Historic Naval Shipyard Scenes

Photos capturing the Norfolk Naval shipyard and submarines, highlighting naval operations, construction, and maritime activities in the early 20th century.

Historic photographs of the Norfolk Naval shipyard located in the Fifth Naval District. Operating under the Department of Defense and the Department of the Navy.
Historic photographs of the Norfolk Naval shipyard located in the Fifth Naval District. Operating under the Department of Defense and the Department of the Navy.
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Naval Personnel Observing Wreckage of Picket Boat C-10142, U.S. Naval Frontier Base, Portland, Maine.
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Ceremony for the launch of an Australian battleship, Australia, World War I, photo by Casserly from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLIII, No 16, April 16, 1916.
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Allied evacuation of Suvla 1915
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Exercises December 7 Division Surroundings Kebajoran. Bailey bridge over the canal has been laid out. The first truck can pass. June 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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USS Maine, Havana
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Aerial view of a part of the area affected during the flood disaster of 1953. Note: The description of this photo is not yet complete and will be supplemented on the basis of the data available at a later stage. However, of many photos of the flood disaster 1953, the location is unknown.
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Pringle and party (private), New Zealand, by Muir & Moodie.
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An aerial view of the USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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The Italian maneuvers in Sicily the first Italian naval squadron 1 anchor in the Gulf of Palermo. December 28, 1937. (Photo by Kosmos Press Bureau Aust.).
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Andrées PolarExpedition 1897. The balloon fails towards the North Pole.
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Anefo photo collection. Flags day IJmuiden. May 20, 1961. IJmuiden
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The Royal Navy during the Second World War Beam view of an LST, unloading a cargo of timber from America at the West African port of Freetown. The timber was required for new docks and harbour works.
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The Royal Navy during the Second World War HMS UNRUFFLED returning to harbour in Malta after a patrol in the Mediterranean where she supported the Allied victories in North Africa, Sicily and Italy. Here the submarine is just making its way past the boom. The ancient walls of the harbour are towering down on UNRUFFLED.
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Britains Sentry Box Of The Mediterranean - ***** the entrance to the ***** proximity to the Spanish civil ***** drawn much attention to this British and recently in the House of commons, ***** asked about guns said to have been ***** territory, dominating these of the Rock *****. August 30, 1937.
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Aerial view of a part of the area affected during the flood disaster of 1953. Note: The description of this photo is not yet complete and will be supplemented on the basis of the data available at a later stage. However, of many photos of the flood disaster 1953, the location is unknown.
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Andree Expedition Discovery: Skjervoy, where "Bratvaag" was last night. October 15, 1930. (Photo by The Times).
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VOLO, THESSALY, HEADQUARTERS OF THE TURKISH FORCES, 1881
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A field of Mushroom Tents, both closed and open, at Camp Kearny, California (CA). Note: In the future this area became the US Navy (USN) Naval Air Station Miramar. (Exact Date Shot Unknown). Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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09/30/1913. In the port of Cartagena. Spanish torpedo boats that are part of the squadron reunited on the occasion of the voyage of M. Poincare and HM El Rey.
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Beach , Beaches. Photographs of the First Naval District
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A special recon party was put ashore in this bay in the Philippines on a mission that earned the gratitude on Naval Intelligence officers. The Filipinos reported to crew members the location of Jap mines in adjacent waters patrolled frequently by PT
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Radio Direction Finder Station , Signal stations, Radio Direction Finder Station. Photographs of the First Naval District
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The rigging drill on the Imperial Ironclad Frigate Osmaniye / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères
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"Florida" U.S.N.
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View of pens from across basin clearly shows tremendous thickness of concrete roofs, points up wisdom of bombing repair shops instead of pens themselves. Wide openings at right are wet docks, hold 2 subs each. Total capacity is 7. 4 heavy AA
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Anefo photo collection. Wieringermeerpolder. December 8, 1945. Noord-Holland, Wieringermeer
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AG-154 Observation Island , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
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Nils Strindberg, Knut Fraenkel and possibly Mackuron. Andrées PolarExpedition, 1897.
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A Day After The Invasion, Cannes, On The French Riviera, Presented This Quiet View To The Aerial Cameras On Maaf'S Specially Equipped Lockheed P-38 Photo Plane.
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Navy Yard Annex, So. Boston, MA from South, 3000 feet , Naval yards & naval stations, South Boston Naval Annex. Photographs of the First Naval District
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Photograph of Allied Landing Craft Prior to D-Day"Allied landing craft going downstream in an English harbor, enroute to its position in France invasion rehearsal, prior to D-Day.".
