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Netherlands:
Gerard Callenburgh class destroyer Hr.Ms Isaac Sweers underway in UK coastal waters, 1942. Towed to the UK and fitted out with British weapons and fire control.
On 13 November 1942 at 06:15 the destroyer was hit on the starboard side by two torpedoes from the submarine U-431 55 miles from Algiers. One torpedo hit the fuel tanks, causing fuel to spill throughout the ship and into the sea.
The explosion of the second torpedo hit the wardroom and officers' quarters, killing 13 officers there. Of the officers, only Captain Harmsen and one of the watch officers survived. Some of the crew perished in a patch of spilled burning fuel.
Of the 194 crew members of the Isaac Sweers on board, 103 people died, including 5 British. The survivors were picked up by the British minesweeper HMT Loch Oskaig. She also tried to get closer to the burning ship, but had to abandon her attempts due to the strong fire and the explosions of depth charges and other ammunition.
Gerard Callenburgh class destroyer Hr.Ms Isaac Sweers underway in UK coastal waters, 1942. Towed to the UK and fitted out with British weapons and fire control.
On 13 November 1942 at 06:15 the destroyer was hit on the starboard side by two torpedoes from the submarine U-431 55 miles from Algiers. One torpedo hit the fuel tanks, causing fuel to spill throughout the ship and into the sea.
The explosion of the second torpedo hit the wardroom and officers' quarters, killing 13 officers there. Of the officers, only Captain Harmsen and one of the watch officers survived. Some of the crew perished in a patch of spilled burning fuel.
Of the 194 crew members of the Isaac Sweers on board, 103 people died, including 5 British. The survivors were picked up by the British minesweeper HMT Loch Oskaig. She also tried to get closer to the burning ship, but had to abandon her attempts due to the strong fire and the explosions of depth charges and other ammunition.
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Thailand:
F25T class (Modified Type 053 with European/US propulsion and armament systems) frigate HTMS Taksin (FFG-422) conducts a Harpoon Block 1c firing in the Andaman Sea, 25 March 2021
F25T class (Modified Type 053 with European/US propulsion and armament systems) frigate HTMS Taksin (FFG-422) conducts a Harpoon Block 1c firing in the Andaman Sea, 25 March 2021
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Russia:
Lead pre-dreadnought battleship of the class Borodino at Kronstadt, August 1904.
Sunk during the Battle of Tsushima, 27 May 1905
At the beginning of the battle, Borodino was third in line behind Rozhestvensky's flagship, Knyaz Suvorov. Very little is known of the ship's actions during the battle as there was only a single survivor from the ship and visibility was poor for most of the battle, but Captain W. C. Pakenham, the Royal Navy's official military observer aboard the Japanese battleship Asahi under the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, noted that she was hit badly around 14:30, some 25 minutes after Russian ships opened fire.
Borodino briefly fell out of her position after that hit, but apparently regained it by 14:50. By this time, she had a serious fire on the central portion of her superstructure.
Knyaz Suvorov suffered multiple hits early in the battle, some of which wounded Rozhestvensky and jammed the ship's steering so that she fell out of formation. Around 16:00, Borodino's captain, Petr Serebrennikov, now de facto commander of the fleet, turned Borodino south and led the Russian fleet out of sight.
As Japanese cruisers closed in at around 17:05, he turned the fleet north to avoid them, but encountered the Japanese battleships an hour later. They concentrated their fire on Borodino and Imperator Aleksander III, both of which had lists from earlier damagePakenham noted a conspicuous hit on Borodino at 18:57 and she was observed to be on fire at 19:04 by observers aboard Tōgō's flagship Mikasa. Pakenham observed two 12-inch hits on Borodino by the battleship Shikishima at 19:18 that started a massive fire.
