USN:
Colorado class battleship USS West Virginia (BB-48), out of dry dock on Sept 9th, 1942. She is patched up for the trip to Puget Sound. Note the exposed interior decks behind where there would normally be hull plating. Her foremast has also been removed.
RN:
The First Lord, with the Commander in Chief, Home Fleet, Admiral Sir John Tovey, KCB, KBE, DSO, addressing the ship's company of the fleet flagship HMS King George V, under the after 14 inch guns. 15 January 1943
USN & France:
Flight IIA Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Shoup (DDG-86) moored alongside Aquitaine (FREMM) class frigate Bretagne (D655) in Yokosuka, Japan Aug 4, 2024.
USN:
Name ship of the aircraft carrier class, USS Forrestal (CVA-59), F8U Crusader fighters of VF-103 Jolly Rogers fly in formation over the ship, during operations with the 6th fleet, 7 April 1960.
Gearing-class destroyer USS Furse (DDR-882) anchored at Curfu, Greece, with Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Intrepid (CVA-11) and Forrest Sherman-class destroyer USS Du Pont (DD-941) in the distance, 20 September 1961.
The crew of USS Nautilus (SSN-571) grumbled when a 1958 experiment required them to go days without showering to test the effectiveness of a chemical designed to keep undershirts odorless. The crew complained that the test was unnecessary because not only did their advanced new submarine have the capability to make enough fresh water for the crew to bath regularly, it also had washing machines.
The last gun cruiser in any navy. Built by the Dutch in 1953 and commissioned as HNLMS De Ruyter (C801). Then, she was bought by the Peruvian Navy in 1973 and served proudly as BAP Almirante Grau (CLM-81) and became the fleet flagship.
Decomissioned in 2017, with her faith uncertain - at first, there was an idea to turn her into a museum ship. Then, in February 2022, she was listed for sale (for over 1,1M $). Ultimately, she got scrapped in July 2022.
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