Historical Naval Operations

Vintage visuals depicting military naval operations from the 1940s and earlier, focusing on warships, combat readiness, and maritime activities.

1950 - US Navy ships depart from Hungnam, Korea.

D-day - British Forces during the Invasion of Normandy 6 June 1944 Distant view of landing craft, destroyers and other ships off Gold assault area, 6 June 1944.

Anefo photo collection. Commissioning of the HR. Ms. Potvis submarine from the Royal Navy at the Wilton Fijenoord Wilton in Schiedam. Commander Lohmeijer leaves the ship. November 2, 1965. Schiedam, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Air force soldiers on raft in North Sea for 24 hours. Lightship Noord hinder. September 10, 1963. North Sea

Entree du Piree.. Baron Paul des Granges (French , active Greece 1860s)

A 16-inch projectile lands amidships of the target ship being fired at by the battleships USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) and USS MISSOURI (BB-63) during Fleet Exercise '89. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EXERCISE '89 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

APD-73 Bassett , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

World War I (1914-1918). The British submarine E-8. Sank a german destroyer in the North Sea.

Vintage Photograph. Submarine known as the USS Albacore.

U. S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Units Maritime Interception Operations (MIO) assault force approach HNS Aris during bottom up training at Souda Bay, Crete, Greece, Nov. 11, 2010. The MIO assault force went through a one-week course at the NATO Maritime Interception Operations Training Center in tactics to board a suspect vessel.

American Soldiers from 20th Armored Division and units of 9th Army, celebrate on SS John Ericsson as they return home, Pier 87, North (Hudson) River, New York City, New York, USA, photo by Al Ravenna, World Telegram & Sun, August 6, 1945

Massachusetts - Graves. The Graves, looking West.

Photograph of Columns of Coast Guard LCIs Advancing upon the Beaches of France in the Wake of the Stars and Stripes. Old Glory Moves to New Glory-Columns of Coast Guard LCI's, protected by barrage balloons against low flying Nazi strafers, advance upon the beaches of France in the wake of the Stars and Stripes. A Coast Guard combat photographer, going into the invasion on an LCI, caught this picture of the advance guard of the Liberation Fleet in the English Channel. 1939 - 1967.

Photograph of the USS California after the Japanese Attack on Pearl HarborThe USS California (BB44) after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7 1941. Abandoning ship.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Namlea. Island of Boaroe. Moluccas. An old voc cannon watches over the harbor with a cargo ship in the background. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

British liner, QUEEN MARY, arrives in New York Harbor, June 20, 1945, with U.S. troops from Europe. World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_278)

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