USSR:
Project 670M (NATO Charlie II) class submarine running at periscope depth, photographed by an S-3A Viking of VS-22 "Checkmates" in the Atlantic Ocean west of Gibraltar, 1986
RN:
Battleship HMS Nelson escorting a convoy to Malta during Operation Halberd, Sept 1941
Light cruiser HMS Arethusa on patrol in rough seas. 1941.
Designed as a smaller version of the Amphion (sub)class, the Arethusa class was considered the minimum required for a cruiser to perform trade protection duties while also being capable of fleet operations.
Arethusa would see service during the Norwegian campaign and later in the Mediterranean. In 1942 she would be hit by an aerial torpedo, taking her out of service until 1944. She would subsequently assist in the Allied invasion of Normandy until she was damaged by a magnetic mine, requiring more repairs.
After hostilities ended there were plans to sell her to Norway but these amounted to nothing so she was scrapped in 1950.
USN:
1986, a gunner's mate took his oath of reenlistment while inside the barrel of a 16-inch gun on USS New Jersey (BB-62). The New Jersey's weapons officer got inside another barrel to administer the oath.
USN:
USS Monocacy, a sidewheel gunboat launched in 1864. She spent most of her life in the Asiatic Squadron, patrolling Japan, Korea and the Yangtze. She was involved in several incidents, including the Boxer Rebellion. Here she is moored, likely in Japan, circa 1890.
Battleship USS Nebraska (BB-14) in dry dock sometime after her 1912 refit
Battleships USS Mississippi and USS Idaho in Sydney Harbour, 1926
RN:
Battleship HMS Agincourt (the "Gin Palace") in 1918. She holds the distinction of mounting more heavy guns (fourteen) and more turrets (seven) than any other dreadnought battleship.
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