Ten minutes later, after Tōgō ordered his ships to cease fire and disengage, the battleship Fuji fired her already-loaded 12-inch guns before turning away. One of these hit Borodino beneath her starboard forward six-inch turret and ignited the ready-use ammunition in the turret. The fire spread and caused a catastrophic detonation in a nearby six-inch magazine. Subsequent detonations of other magazines blew open her hull and the ship quickly capsized and sank. Only one crewman, Seaman First Class Semyon Yushin, survived the explosion from her crew of 855. He was rescued after surviving for twelve hours in the water
Lead pre-dreadnought battleship of the class Borodino at Kronstadt, August 1904.
Sunk during the Battle of Tsushima, 27 May 1905
At the beginning of the battle, Borodino was third in line behind Rozhestvensky's flagship, Knyaz Suvorov. Very little is known of the ship's actions during the battle as there was only a single survivor from the ship and visibility was poor for most of the battle, but Captain W. C. Pakenham, the Royal Navy's official military observer aboard the Japanese battleship Asahi under the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, noted that she was hit badly around 14:30, some 25 minutes after Russian ships opened fire.
Borodino briefly fell out of her position after that hit, but apparently regained it by 14:50. By this time, she had a serious fire on the central portion of her superstructure.
Knyaz Suvorov suffered multiple hits early in the battle, some of which wounded Rozhestvensky and jammed the ship's steering so that she fell out of formation. Around 16:00, Borodino's captain, Petr Serebrennikov, now de facto commander of the fleet, turned Borodino south and led the Russian fleet out of sight.
As Japanese cruisers closed in at around 17:05, he turned the fleet north to avoid them, but encountered the Japanese battleships an hour later. They concentrated their fire on Borodino and Imperator Aleksander III, both of which had lists from earlier damagePakenham noted a conspicuous hit on Borodino at 18:57 and she was observed to be on fire at 19:04 by observers aboard Tōgō's flagship Mikasa. Pakenham observed two 12-inch hits on Borodino by the battleship Shikishima at 19:18 that started a massive fire.
Ten minutes later, after Tōgō ordered his ships to cease fire and disengage, the battleship Fuji fired her already-loaded 12-inch guns before turning away. One of these hit Borodino beneath her starboard forward six-inch turret and ignited the ready-use ammunition in the turret. The fire spread and caused a catastrophic detonation in a nearby six-inch magazine. Subsequent detonations of other magazines blew open her hull and the ship quickly capsized and sank. Only one crewman, Seaman First Class Semyon Yushin, survived the explosion from her crew of 855. He was rescued after surviving for twelve hours in the water
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France:
Amiral Charner class armoured cruiser Chanzy (1895-1907)
The ship was in reserve for several years in the middle of the first decade of the 20th century before she was transferred to French Indochina in 1906.
Chanzy ran aground off the Chinese coast in mid-1907, where she proved impossible to refloat and was destroyed in place after her crew was rescued without loss.
Amiral Charner class armoured cruiser Chanzy (1895-1907)
The ship was in reserve for several years in the middle of the first decade of the 20th century before she was transferred to French Indochina in 1906.
Chanzy ran aground off the Chinese coast in mid-1907, where she proved impossible to refloat and was destroyed in place after her crew was rescued without loss.
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South Vietnam:
RVNS Nguyen Ngoc Long (HQ-230), ex Landing Ship Support Large, USS LSSL-96, ex USS LCS(L)(3)-96 (Landing Craft Support (Large) (Mark 3)) alongside at Dong Tam, South Vietnam, 21 May 1971.
Patrolling the Go Cong River, 1 November 1967
With the fall of government of South Vietnam, Nguyen Ngoc Long escaped to the Philippines in 1975
Custody transferred to the Republic of the Philippines, renamed RPS Sulu (LF-49), non operational in 1983 and fate unknown
RVNS Nguyen Ngoc Long (HQ-230), ex Landing Ship Support Large, USS LSSL-96, ex USS LCS(L)(3)-96 (Landing Craft Support (Large) (Mark 3)) alongside at Dong Tam, South Vietnam, 21 May 1971.
Patrolling the Go Cong River, 1 November 1967
Custody transferred to the Republic of the Philippines, renamed RPS Sulu (LF-49), non operational in 1983 and fate unknown
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USN:
Knox class frigate USS Aylwin (DE-1081) firing an ASROC ASW missile at the St. Croix Firing Range, January 22, 1972. Transferred to Taiwan on 29 April 1998 as Ning Yang (FFG-938) and still in service.
