Photos Navies Of All Nations

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USN:
USS Iowa (BB-61) in mid-1943.

 

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RN:
HMS Eagle, an aircraft carrier built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast, and completed in 1951. She is seen here in the late 1950s, at speed with her Whirlwind helicopters airborne for rescue standby during flying operations. Eagle served until 1972 when she was laid up in reserve, before being sold for scrap in 1978.

 

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USN:
USS Ulua (SS-428), left, and USS Trumpetfish (SS-425) under construction at the Cramp Shipbuilding Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA), on 2 July 1945

Battleship USS West Virginia (BB-48) anchored in Sagami Wan, Japan, outside of Tokyo Bay, circa late August 1945. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 32, Design 7D. Mount Fuji is in the background.

 

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Australia:
Heavy cruiser HMAS Australia transiting Panama Canal, March 1935.

 

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USN & Australia:
Battleship USS Mississippi (BB-41) bombarding Luzon, during the Lingayen operation, 8 January 1945. She is followed by USS West Virginia (BB-48) and HMAS Shropshire (73).

 

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USN:
USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) arrived in Helsinki after the completion of the ship’s participation in the exercise Freezing Winds 22 in the Baltic Sea's challenging weather conditions. 2 Dec 2022

USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) and USS Wayne E. Meyer ( DDG 108) 2 Dec 2022

USS Truxtun (DDG-103) arrives in Toulon, France, for a scheduled port visit. 2 Dec 2022

 

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France:
Minehunter Céphée (M652) returning from deployment in the Persian Gulf transported from Abu Dabhi by the cargo ship Trina. Aug 2021

 

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RN:
Future Type 26 frigate HMS Glasgow on submergible barge being towed down the Clyde on her way to Glen Mallan. Dec 2022

 

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RN:
Destroyer HMS Greyhound in drydock, 1901

 

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Italy:
Torpedo cruiser Monzambano, soon after being completed in 1889

Battleship Dante Alighieri performing gunnery exercises off Taranto, 1914

 

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RN:
A USN helicopter from USS Bennington takes off from the deck of HMS Vanguard while the RN battleship was oiling at sea. September 1953.

 

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India:
Vela (Project 641 Foxtrot) class SSK INS Vagsheer (S-43), ex. Soviet Navy's B-522, leaving Port Louis, April 1974.

 

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USN:
Los Angeles Flight I class USS Baton Rouge (SSN-689) off Newport News during sea trials, 31 May 1977.

 

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Spain

 

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USN:
Baltimore-class heavy cruiser USS Saint Paul (CA-73) off Wonsan, North Korea, 20 April 1951

Juneau-class light cruiser USS Juneau (CL-119/CLAA-119) following refit at Mare Island shipyard, California, 1952

 

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USN:
Pre-dreadnought battleship USS Iowa (BB-4) passing under the Brooklyn Bridge circa 1900

Pre-dreadnought battleship USS Kearsarge (BB-5), 1900

Indiana class of pre-dreadnought battleship USS Oregon (BB-3) 1903-05

USS Oregon (BB 3) circa 1905. Shown are the stern 13" and 8" turrets.

Pre-dreadnought battleship USS Illinois (BB-7) utilises air drying, apparently, 1905. 11,500 tons, 2 twin 13" turrets, 14 x 6" casemates, crew of 660. Sailed around the world with the Great White Fleet. Ended her years as a barracks ship for reserve midshipman. Scrapped 1956

Kearsarge-class pre-dreadnought USS Kentucky (BB-6) Marine Detachment drilling on the forcecastle, circa 1900-01

 

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RN:
Type 26 frigate, future HMS Glasgow headed for fitting out

 

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Japan:
Asahi class destroyer JS Shiranui (DD-120), 2019

Izumo-class multi-purpose destroyer JS Izumo (DDH-183) Nov 2022

Hyūga-class helicopter destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182), Nov 2022

Oyashio class attack submarine. Nov 2022

 

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France, USN, Greece:
Aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and her CSG in the Mediterranean for mission Antares 2022. She's escorted by Horizon-class air defence frigate Forbin, Aquitaine-class air defense FREMM Lorraine, USS Ross, Two Hydra-class frigates, a Super Vita-class and a Combattante III-class corvettes.

 

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USN:
Battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) and the aircraft carrier USS Midway (CV-41) are surrounded by other ships of Battle Group Alpha while underway in formation, December 1, 1987

Sailors from the USS Independence (CV-62) spell out "Farewell Subic" as the United States relinquished control of the massive naval base in 1992