Historic Naval Vessels

A collection of images showcasing various historic naval vessels at anchor or underway, featuring details of their design and structure, presented in black and white.

DDE-466 Waller , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
DDE-466 Waller , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
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Slava class guided missile cruiser. Courtesy of Soviet Military Power, 1984. PHOTO No. 107, page 96, bottom. Country: Unknown
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Military maneuver war day 1935.
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The Royal Navy during the Second World War HMS VICTORIOUS sailing off Iceland through heavy seas during several days of preparation for Norwegian operations. Note the wind screens raised at the front of the flight deck
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The German battle cruiser 'Moltke' Date: P
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. HMS DRAKE.
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HR.M. CONNTOND (M 806)
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D-day - Allied Forces during the Invasion of Normandy 6 June 1944 LCI(L)s (Landing Craft Infantry Large) about to disembark troops of 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade onto Nan White beach, Juno area, at Bernieres-sur-Mer, late morning, 6 June 1944.
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The Royal Navy during the Second World War HMS ARK ROYAL underway at sea.
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A starboard quarter view of the Soviet aircraft carrier NOVOROSSIYSK (CVHG) being replenished by a Boris Chilikin class oiler. A Kresta II class guided missile cruiser is following behind. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)
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The Royal Navy during the Second World War HMS BITER at anchor at Greenock after a successful operation against German U-Boats.
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DDE-765 Keppler , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
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The Royal Navy during the Second World War HMS VALIANT, battleship of the British Eastern Fleet, with FFS RICHELIEU astern. The photograph was taken from the battleship QUEEN ELIZABETH, flagship of Admiral Sir James Somerville, KCB, KBE, DSO in the Bay of Bengal during the action against the Japanese at Sabang.
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HMS Amethyst, after action on the Yangtze River, 20th April 1949. Artist: Unknown
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The Royal Navy during the Second World War HM SUBMARINE TAKU in Malta harbour.
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DD-858 Fred T. Berry , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
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The Royal Navy during the Second World War The SS ATHLONE CASTLE transporting troops. Convoy WS19
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With the British Navy in Greece. January 1945, Simi. Vice Admiral W G Tennat, FOIC, Levant and Eastern Mediterranean, leaving HMS SIRIUS to carry out an inspection of re-occupied Greek islands.
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DD-931 Forest Sherman , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
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DD-747 Samuel N. Moore , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
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"Repulse" Ships Huge Seas In Atlantic As She Escorts Royal Liner - Six Men Injured: The "Repulse" plunges her bows into heavy seas - picture made from "Empress of Australia", thrown overboard in a barrel and brought to England by the "Repulse".Six men were injured on board the "Repulse" when the battle-cruiser shipped heavy seas in mid-Atlantic as she turned about to start her homeward journey to England after escorting the liner "Empress of Australia", with the King and Queen on board, halfway to Canada.The men were thrown to the deck or against stanchions. One man had his leg broken. May 14, 1939.
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The Gran Canarian palms. 10/29/1977. Operation "Mar Canarias". The Daedalus in the Puerto de la Luz.
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British Battleships of the First World War British Battleship NEPTUNE, 1911.
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Royal Navy W-class destroyer HMS Watchman (D26) at anchor in Plymouth Sound
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The Homecoming - Relatives crowd the quayside to give a great welcome to H.M.S. Sheffield, as she arrives here after 14 months' service in United States' and West Indies' waters. December 04, 1952. (Photo by Planet News Ltd.).
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At a Coastal Forces Base, HMS Hornet, Gosport, 4 June 1944 Motor Torpedo Boats and Motor Gun Boats of the Coastal Forces coming in off patrol. They are heading up Haslar Creek, Gosport, past HMS DOLPHIN on their way to HMS HORNET.
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Photograph of the U.S. 'Iowa' class battleship, 'Missouri', pictured in 1945. This 45,000 ton battleship was used for the formal surrender of the Japanese Empire on 2nd September 1945. Date: 1945
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March 1917. From the French Navy. Bow guns, 34 centimeters, from the French battleship "la Provence".
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12/31/1919. From the North American squad. The Battleship "New-Mexico" of the Pacific Fleet, Photographed during Navigation from an airplane.
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DN-SN-89-05136. Base: Hong Kong Country: China (CHN)
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First Line Battleship Wyoming Postcard. ca. 1905-1939, First Line Battleship Wyoming Postcard
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English mine sweeps visit Scheveningen, HMS Woolaston (M 1194)
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DD-675 Hancock , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
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The running "Graf Spee" after successive dynamite explosions in her most vital parts. Cart of the deck can be seen crumpling and one of her big gun turrets can be seen toppling over at tee force of the explosion. December 30, 1939. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency Limited.).
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The Welshman at Malta. 4 December 1942, Grand Harbour, Valletta, Malta. HMS WELSHMAN, minelayer, leaving Grand Harbour.
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