Knox class frigate USS Aylwin (DE-1081) firing an ASROC ASW missile at the St. Croix Firing Range, January 22, 1972. Transferred to Taiwan on 29 April 1998 as Ning Yang (FFG-938) and still in service.
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Indian Navy's latest guided missile stealth frigate INS Tushil, arrived at Lagos, Nigeria
on 12 Jan 25, as part of her ongoing deployment to the Gulf of Guinea.
Indian Navy's mission deployed indigenous guided missile destroyer INS Mumbai arrived at Jakarta, Indonesia
on 15 Jan 25 to participate in multi-national exercise LAPEROUSE 25.
Indian Navy's latest guided missile stealth frigate INS Tushil, arrived at Lagos, Nigeria
on 12 Jan 25, as part of her ongoing deployment to the Gulf of Guinea.Indian Navy's mission deployed indigenous guided missile destroyer INS Mumbai arrived at Jakarta, Indonesia
on 15 Jan 25 to participate in multi-national exercise LAPEROUSE 25.
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Peru:
Two Pativilca-class offshore patrol vessels were launched as part of the effort to strengthen national maritime operations. The BAP Río Huarmey (PM 210) and BAP Río Nepeña (PM 211) are two of 10 boats planned under the program for surveillance, anti-piracy, environment response protection, and search and rescue tasks. 13 Jan 2025
Two Pativilca-class offshore patrol vessels were launched as part of the effort to strengthen national maritime operations. The BAP Río Huarmey (PM 210) and BAP Río Nepeña (PM 211) are two of 10 boats planned under the program for surveillance, anti-piracy, environment response protection, and search and rescue tasks. 13 Jan 2025
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Taiwan
FFG 935 decomissioned
FFG 935 decomissioned
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RN:
The aft 12" (305mm) guns of battleship HMS Agincourt. She was was famous for having the greatest number of main battery turrets and guns of any battleship. She was equipped with no less than fourteen 12" guns in seven twin turrets!
An interesting bit of information about these 12" guns is that they are unique weapons, seperate from the typical 12" guns utilized by the Royal Navy, the BL 12inch Mk X. These guns, the EOC 12 inch guns, were manufactured by the Elswick Ordnance Company specifically to arm the capital ships that Armstrong Whitworth (The parent company of Elswick) was producing for foreign customers. These guns were used by Brazil and Japan.
Agincourt was originally to be built for the Brazilian Navy as the battleship Rio de Janeiro. However, she was sold to the Ottoman Empire and renamed Sultân Osmân-ı Evvel. With the outbreak of the First World War, the Royal Navy would seize the battleships. The move was to bolster its own battleline while also denying the possibility that the battleships might be used against Britain.
She would serve throughout the First World War with the Grand Fleet. Attempts to repurpose the battleship after the war failed and she would be scrapped in the early 1920s.
The aft 12" (305mm) guns of battleship HMS Agincourt. She was was famous for having the greatest number of main battery turrets and guns of any battleship. She was equipped with no less than fourteen 12" guns in seven twin turrets!
An interesting bit of information about these 12" guns is that they are unique weapons, seperate from the typical 12" guns utilized by the Royal Navy, the BL 12inch Mk X. These guns, the EOC 12 inch guns, were manufactured by the Elswick Ordnance Company specifically to arm the capital ships that Armstrong Whitworth (The parent company of Elswick) was producing for foreign customers. These guns were used by Brazil and Japan.
Agincourt was originally to be built for the Brazilian Navy as the battleship Rio de Janeiro. However, she was sold to the Ottoman Empire and renamed Sultân Osmân-ı Evvel. With the outbreak of the First World War, the Royal Navy would seize the battleships. The move was to bolster its own battleline while also denying the possibility that the battleships might be used against Britain.
She would serve throughout the First World War with the Grand Fleet. Attempts to repurpose the battleship after the war failed and she would be scrapped in the early 1920s.
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