Photos Navies Of All Nations

[Conhoon]

The first Finnish-led maritime exercise Freezing Winds 23 since Finland’s

accession into NATO came to an end. FRWI23 was conducted in the Gulf of Finland, Archipelago Sea, and off the southern coast of Finland.
“This is not the first time we have participated in an exercise on this scale,” Commander, SNMCMG1 Polish Navy Commander Piotr Bartosewicz said. “There was nothing unusual about it. However, the conditions in which we conducted the operation were unique. Winter season, temperatures much below zero, and the Archipelago Sea with thousands of islands and rocks - those were the challenges we had to face. Exercise Freezing Winds certainly lived up to its name.”
SNMCMG1 participated in the ex. together with around 4,000 personnel from allied

and partners

countries

SNMCMG1 PAO and Crews

 

[Conhoon]

The first Finnish-led maritime exercise Freezing Winds 23 since Finland’s accession into NATO came to an end. FRWI23 was conducted in the Gulf of Finland, Archipelago Sea, and off the southern coast of Finland.
“This is not the first time we have participated in an exercise on this scale,” Commander, SNMCMG1 Polish Navy Commander Piotr Bartosewicz said. “There was nothing unusual about it. However, the conditions in which we conducted the operation were unique. Winter season, temperatures much below zero, and the Archipelago Sea with thousands of islands and rocks - those were the challenges we had to face. Exercise Freezing Winds certainly lived up to its name.”
SNMCMG1 participated in the ex. together with around 4,000 personnel from allied

and partners

countries

SNMCMG1 PAO and Crews

 

[Redav]

USS Texas BB-35

Battleship USS Texas Is Making the Ultimate Comeback

While there is still considerable work that needs to be done to preserve the only surviving battleship to see service in both World Wars, when the restoration efforts are complete, USS Texas (BB-35) will have a new home at Pier 21 in Galveston.

nationalinterest.org

 

[Redav]

PLAN’s Type054A frigate block 5 FFG-551 Bayannur.
Macau

 

[Redav]

India
P29 INS Kadmatt, a Kamorta Class ASW Corvette at Yokosuka Naval Base, Dec 2.

 

[BravoZulu]

Morocco:
SIGMA multi-mission frigate Tarik Ben Ziyad (613) arrives in Toulon, France for exercise"Chebec". 25 Nov 2023

 

[BravoZulu]

RN:
Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender (D36) approaching Tide-class replenishment tanker RFA Tidesurge (A138) for a RAS in the high North Sea at the start of Ex Joint Warrior, 4 March, 2023

 

[BravoZulu]

RN:
Diving Support Vessel HMS Challenger (K07), Portsmouth, August 1988

Now a diamond mining vessel based in Namibia, MY Ya Toivo

Type 42 destroyer HMS Manchester (D95), the "Busy Bee", breaking the waves. 1986

 

[BravoZulu]

USN:
Albany class (ex Oregon class heavy cruisers) guided missile cruisers USS Albany (CG-10) and USS Columbus (CG-12) moored together at Naval Station Roosevelt Roads in Puerto Rico with Farragut class destroyer, USS Dewey (DLG-14) outboard of Columbus. 1972.

Spruance class destroyer USS Oldendorf (DD-972) underway in the Pacific, May 1, 1978

 

[BravoZulu]

Sweden:
Svea class coastal defence ship Svea in her original form with her twin 10 inch cannon turret. Pre 1900

 

[BravoZulu]

Spica-class torpedo boat Lupo in 1939.

On 31 January 1941, with Libra in company, Lupo attacked British convoy AN 14, en route to Piraeus. Despite the escort of three destroyers Lupo was able to torpedo the tanker Desmoulea, which was unable to complete her journey. The disabled Desmoulea was towed to Bombay, where she remained as a stationary store ship for the rest of the war.

In May 1941, Lupo was charged with escorting a convoy of 20 caiques and other small vessels transporting some 2,300 German troops to Crete, as reinforcements to the German paratroop assault on the island. On the night of 22/23 May the convoy was intercepted by a British force of three cruisers (HMS Dido, Orion, and Ajax)[7] and four destroyers. To cover the escape of the convoy Lupo attacked the British vessels, firing her torpedoes and laying smoke. She came under heavy fire, and was hit by 18 large calibre shells, though only three exploded. Lupo passed through the British force, avoiding collision with a cruiser, and escaped, leaving the British force in some confusion (Orion reported damage from friendly fire as the cruisers tried to hit Lupo). The British force went on to chase down and sink eight of the caiques, but were left short of ammunition from the night action and were forced to withdraw before dawn; Lupo was able to return to the scene and rescue many of the survivors. Six caiques managed to slip away

On 30 November 1942 Lupo, in company with three sister ships under command of Corvette Captain Giuseppe Folli, left Naples to escort the merchant ships Veloce and Chisone to Tripoli. A third ship, the tanker Devoli, detached herself from the convoy to Trapani. On 2 December the convoy was attacked by aircraft from Malta; Veloce was hit twice and set on fire. While the other ships continued, Lupo stood by the sinking Veloce to render assistance to the survivors. The two vessels were eventually found south of the Kerkennah bank by a force of four destroyers which were tracing the convoy, led by HMS Jervis. Lupo was quickly overwhelmed by gunfire from the destroyers; Lupo sank in a few minutes, and the blazing wreck of Veloce followed shortly after. Aretusa, aware of the destroyers' attack, shepherded Chisone to Tripoli, while Ardente headed to the wreck site at dawn. She rescued 29 men from a crew of 164 officers and ratings.

 

[BravoZulu]

RN:
Physical training on the quarterdeck of the Dido class light cruiser HMS Argonaut, Algeria, December 14-19, 1942

 

[BravoZulu]

USN:
Ford class carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and embarked staff from Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 arrived in Souda Bay, Crete, for a scheduled port visit. Dec 2, 2023

 

[BravoZulu]

USN:
California class nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS South Carolina (CGN-37) passes astern of the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) during a training exercise, November 1984

Virginia-class nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser USS Arkansas (CGN 41), taken from USS Enterprise, April 1986

 

[BravoZulu]

India:
Kamorta class (Project 28) ASW corvette INS Kadmatt (P29) calling at Yokosuka, Japan. 2 Dec 2023

 

[BravoZulu]

Austro-Hungary:
Tegetthoff-class dreadnought battleship Szent István listing after having been hit by an Italian torpedo in the Adriatic Sea on 10 June 1918. Her sister-ship Tegetthoff can be seen to the right. 89 sailors and officers died

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:A_Szent_István_csatahajó_pusztulása.ogv

 

[BravoZulu]

RN:
Queen Elizabeth class battleship HMS Barham under way in Scapa Flow. members of her crew can be seen mustering for Divisions on the forecastle and upper decks. The picture was taken from her sister HMS Queen Elizabeth. 1916

 

[BravoZulu]

Netherlands:
Dolfijn-class submarine HNLMS Dolfijn (S808), Image 1960-70. Decommissioned 29 April 1982

 

[BravoZulu]

Italy:
Forward turrets of a Duilio class battleship, 1920s

 

[BravoZulu]

Sweden:
Armoured cruiser HSwMS Fylgia in 1921

and as modernised in 1939-40