Photos Navies Of All Nations

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USN:
The hangar for the supersonic Regulus II cruise missile being installed aboard USS King County, a Landing Ship, Tank (LST) converted to an experimental guided-missile testing ship, on 5 April 1957. USS YD-33 is doing the lifting

 

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France:
Two French Navy Sikorsky H-34 landing on helicopter cruiser Jeanne d'Arc,1968.

 

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USN:
On June 9, 1944, USS Intrepid (CV-11) departed Naval Air Station, Alameda, San Francisco, bound for Pearl Harbor. The ship's war diary dryly notes that they were "carrying passengers, aircraft, vehicles and miscellaneous cargo."

Intrepid's flight deck was packed with aircraft, jeeps, trucks, busses and other assorted goods. The aircraft were broken down as:

• 42 Grumman F6F Hellcat fighters.
• 20 Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers.
• 3 Beech C-45 Expeditor transports.
• 3 Stinson L-5 Sentinel spotter planes.
• 2 Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighters.
• 7 Lockheed PV-1 Ventura patrol bombers.
• 3 Northrop P-61 Black Widow night fighters.

The carrier's hangar deck was similarly filled with vehicles and cargo, as well as several hundred additional sailors. Intrepid sailed solo from California and arrived at Pearl Harbor on June 13.

 

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RN:
SSBN HMS Vanguard returns to HMNB Clyde, Scotland 2014 (UK Ministry of Defence)

 

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Imperial Japan:
6 November 1936,Fourth Fleet. Battleships Mutsu,Hyuga and Yamashiro with several cruisers and destroyers. Colourised by Irootoko Jr.

Battleship Nagato at anchor in Brunei October 21st, 1944 with battleships Yamato and Musashi in the background

 

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Netherlands:
Light cruiser HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (C802) in 1966. She was laid down in 1939 and commissioned in 1953, served until 1976 when she was purchased by Peru and renamed Aguirre. With the Peruvian Navy she served until 1999 and was scrapped in 2000

 

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France & USN:
Horizon-class frigate Chevalier Paul (D621) and Mistral-class amphibious assault ship LHD Tonnerre (L9014) with USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) during Alligator Dagger, a combat rehearsal off the coast of Djibouti. 18th Dec, 2017

 

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PLA(N):
Type 001 aircraft carrier Liaoning and Type 052D destroyer Changsha, April 2020

 

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Italy:
Battleship Andrea Doria during gunnery exercises in 1916

Protected cruiser Libia entering the harbour of Taranto, after completing a two-year long circumnavigation of the globe, February 1923

 

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RN:
Landing of helicopter on the forecastle of battleship HMS Vanguard, Feb 26, 1951, Villefranche. The Navigating Officer preparing to be hauled on board the hovering helicopter

 

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Italy:
Ironclad frigates San Martino and Regina Maria Pia (left to right) 1870s

Ironclad Ruggiero di Lauria, early in her career, 1890's

Training ship Amerigo Vespucci (first RM/MMI ship named after the navigator) with the crew and cadets manning the rails, 1924

 

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USN:
USS New York (BB-34), the National Ensign is raised at the battleship's stern during her commissioning ceremonies, 15 April 1914, at the Brooklyn Navy Yard

USS Oklahoma (BB-37) circa 1917, while painted in an experimental camouflage pattern.

Destroyer USS Graham (DD-192) At anchor in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, circa 1920. USS Dahlgren (DD-187) is partially visible in the right background

 

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Netherlands:
HNLMS Karel Doorman towed for sea trials in 2014, prior to commissioning.

 

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RN:
Daring class destroyer HMS Diamond passing through the Suez Canal returning to operations as part of CSG21. Sept 2021

Film night on the flight deck of HMS Queen Elizabeth

 

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Australia & USN:
Coral Sea. August 2021. The ANZAC-class frigate HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155) sailing with the USS America Expeditionary Strike Group.

 

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France:
Battleship Dunkerque while on sea trials off Brest, September 1936.

Free French Bretagne-class battleship Lorraine, moored in Oran (Mers-el-Kébir Naval base) between late 1943 and early 1944 after a refit.

9 June 1944, battleship Courbet is being scuttled to become a part of a Gooseberry 5 breakwater at Sword Beach

Battleship Lorraine, flagship of the French Naval Task Force during Operation Vénérable, seen from the heavy cruiser Duquesne, off Royan, April 1945

Navigation bridge of battleship Lorraine, flagship of the French Naval Task Force, commanding officer Kraft in the middle, April 1945

 

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Portugal:
Neptuno, Narval or Náutilo, One of the 3 subs Portugal had in the 50s (and lasted until the late 60s), purchased second hand from the UK

 

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RN:
Twin 6pdr gun mounted on destroyer HMS Mackay in place of the original 120mm gun, Harwich, 15th Aug 1943

In an effort to combat against German E-Boots, several W-class destroyers (WWI-era ) and some other leaders had their forward 120mm gun exchanged with the rapid firing 6pdr (57mm) gun.

Kingfisher class sloop, HMS Puffin being surveyed after ramming a German Midget submarine. March 1945

During a patrol off the coast of Lowestoft on 26 March 1945, she spotted a Type XXVII "Seehund" and attempted to ram the vessel. While she did hit it, the impact caused the submarines torpedoes to detonate.
Despite surviving this encounter, she was considered too badly damaged to be worth repair and was subsequently written off.

 

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Poland:
Multirole logistical support-command and mine countermeasures ship, the ORP Kontradmirał Xawery Czernicki (511), off coast of the city of Świnoujście, Poland, August 2007

 

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Italy:
Aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (C-550)

Bergamini class FREMM frigate Antonio Marceglia (F 597) in the Gulf of Guinea. Sept 2021