Snapshots of Naval History

Post her early 1930s reconstruction, the US battleship USS Idaho. She was setup as the flagship of the New Mexico class.

#idaho #bb42 #battleship #warship #ship #usnavy #usn #usa #america #navalhistory #history

On April 20th, 1939 in Kiel Fjord, the Kriegsmarine battleship Scharnhorst is anchored in open water. Likely the cruiser Köln is anchored on the far left.

#scharnhorst #battleship #cruiser #warships #ships #germany #kiel #kriegsmarine #navy #naval #navalhistory #history

A German collector’s card produced by the company Immalin Werke in the 1930s. The photo shows the SMS Großer Kurfürst & airship SL 8 during Operation Albion in October 1917.

#war #warfare #airship #ship #warship #battleship #germany #navalhistory #history #ad #ww1 #worldwar1 #collecting

I have always been a fan of the humped Soviet/ Russian subs.

IJN Aircraft carrier Zuihō
Date: February 2, 1943
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Photo: from Nakajima B5N that took off
Situation: Operation Ke

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As seen from the forward superstructure, the bow & 15in turrets A & B of the HMS Revenge.

#revenge #hms #royalnavy #rn #battleship #dreadnought #warship #ship #ww1 #worldwar1 #navalhistory #history

In Scapa Flow, Scotland likely dying early 1919, the German großekreuzer SMS Moltke is starting to look in poor condition after months in internment.

#moltke #sms #kaiserlichemarine #germany #ww1 #worldwar1 #warship #ship #navalhistory #history #battlecruiser #scotland

Future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier leaving Newport News, Virginia for initial sea trials - January 28, 2026 SRC: X-@johnmorgan726

On 9/18/1941 in Naples, Italy, a German visitor gets a snapshot of the Italian battleship Littorio dockside with crew congregating on the bow.

#littorio #battleship #warship #ship #italy #ww2 #regiamarina #worldwar2 #naples #navalhistory #history

Battleships of the Royal Navy’s 1st Battle Squadron steam behind the HMS Revenge.

#revenge #battlesquadron #royalnavy #rn #uk #unitedkingdom #ww1 #worldwar1 #navalhistory #history #warships #ships

Personally mine is Wassily Kandinsky. Pissarro is a wonderful artist. Though for naval paintings, Claus Bergen in my opinion is the best.

A trio of snapshots of the visiting King George V aboard the HMS Revenge. In the first photo the battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth is in the background.

#king #kinggeorgev #kgv #hms #royalnavy #rn #ww1 #worldwar1 #navlahistory #history #unitedkingdom #uk

Vessels of that time operated the amount of tonnes of coal they would consume per hour. Often poor quality coal was consumed much faster rates.

As seen from their sister HMS Revenge around 1917 to 1918, the Royal Navy battleship Resolution leading Ramillies.

#battleships #warships #ships #royalnavy #rn #ww1 #worldwar1 #navalhistory #history #dreadnoughts #snapshots

Sometime between 1916 to 1918, three of the blockships marking one of the entrances in the Royal Navy’s base at Scapa Flow, Scotland, UK.

#base #navalbase #scapaflow #ww1 #wwI #worldwarone #royalnavy #rn #navalhistory #history

On Sept. 13th, 1918, two Nassau class battleships steam together (likely SMS Posen & Westfalen). It is either a training exercise or the pair are supporting additional warships in the North Sea.

#nassau #battleships #warships #germany #ww1 #navalhistory #history #war #ship #worldwar1

In 1943, the Italian Regia Marina corvette Cicogna & training submarine H 2 participate in an anti-submarine exercise off La Spezia.

#crovette #submarine #warships #ship #submarine #ww2 #worldwar2 #italy #regiamarina #navalhistory #history

Sometime in 1916, the recently completed HMS Revenge in drydock as seen from stern.

#revenge #battleship #hms #royalnavy #unitedkingdom #royalnavy #rn #navy #ww1 #worldwar1 #navalhistory #history

Between 1930 to 1936 in the Baltic Sea, a bow snapshot of the forward 28cm guns & superstructure of HSwMS Gustaf V of the Swedish Navy.

#gustafv #sweden #swedishnavy #warship #ship #navalhistory #history #militaryhistory #snapshot

From a safe spot on the stern, X & Y 15in guns aboard the HMS Revenge fill full load salvos (four 107lb cordite charges) at an unseen practice target.

#revenge #hms #battleship #dreadnought #warship #ship #royalnavy #rn #uk #navalhistory #history #ww1 #worldwar1

The ship in the background is USS LST-380.

I am sure the wind and turbulence of launching a UAV from a bolted on catapult will cause a significant amount of mishaps. They should have deep water recovery ships follow those cargo ships.

What are chances one of their sailors leaves a hatch open during a dive? My money is on 1 in 4.

Likely in November 1918 in Scapa Flow, the recently interned Große Kreuzer SMS Derfflinger (aka Iron Dog).

#derfflinger #kaiserlichemarine #sms #germany #deutschland #battlecruiser #warship #ship #ww1 #worldwar1 #snapshot #navalhistory #history

In Scapa Flow between 1916 & 1917, the names same of the class HMS Queen Elizabeth at anchor.

#queenelizabeth #hms #battleship #warship #ship #royalnavy #rn #worldwar1 #ww1 #navalhistory #history #snapshot

In general, American intelligence is going to be tracking these ships as soon as they leave port. These converted cargo ships will prove more troublesome for regional adversaries that do not have the various intelligence resources to monitor & track them.

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!!!

A X-MAS snapshot from the HMS Ramillies’ African cruise of 1927 to 1928.

#christmas #xmas #ramillies #battleship #royalnavy #rn #navalhistory #history

During late 1939, a rare snapshot of battleship Gneisenau testing a aerial identification scheme atop turret Bruno to help the Luftwaffe better identify it.

#gneisenau #battleship #kriegsmarine #germany #warship #ww2 #worldwar2 #navy #history #navalhistory

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