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Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) and OHP class frigate ENS Alexandria (F911) in the Red Sea during International Maritime Exercise/Cutlass Express 2022
Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) and OHP class frigate ENS Alexandria (F911) in the Red Sea during International Maritime Exercise/Cutlass Express 2022
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Italy:
Navigatori class destroyer Alvise Da Mosto, 1940
On 30 November 1941, Da Mosto sailed from Trapani to escort to Tripoli the tanker Iridio Mantovani, carrying, 8,600 tons of fuel for the Axis forces in North Africa. On 1 December, just before sunset, Mantovani was crippled by Bristol Blenheim bombers of the Royal Air Force; Da Mosto tried to take her in tow, but another air strike set the tanker on fire, and she had to be abandoned by her crew. Shortly thereafter, Da Mosto was attacked by the British Force K, consisting of the cruisers Aurora and Penelope and the destroyer Lively. Da Mosto engaged the British ships in a last attempt to save as many survivors as possible from the sinking tanker, but was hit multiple times, including in one of her magazines, and quickly sank at 18:15 in 33°53' N, 12°28' E, about 75 miles northwest of Tripoli. Mantovani's blazing wreck was also finished off by Force K.
138 members of Da Mosto's crew were killed, while 125 survivors were later rescued by the Italian torpedo boat Generale Marcello Prestinari. Da Mosto's commanding officer, Commander Francesco Dell'Anno, was awarded the Gold Medal of Military Valor for his attempt to defend Mantovani against overwhelming forces
Navigatori class destroyer Alvise Da Mosto, 1940
On 30 November 1941, Da Mosto sailed from Trapani to escort to Tripoli the tanker Iridio Mantovani, carrying, 8,600 tons of fuel for the Axis forces in North Africa. On 1 December, just before sunset, Mantovani was crippled by Bristol Blenheim bombers of the Royal Air Force; Da Mosto tried to take her in tow, but another air strike set the tanker on fire, and she had to be abandoned by her crew. Shortly thereafter, Da Mosto was attacked by the British Force K, consisting of the cruisers Aurora and Penelope and the destroyer Lively. Da Mosto engaged the British ships in a last attempt to save as many survivors as possible from the sinking tanker, but was hit multiple times, including in one of her magazines, and quickly sank at 18:15 in 33°53' N, 12°28' E, about 75 miles northwest of Tripoli. Mantovani's blazing wreck was also finished off by Force K.
138 members of Da Mosto's crew were killed, while 125 survivors were later rescued by the Italian torpedo boat Generale Marcello Prestinari. Da Mosto's commanding officer, Commander Francesco Dell'Anno, was awarded the Gold Medal of Military Valor for his attempt to defend Mantovani against overwhelming forces
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Vietnam:
Personnel from Vietnam People Navy installing KT-184 quad missile launchers for Kh-35 "Uran" anti-ship missiles on an ex-South Korean Pohang-class corvette. In the past, the Navy equipped both Pohangs with KT-184s but ended up removing the launchers after problems integrating Russian missiles into South Korean/western systems
Personnel from Vietnam People Navy installing KT-184 quad missile launchers for Kh-35 "Uran" anti-ship missiles on an ex-South Korean Pohang-class corvette. In the past, the Navy equipped both Pohangs with KT-184s but ended up removing the launchers after problems integrating Russian missiles into South Korean/western systems
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Russia:
Project 877 Paltus (NATO Kilo) class diesel/electric submarine entering port after surfacing taken by Norwegian Navy's Kobben (Type 207) class KNM Skolpen (S-306) during a patrol in the Barents sea, 1991.
Project 877 Paltus (NATO Kilo) class diesel/electric submarine entering port after surfacing taken by Norwegian Navy's Kobben (Type 207) class KNM Skolpen (S-306) during a patrol in the Barents sea, 1991.
