The battleship Nelson during a transit through the Panama Canal in February 1931. Note the canvas installed on the deck to try to control the temperature in a ship that was not air-conditioned and was subjected to high ambient temperatures and humidity in addition to the intense tropical sun.
Italia
The Italian helicopter cruiser Vittorio Veneto (C550) at 8,850 tons full load, could carry 9 helicopters and was armed with Teseo SSM and Standard SAM and 8 OTO Melara 3-inch guns.
Not being an Navy man I wouldn't know the front bit from the back bit ... but I have this one in my collection only because it's of the same name as my army unit.
USN:
Lead battleship of the class USS Iowa (BB-61) is departing Boston for Argentia, Newfoundland, to intercept the German battleship Tirpitz in case the latter breaks through into North Atlantic. August 27, 1943
RN:
Audacious-class fleet aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal (R09), Centaur-class light fleet carrier HMS Albion (R07), and Colossus-class light fleet carrier HMS Ocean (R68) bringing up the rear. 1957
RN:
Armed boarding vessel HMS Manistee (F 104). Torpedoed & sunk by U-107 (KrvKpt. Günter Hessler) in the North Atlantic. All 141 of the crew were sadly lost. 24.02.41
USN:
A column of smoke 500 feet wide rises from the burning oiler USS Mississinewa (AO-59) after being struck by the first Japanese Kaiten manned torpedo deployed. Ulithi Atoll, 20 Nov 1944. The ship sank with a loss of 63 crew. Independence-class light aircraft carrier USS Langley (CVL-27) is in the foreground.
Russia:
Project 1144 Orlan (NATO Kirov) class heavy cruisers Pyotr Velikiy, Admiral Ushakov (ex Kirov), and Admiral Nakhimov in the background. Date u/k
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