Photos Navies Of All Nations

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Russia:
A unique visitor departing the Mare Island Navy Yard on 11 November 1942, the Soviet Submarine S-55.
During the Summer of 1942 the Soviet Navy decided to relocate several submarines from their bases in the Pacific to bolster the Northern Fleet, S-55 being one of these submarines. The safest route for these submarines would through the Panama Canal.
S-55 departed Vladivostok on 5 October 1942 and first traveled to Dutch Harbor, Alaska. From there, she traveled down the West Coast to Mare Island Navy Yard. S-55, along with the submarines S-51, S-54 departed Mare Island Navy Yard at the end of November for the Panama Canal, escorted by a group of United States destroyers.
Once they passed through the Canal, the submarines resupplied at the United States submarine base at Coco Solo before departing on December 5 and making for Halifax, Canada. They departed Canada on Christmas Day and arrived at Rosyth in the United Kingdom in January. The submarines spent some time in the United Kingdom before completing the journey to their Northern Fleet bases.

 

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RN:
Duke class (Type 23) frigate HMS Portland (F79) comes face to face with the remarkable size of the Nordenskjold Glacier in South Georgia. July 23, 2010

 

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Singapore:
ST Engineering launched the first Victory-class Multi-Role Combat Vessel (MRCV), Victory, at its Benoi Yard. 21 Oct 2025

The MRCV is designed to function as a “mothership” for unmanned aerial, surface and underwater systems for the conduct of naval operations. The MRCVs will also be equipped with advanced sensors, weapon systems and network capabilities. This will allow her to handle a wide range of threats, and function as a Command ship. Designed with advanced automation, the MRCV will be able to operate safely and effectively with a smaller crew compared to other warships of similar size and capability.

MRCV Victory will be undergoing outfitting, platform and combat systems integration, and acceptance trials. In parallel, pioneer MRCV crew will also begin training to prepare them 2 to operationalise the ship in the coming years. The MRCVs will be delivered progressively from 2028 onwards.

 

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RN:
Flower class corvette HMS Wallflower in Albert Dock, Liverpool. 3 May 1942

The bridge of Town-class light cruiser HMS Sheffield probably on Russian Convoy JW52 or the returning Convoy RA52, January 1943.

Ruler class escort carriers HMS Slinger (D26) (left) and HMS Speaker (D90) off the coast of Sumatra, Tribal class destroyer HMS Eskimo (F75) is leading. April 1945.

Both were US-built Bogue-class escort carriers. Originally launched as USS Chatham (L) and USS Delgada (R), they were transferred to the Royal Navy off the slips in late 1943.
They were returned to the US Navy in 1946. The flight decks removed, they were converted to merchant ships and sold.

 

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Japan:
Sole aircraft carrier of the class Sōryū at anchor in the Kurile Islands, shortly before the start of the Pacific War. 1941

 

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Japan:
Asagiri-class destroyer JS Yūgiri (DD-153) on RAS approaches with a Canadian Halifax class frigate. 2016

 

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USN:
USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) Arleigh Burke-class Flight I guided missile destroyer and USS O'Kane (DDG 77) Arleigh Burke-class Flight II guided missile destroyer in Seal Beach, California - October 21, 2025

 

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India:
Shivalik-class frigate INS Sahyadri (F49) coming into Yokosuka, Japan - October 21, 2025

 

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Brazilian Navy / S-41 Humaitá (Riachuelo-class submarine).

 

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Spain
F100 type frigate

 

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Russian Ukraina class destroyers visiting Stockholm in 1909.

 

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LNS Al Hani - Libyan flagship

 

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USN:
Protected cruiser USS Baltimore (C-3) anchored with her stern to the reef at Honolulu, Hawaii, circa 1897-98.

 

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USN
8'' gun on USS Hull DD 945 largest gun on any destroyer.

 

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Saudi Arabia
Frigate Al Madinah

 

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Italy
Frigate Cigno

 

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Turkey:
G class (Oliver Hazard Perry class) frigates TCG Gemlik (F 492) (ex USS Flatley (FFG-21)) and TCG Gökçeada (F 494) (ex USS Mahlon S. Tisdale (FFG-27)) in 2019

Salih Reis class (MEKO 200TN Track II-B) frigate TCG Kemalreis (F 247) with lead (MEKO 200TN Track I) frigate of the class TCG Yavuz (F 240) astern. 2021

Lead (MEKO 200TN Track II-A) frigate of the class TCG Barbaros (F 244) in the Black Sea, 30 Sept 2020

 

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RN:
Lead battleship of her class HMS Queen Elizabeth in UK coastal waters

A 20 mm Oerlikon gunner aboard lead light cruiser of her class HMS Dido (37) having a cigarette lit by his friend between bombing attacks in the eastern Mediterranean, January 1942.

Colossus-class light fleet maintenance carrier HMS Pioneer (R76) in Melbourne, Australia, Feb 21 1946.

 

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USN:
A supply vessel, mounting guns fore and aft, progresses slowly, anchor dragging, off the coast of Iceland during a record-breaking January 1942 storm. Mountainous seas and 100-mile-an-hour winds endangered all shipping off the Iceland coast.

 

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RN:
County-class (London sub class) heavy cruiser HMS Devonshire (39) after conversion into a cadet training ship 1947-54