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Kure Harbour, Japan -- One of the Japan's former key naval bases are at present base of all British forces in Japan. Land seen in the distance is Hiroshima prefecture. July 1, 1953. (Photo by Camera Press).
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DN-SN-04-13031. Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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U.S. amphibious tanks, commonly known as "Aligators", practice landing tactics "somewhere in New Guinea". These tanks along with other types of landing craft played a major role in the successful landing by U.S. troops at Arawe, New Britain last Wednesday. The "Alligator" is one of the latest types of landing equipment developed thus far by the U.S. Army. December 26, 1943. (Photo by USA Signal Corps Photo).
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War Ships, League Isl. Navy Yard
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89C - Loading Bombs And Ammunition - Bombing Crew At Work, Gunners Etc. November 30, 1940. (Photo by George Strock).
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U.S. Government Landing, Newport, RI , Harbors, Government facilities, U.S. Government Landing. Photographs of the First Naval District
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Navy Yard , Naval yards & naval stations, Navy Yard. Photographs of the First Naval District
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Puertochico (Santander), 08/26/1962. The mountain capital, during the campaign mass celebrated in front of the monument erected to Matías Montero, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Liberation of Santander. The event was chaired by the Minister of Public Works, Mr. Jorge Vigón Suero Díaz, representing the Head of State.
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Photographs depicting military activities in France, May - June 1940. Included photographs of Rommel, Guderian, Dreuz, Bottcher, Italian General Garaboldi, Lucie Rommel, shots of Rommel with Hitler. Photographs of equipment and troops arriving and in action, from the personal collection of Rommel.
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12/31/1945. General view of the port of Cartagena (Murcia).
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Submarines and Submarine Officers. 26 and 27 January, Malta Submarine Base. HMS UNISON (P43), on her way out of harbour on patrol.
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San Sebastian, 01/12/1924. The «Mamelena num. 3" was thrown, by the storm, against the rocks of La Concha beach in the foothills of the Royal Palace of Miramar.
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Photographs depicting military activities in France, May - June 1940. Included photographs of Rommel, Guderian, Dreuz, Bottcher, Italian General Garaboldi, Lucie Rommel, shots of Rommel with Hitler. Photographs of equipment and troops arriving and in action, from the personal collection of Rommel.
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View from the parapet of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), with Charleston in the distance, taken April 14th, 1865, on the occasion of the raising of the old flag by General Anderson. Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative is: LC-B811-3138. Forts & fortifications, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, Military personnel, Union, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, Military parades & ceremonies, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, South Carolina, Charleston, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Commemoration, South Carolina, Charleston.
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Photograph of the 21st Bomber Command P-51s Flyover in Iwo Jima Bonin Islands, Japan. Dated 1945
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Royal Air Force Operations in Malta, Gibraltar and the Mediterranean, 1940-1945. Low-level oblique aerial taken from a Bristol Beaufighter as it attacked a small cargo vessel and a naval patrol boat moored in the harbour at Fiskardho on the island of Cephalonia, Greece.
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Bomb Damage, Berlin, Germany, August 19, 1945.
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Fishing Port In The Cape Verdes -- A steamship lies at rest in the fishing port of Santo Antao, Cape Verde Islands, with the Atlantic stretching out behind it. The Cape Verdes have a total area of about 4,000 square miles and derive their importance from their situation astride the sea and air lanes from Europe to South America. They have belonged to Portugal since 1570. Neutral in this war Portugal has recently be reenforcing local garrisons. July 20, 1941. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).
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German re-armament and militarisation: A squadron of fighter planes over the Rhine. From series of 270 cigarette cards Die Deutsche Wehrmacht, Dresden, 1936.
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Anefo photo collection. Scheveningen, overview of the beach and boulevard breaks Atlantikwall. September 1945. Scheveningen, South Holland
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Overview of bridge, slip and hangar plate on F 2, winter, 1 Overview of jetty, slip and hangar plate on F 2 Roslagens fly fleet in winter, 1934. To the left, people are visible in work with pillow work for bridge. And the ship HMS Göta. To the right, five military aircraft can be seen, of which three are of type S 5.
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St. Michel, France. 11 August 1944.
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The United States blockades Mexico: the naval demonstration in the Gulf. The Mexican situation seen from above the port of Vera Cruz. The occupation of Vera Cruz by US troops brought America and Mexico to the brink of war. It began in April 1914 with the detention of US Marines in Tampico -- they were apprehended in a restricted zone. Date: April 1914
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Photographs depicting military activities in France, May - June 1940. Included photographs of Rommel, Guderian, Dreuz, Bottcher, Italian General Garaboldi, Lucie Rommel, shots of Rommel with Hitler. Photographs of equipment and troops arriving and in action, from the personal collection of Rommel.