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USN:
King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia's sheep on the destroyer USS Murphy (DD-903), Feb 1945 (note sheep being butchered)
Upon arrival at Great Bitter Lake, Murphy was detached and ordered to Jidda, Arabia, to transport King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia and his party to the Conference. After transiting the Suez Canal, Murphy became the first United States warship to enter the harbour of Jidda. Murphy anchored on 11 February, and the royal party came aboard the next day. King Ibn Saud had not previously left his country and had never previously travelled by ship. A large canvas tent was constructed over the forecastle to accommodate the King's entourage of 48 and rugs were laid over all weather decks for the King to walk upon. A corral was built between the depth charge racks on the stern to hold sheep to be slaughtered for the King's meals. The destroyer got underway immediately with her valuable cargo settled in a tent on her forecastle and arrived Great Bitter Lake on the 15th. With her passengers disembarked, the warship then sailed for New York for a minor yard period
King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia's sheep on the destroyer USS Murphy (DD-903), Feb 1945 (note sheep being butchered)
Upon arrival at Great Bitter Lake, Murphy was detached and ordered to Jidda, Arabia, to transport King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia and his party to the Conference. After transiting the Suez Canal, Murphy became the first United States warship to enter the harbour of Jidda. Murphy anchored on 11 February, and the royal party came aboard the next day. King Ibn Saud had not previously left his country and had never previously travelled by ship. A large canvas tent was constructed over the forecastle to accommodate the King's entourage of 48 and rugs were laid over all weather decks for the King to walk upon. A corral was built between the depth charge racks on the stern to hold sheep to be slaughtered for the King's meals. The destroyer got underway immediately with her valuable cargo settled in a tent on her forecastle and arrived Great Bitter Lake on the 15th. With her passengers disembarked, the warship then sailed for New York for a minor yard period
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Wow, imagine how much naval gunfire is in this picture.
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Germany:
U-190 after her surrender to the Royal Canadian Navy, May, 1945
A Type IXC/40 U-Boat launched in October 1941 by AG Weser in Bremen, U-190 performed two war patrols and sank two vessels: the Empire Lakeland on March 8, 1943 and the Canadian Bangor-class minesweeper HMCS Esquimalt on April 16, 1945 outside Halifax Harbor. The latter attack, which used a T-5 "GNAT" acoustic torpedo, killed 44 of Esquimalt's crew. The remaining 26 were picked up by another minesweeper, Sarnia. U-190 also fired a torpedo at a Liberty Ship, the William H. Webb, in June 1943, but the attack failed.
U-190 was still at sea when her crew received Dönitz's order to surrender on May 8, 1945. On May 11, U-190 surfaced and broadcast her position. She was met by the frigate HMCS Victoriaville who took the German crew aboard as POW's, put a prize crew aboard (who hauled up the white ensign), and escorted the submarine into the port of Bay Bulls, Newfoundland on May 14.
Five days later, U-190 was commissioned into the RCN, which took the sub on tour of Canadian ports along the St. Lawrence River. After that, she was based in Halifax, serving as an ASW training vessel. She performed this role until the RCN paid her off in July 1947.
On October 21st, 1947 (Trafalgar Day), U-190, painted in red and yellow stripes, was towed out to the approximate co-ordinates of where she sank Esquimalt to be used as target practice by naval air and surface units. The first attack--using air to ground rockets--was begun by eight Supermarine Seafires, eight Fairey Fireflies, two Swordfishes, and two Avro Ansons. The surface attack was to be performed by the minesweeper New Liskard, and the Tribal-class destroyers Haida and Nootka. The air attack went ahead without incident, but before the ships could take their turn, U-190 plunged stern first to the bottom.
Before she was sunk, U-190's periscope was removed and stored first at the HMC Dockyard in Halifax before being put on display at the Crow's Nest Officer's Club in St. John's. Decades of wear and tear took its toll on the artifact so in the 1990's it was restored before being put back on display at the club
U-190 after her surrender to the Royal Canadian Navy, May, 1945
A Type IXC/40 U-Boat launched in October 1941 by AG Weser in Bremen, U-190 performed two war patrols and sank two vessels: the Empire Lakeland on March 8, 1943 and the Canadian Bangor-class minesweeper HMCS Esquimalt on April 16, 1945 outside Halifax Harbor. The latter attack, which used a T-5 "GNAT" acoustic torpedo, killed 44 of Esquimalt's crew. The remaining 26 were picked up by another minesweeper, Sarnia. U-190 also fired a torpedo at a Liberty Ship, the William H. Webb, in June 1943, but the attack failed.
U-190 was still at sea when her crew received Dönitz's order to surrender on May 8, 1945. On May 11, U-190 surfaced and broadcast her position. She was met by the frigate HMCS Victoriaville who took the German crew aboard as POW's, put a prize crew aboard (who hauled up the white ensign), and escorted the submarine into the port of Bay Bulls, Newfoundland on May 14.
