RNZN:
HMNZS Leander (British/New Zealand Light Cruiser, 1933)
Underway in Gatun Lake, Panama Canal, 19 July 1937.
Note the Supermarine "Walrus" aircraft on her catapult, amidships, and her recently-installed twin four-inch anti-aircraft gun mounts. Leander had been loaned to the Royal New Zealand Navy a few months earlier. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
USN:
USS Iowa (BB-61) leads its battle group into Augusta Bay, Sicily. The aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CV-43) and its battle group are at left; the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-60) and its battle group are at right, Oct 17, 1987
USS HANSON (DD-832)
Caption: Pacific Ocean, 11 February 1971.
They were prevented from sailing to China during the Sino-French War, but first saw combat at the Battle of the Yalu River on 17 September 1894, during the First Sino-Japanese War. They were next in combat during the Battle of Weihaiwei in early 1895, where they were blockaded in the harbour. Dingyuen was struck by a torpedo, and was beached where it continued to operate as a defensive fort. When the fleet was surrendered to the Japanese, she was destroyed while Zhenyuan became the first battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy as Chin'en. She was eventually removed from the Navy list in 1911, and was sold for scrap the following year.
"Zhengyuan" and "Dingyuan" before delivery to China in Kiel. 1884
Spain:
Destroyer Almirante Juan Ferrandiz view taken circa 1935, prior to the Spanish Civil War. This ship was sunk in September 1936. Note I. D. letters "A. F."
USN: USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) launches a Lockheed P2V "Neptune" bomber with "JATO" assist, during a Task Force 21 cruise, 2 July 1951.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (photo # 80-G-629296).
The USN at the time was using the Neptune as an "emergency" nuclear bomber as the nukes of the era were too big to fit onboard any other carrier based aircraft. The Neptunes could only launch from a carrier and not land. After carrying out their mission they were expected to make their way to a land air base or ditch in the sea.
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