Bm 12.7 mm heavy machine gun posts
Orkan class fast attack craft ORP Grom. Armed with 8 × RBS-15 Mk. III anti-ship missiles (ships often carry just 4 missiles), 1 × 76 mm (3 in) AK-176M gun,1 × AK-630 30 mm (1.2 in) gun Close-in weapon system, 1 × 4-rail Strela 2M launcher, 2 x WKM-Bm 12.7 mm heavy machine gun posts
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