Five days later, U-190 was commissioned into the RCN, which took the sub on tour of Canadian ports along the St. Lawrence River. After that, she was based in Halifax, serving as an ASW training vessel. She performed this role until the RCN paid her off in July 1947.
On October 21st, 1947 (Trafalgar Day), U-190, painted in red and yellow stripes, was towed out to the approximate co-ordinates of where she sank Esquimalt to be used as target practice by naval air and surface units. The first attack--using air to ground rockets--was begun by eight Supermarine Seafires, eight Fairey Fireflies, two Swordfishes, and two Avro Ansons. The surface attack was to be performed by the minesweeper New Liskard, and the Tribal-class destroyers Haida and Nootka. The air attack went ahead without incident, but before the ships could take their turn, U-190 plunged stern first to the bottom.
Before she was sunk, U-190's periscope was removed and stored first at the HMC Dockyard in Halifax before being put on display at the Crow's Nest Officer's Club in St. John's. Decades of wear and tear took its toll on the artifact so in the 1990's it was restored before being put back on display at the club
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Italy:
Turbine-class destroyer Nembo, to her left a Trento class heavy cruiser, in Venice in 1935
Sunk in Tobruk harbour by air attack,19 July 1940 with 25 of her crew being killed and four wounded.
Spica class torpedo-boat Lira in the port of Piraeus, 21 April 1942
On 30 November 1942 Lupo, in company with three sister ships under command of Corvette Captain Giuseppe Folli, left Naples to escort the merchant ships Veloce and Chisone to Tripoli. A third ship, the tanker Devoli, detached herself from the convoy to Trapani. On 2 December the convoy was attacked by aircraft from Malta; Veloce was hit twice and set on fire. While the other ships continued, Lupo stood by the sinking Veloce to render assistance to the survivors. The two vessels were eventually found south of the Kerkennah bank by a force of four destroyers which were tracing the convoy, led by HMS Jervis. Lupo was quickly overwhelmed by gunfire from the destroyers; Lupo sank in a few minutes, and the blazing wreck of Veloce followed shortly after. Aretusa, aware of the destroyers' attack, shepherded Chisone to Tripoli, while Ardente headed to the wreck site at dawn. She rescued 29 men from a crew of 134 officers and ratings. Captain Folli was lost with his ship
Turbine-class destroyer Nembo, to her left a Trento class heavy cruiser, in Venice in 1935
Sunk in Tobruk harbour by air attack,19 July 1940 with 25 of her crew being killed and four wounded.
Spica class torpedo-boat Lira in the port of Piraeus, 21 April 1942
On 30 November 1942 Lupo, in company with three sister ships under command of Corvette Captain Giuseppe Folli, left Naples to escort the merchant ships Veloce and Chisone to Tripoli. A third ship, the tanker Devoli, detached herself from the convoy to Trapani. On 2 December the convoy was attacked by aircraft from Malta; Veloce was hit twice and set on fire. While the other ships continued, Lupo stood by the sinking Veloce to render assistance to the survivors. The two vessels were eventually found south of the Kerkennah bank by a force of four destroyers which were tracing the convoy, led by HMS Jervis. Lupo was quickly overwhelmed by gunfire from the destroyers; Lupo sank in a few minutes, and the blazing wreck of Veloce followed shortly after. Aretusa, aware of the destroyers' attack, shepherded Chisone to Tripoli, while Ardente headed to the wreck site at dawn. She rescued 29 men from a crew of 134 officers and ratings. Captain Folli was lost with his ship
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USN:
Sailing ship USS Sea Cloud, chartered with the USCG and later the USN during WW2 serving as weather ship and also becoming the first racially integrated crew in the United States Armed Forces.
Training carrier USS Wolverine (IX-64) running her official trials off Buffalo, New York (USA), 11 August 1942
Heavy cruiser USS Tuscaloosa (CA-37) bombarding Iwo Jima on February 17, 1945, taken from USS Texas (BB-35) The background ship can now be seen as probably USS Arkansas (BB-33)
Sailing ship USS Sea Cloud, chartered with the USCG and later the USN during WW2 serving as weather ship and also becoming the first racially integrated crew in the United States Armed Forces.
Training carrier USS Wolverine (IX-64) running her official trials off Buffalo, New York (USA), 11 August 1942
Heavy cruiser USS Tuscaloosa (CA-37) bombarding Iwo Jima on February 17, 1945, taken from USS Texas (BB-35) The background ship can now be seen as probably USS Arkansas (BB-33)
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