Imperial Japan:
The stern of Ise-class battleship Hyūga during her construction, 1917.
Aircraft carrier Akagi and battleship Nagato at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, 15 August 1927
Battleship Nagato after reconstruction (single funnel behind the new pagoda-style command superstructure) & sister-battleship Mutsu,1935, leading a review of naval firepower. Colourised by u/OverI0rd
Australia:
HMAS Torrens (DE-53), River class frigate. Early 1980's, image taken from carrier HMAS Melbourne. I spent 2 years on Torrens sister HMAS Swan (DE-50), great sea boats and getting airborne was fairly regular during RAS
RN:
3rd rate HMS Foudroyant, Admiral Nelson’s Flagship from 1799 to 1801. As a training vessel she ran aground in Blackpool, Lancashire in 1897 after it was taken to Blackpool as a tourist attraction and a cable snapped in a storm.
USN:
USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19), USS Sterrett (CG-31) and USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG-60) visit Shanghai, China on a goodwill visit in May 1989. All photos courtesy of US National Archives.
The PLA Navy's second Type 075 amphibious assault ship has been tested, with people wearing navy uniforms visible on the deck, seemingly indicating that the ship has moved from factory tests to military acceptance tests. It will be named Guangxi and is likely to be formally commissioned into the PLA Navy by the end of 2022.
Romania:
Broadsword class frigate Regina Maria F222 (x HMS London F95) transited Bosphorus towards Med to participate in NATO Operation Sea Guardian. Romanian coat of arms, the golden aquila holding an Orthodox cross is on the funnel
RN:
26th Oct,1916 the destroyer, HMS Flirt was sank by German destroyers as she was assisting another vessel, the Waveney II. The only survivors from the crew of around 60, were those off the ship assisting the Waveney II.
Romania:
Broadsword class frigate Regina Maria F222 (x HMS London F95) transited Bosphorus towards Med to participate in NATO Operation Sea Guardian. Romanian coat of arms, the golden aquila holding an Orthodox cross is on the funnel View attachment 345908View attachment 345909View attachment 345910
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