Snapshots of Naval History

Sailors of the American battleship USS Florida receive their mail at the stern. The photo is from around her time in service in the Royal Navy’s Grand Fleet.

#florida #uss #battleship #dreadnought #warship #usnavy #usn #ww1 #worldwar1 #greatwar #navalhistory #history

Around October 1914, a formal photo of the Kaiserliche Marine dreadnought SMS Ostfriesland.

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I get the vibe of animals especially an elephant with the central figure.

In Naples, Italy in December 1940, the Regia Marina battleship Giulio Cesare is dockside in the port.

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A propaganda snapshot of the Reichsmarine Panzerschiff Admiral Scheer prior to 1935.

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On Facebook, Karlo Foder; a collector of naval officer photos, spotted a much younger Günther Lütjens in my V6 post. The officer would lead the Bismarck during her first & only voyage in World War II.

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In the mid 1930s, the US Navy heavy cruiser USS Pensacola photographed by a German sailor visiting a US Naval Base.

A farewell portrait for an officer of the crew of the German Reichsmarine Torpedoboat V 6.

#torpedoboat #warship #ship #officers #crew #germany #deutschland #navalhistory #history #snapshot

Correct there is a chance one of the pictured 15 inch barrels is now outside the Imperial War Museum in London. Though with whole class’ lengthy career, I would not put the odds so high. Barrels were likely changed a few times during Ramillies career.

From between 1927 & 1928, a snapshot of the forward turrets & superstructure of HMS Ramillies. The 2nd snapshot is a crewmen portrait taken in Chatham.

#ramillies #battleship #dreadnought #warship #ship #rn #royalnavy #uk #unitedkingdom #navalhistory #history #crew #sailors

The story of HMS Glorious’ loss is quite shocking & sad. Poor leadership by its captain led the ship into the disaster. Sadly, many of the crew of three ships paid the price.

On June 8th, 1940 as seen from Gneisenau, the Kriegsmarine battleship Scharnhorst fires her 28cm guns at the unseen HMS Glorious.

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After June 3rd, 1916, crew of the Großekreuzer SMS Seydlitz clean up shell casings & damage from the Skagerrak Battle. A prominent hole in the side of Turret C from a 13.5cm projectile.

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Prior to August 1945, the unfinished French battleship Jean Bart is dockside in Casablanca, Morocco.

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Around March 28th, 1942 off the Norwegian Coast, the German Kriegsmarine Zerströrer Z25 rescues a sailor likely from the freighter SS Bateau sunk during the attack on Convoy PQ-13.

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Four snapshots from the Royal Navy battleship HMS Ramillies in 1927 & 1928.

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In 1918, sailors aboard the German Kaiserliche Marine dreadnought SMS Großer Kurfürst relax on the main deck & bow.

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Prior to August 1939, the German Kriegsmarine battleship Scharnhorst in her original configuration.

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At Whitesands Missile Range in the early 1960s, a Bendix RIM-8B Talos is fired from a test launcher.

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In 1943, the Kriegsmarine heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen is at anchor around Gotenhafen.

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In a propaganda photo, Japanese battleships Fuso & Ise steam together.

#fuso #ise #battleships #dreadnoughts #warships #ships #ijn #japan #nippon #navalhistory #militaryhistory #history #navy #naval

Crew of the USS Indiana (BB-58) celebrate the end of World War II.

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A post Skagerrak Battle snapshot of the Kaiserliche Marine großekreuzer SMS Derfflinger. She had a tripod mast installed as part of her post battle repairs.

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Prior to 1943, the German Kriegsmarine zerströrer Z 25 is maneuvering at speed in an unknown location.

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In this snapshot, crew of the Royal Navy battlecruiser HMS Renown play a game of deck hockey.

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Between December 14 & 17th, German Panzerschiff Admiral Graf Spee is anchored in Montevideo, Uruguay after the Battle of the River Plate.

#panzerschiff #grafspee #kriegsmarine #germany #uruguay #war #ww2 #worldwar2 #cruiser #navalhistory #history #battle #warship #ship

In Scapa Flow, Scotland between 1916 & 1918, the Royal Navy battleship HMS Centurion slowly steams with her 13.5in guns turned to port.

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Setup on a pair of davits, a 8.5 meter row cutter on standby for rescue duty. Around September 1939, these were removed from Gneisenau. Note the side of a 15cm turret & 28cm barrels.

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During 1927 or early 1928, four snapshots aboard & outside the HMS Ramillies in Malta.

#ramilllies #hms #uk #greatbritian #royalnavy #battleship #dreadnought #warship #ship #navalhistory #history #crew #sailor #stern #rudder #propellors