USN:
USS Hancock (CVA-19) alongside Pier J, NAS North Island, with USS Midway (CVA-41), USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), and USS Ticonderoga (CVS-14) (L to R) tied up at the quay wall. 18 July 1970
USS Brewton (FF-1086) and USS Bronstein (FF-1037) steam with USS Hancock (CV-19), which has the classic air wing of F-8s, A-4s, and E-1s of CVW-21 aboard. WesPac, 1975
Germany:
Type IXB class U-103 crew attempting to repair 37mm AA gun, struggling in the rough sea.
She was one of the most successful boats in the entire war, sinking 237,596 gross register tons (GRT) of Allied shipping in 11 patrols, in a career lasting more than four years.
USN:
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii–Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) returned home to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, completing an eight-month deployment with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1 to U.S. 7th and 3rd Fleets, Feb. 19 2022
RN:
Deck handling ratings dive out of the way as a Seafire crashes into the deck park of HMS Indefatigable, April 16th 1945
This split-second picture captures the crash of Seafire NN208 of 887 squadron piloted by Sub-Lt L.A. Bradbury, which bounced over all arrestor wires and barriers before smashing into a parked Avenger and Firefly.
The pilot escaped without serious injury but two deck hands were thrown overboard, one of whom was tragically not recovered. NN208 herself was a complete write-off and later dumped overboard
USN:
Norfolk Shipyard workers clean the center 16” gun of turret 1 on USS Wisconsin (BB-64) with a bore brush as she is being overhauled for service in the Korean War, 1951.
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