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Australia:
HMAS Darwin (04), taken from the starboard bridgewing of HMAS Stuart (153). Pre-Dec 2017
HMAS Melbourne coming alongside for the final time before decommissioning in 2019. Note the red devil on the forecastle!
HMA Ships Canberra (L02) and Sirius (O266) prepare to conduct a replenishment in the Philippine Sea during the Regional Presence Deployment 2020
HMAS Darwin (04), taken from the starboard bridgewing of HMAS Stuart (153). Pre-Dec 2017
HMAS Melbourne coming alongside for the final time before decommissioning in 2019. Note the red devil on the forecastle!
HMA Ships Canberra (L02) and Sirius (O266) prepare to conduct a replenishment in the Philippine Sea during the Regional Presence Deployment 2020
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USA:
Interior of the recovered American Civil War Confederate Navy submarine CSS Hunley, 1st sub to sink a warship and manually powered with the long crank. Hunley sank USS Housatonic off Charleston attaching it an explosive charge to her. Hunley was lost in the action too. 17 Feb 1864.
It had already sunk (and been recovered from the sea floor) twice before the mission on which it was lost for good. Ultimately 21 men died on that vessel, which only held a crew of 8.
Interior of the recovered American Civil War Confederate Navy submarine CSS Hunley, 1st sub to sink a warship and manually powered with the long crank. Hunley sank USS Housatonic off Charleston attaching it an explosive charge to her. Hunley was lost in the action too. 17 Feb 1864.
It had already sunk (and been recovered from the sea floor) twice before the mission on which it was lost for good. Ultimately 21 men died on that vessel, which only held a crew of 8.
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Italy:
Aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi, La Spezia 2018
Aircraft carrier Cavour prior to receiving an air wing and Oto Melara 76mm guns, along with the Horizon-class frigate Andrea Doria and a Maestrale-class frigate.
Aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi, La Spezia 2018
Aircraft carrier Cavour prior to receiving an air wing and Oto Melara 76mm guns, along with the Horizon-class frigate Andrea Doria and a Maestrale-class frigate.
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RN:
HMS Broke in dry dock on Tyneside after suffering damage from Jutland, 1916.
HMS Broke in dry dock on Tyneside after suffering damage from Jutland, 1916.
- Night Surface Action at Jutland. If there's one word to sum up all of those actions, it's "chaos".
- Broke makes a recognition signal towards a vague outline of a line of battleships.
- The German battleship Westfalen (and possibly Rheinland) and cruiser Rostock answer with searchlights and a hail of gunfire. Rostock was hit by two shells from Broke (probably) and a torpedo from Contest or Ambuscade and withdraws, but was later scuttled when Dublin showed up.
- Broke immediately regrets her decision and turns away to disengage.
- Rostock hits Broke in the wheelhouse, jamming her steering.
- Broke starts circling and plows into Sparrowhawk astern, striking just forward of the bridge. Both ships are locked together.
- The rest of the flotilla attempt to avoid, but Contest slices off Sparrowhawk's stern.
- Broke is able to free herself and limps away to the north, reaching port on 3 June. Sparrowhawk survives until morning (witnessing Elbing sink and rescuing a raft of survivors from Tipperary), but her bow later dropped off and a towing attempt by Marksman failed, so she was scuttled.
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Imperial Germany:
Battleship SMS Westfalen underway, circa 1915-16
U-155 Deutschland inside the Port of London, one of over a hundred German U-boats surrendered to England following WWI, December 2 1918
Battleship SMS Westfalen underway, circa 1915-16
U-155 Deutschland inside the Port of London, one of over a hundred German U-boats surrendered to England following WWI, December 2 1918
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USN:
USS Hornet (CV-8) at Battle of Midway,6 June 1942
This is a still from John Ford's The Battle of Midway, one of two films he made about the battle. It includes footage from before and after the main battle, along a couple famous shots by Ford himself during the Japanese attack where the film jumped off the reels due to nearby bomb hits. Ford was wounded in one of these incidents. As a propaganda film in one of the darkest periods of the war, this saw a wide release, and was one of the four Academy Award winners for Best Documentary in its inaugural year. At time of posting, this particular video has 330,537 views, while the archive.org version has 80,532, and I have also seen it broadcast on TCM.
His second film, Torpedo Squadron 8 was much more personal. Before the battle, Ford and his cameramen had shot footage of the 30 pilots and gunners of Torpedo Squadron 8 on Hornet, and only George Gay survived the battle (more pilots flew from Midway, two of 18 survived and are not included). Ford made 30 copies of the film and gave them to the 30 families. At time of posting, this video has 2,601 views, though the archive.org copy has 7,736 views as it's been up longer.
USS Hornet (CV-8) at Battle of Midway,6 June 1942
This is a still from John Ford's The Battle of Midway, one of two films he made about the battle. It includes footage from before and after the main battle, along a couple famous shots by Ford himself during the Japanese attack where the film jumped off the reels due to nearby bomb hits. Ford was wounded in one of these incidents. As a propaganda film in one of the darkest periods of the war, this saw a wide release, and was one of the four Academy Award winners for Best Documentary in its inaugural year. At time of posting, this particular video has 330,537 views, while the archive.org version has 80,532, and I have also seen it broadcast on TCM.
His second film, Torpedo Squadron 8 was much more personal. Before the battle, Ford and his cameramen had shot footage of the 30 pilots and gunners of Torpedo Squadron 8 on Hornet, and only George Gay survived the battle (more pilots flew from Midway, two of 18 survived and are not included). Ford made 30 copies of the film and gave them to the 30 families. At time of posting, this video has 2,601 views, though the archive.org copy has 7,736 views as it's been up longer.
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RN:
HMS Howe being towed from the builder's yard, June 1942
HMS Howe enters dock for her finishing touches before taking her place with the Fleet.
Revenge-class battleship HMS Ramillies in 1942
HMS Sirius, a Dido-class light cruiser, at Taranto 9-10 Sept 1943
HMS Howe being towed from the builder's yard, June 1942
HMS Howe enters dock for her finishing touches before taking her place with the Fleet.
Revenge-class battleship HMS Ramillies in 1942
HMS Sirius, a Dido-class light cruiser, at Taranto 9-10 Sept 1943
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USN:
USS San Diego (CL-53). The second most decorated USN warship of the second world war after the legendary USS Enterprise (CV-6)
Newly commissioned USS Franklin (CV-13) departing Norfolk Naval Shipyard on the Elizabeth River, Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 21 Feb 1944
USS Baron (DE-166) at Mare Island, Oct 20, 1944
USS San Diego (CL-53). The second most decorated USN warship of the second world war after the legendary USS Enterprise (CV-6)
Newly commissioned USS Franklin (CV-13) departing Norfolk Naval Shipyard on the Elizabeth River, Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 21 Feb 1944
USS Baron (DE-166) at Mare Island, Oct 20, 1944
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