Historical Naval Operations

Black and white images of naval convoys, battleships, and aerial operations during World War II, showcasing wartime maritime activities.

1943 - US Navy ships approach the Makin Islands.

U.S. Navy Battleship caught in a storm at sea circa 1913.

DN-SN-88-02533. Country: Sea Of Japan

Exercise Shift ...

Anefo photo collection. Dutch mine sweeps. Dutch mine sweep. 1942

Command transfer A / B from the frigate Hr.Ms. VOC (F 820, EX-US PCE 1606) in May 1976. The separating commander Lieutenant-Ter-Sea of the first class R.A. Wolff (1936) takes place for LTZ1 H.W.G. Stahl (1934).

USS North Carolina, off the US east coast, 1942. USS North Carolina (BB-55) was the lead ship of North Carolina-class battleships and the fourth warship in the U.S. Navy to be named in honour of the State of North Carolina. She was the first newly constructed American battleship to enter service during World War II, and took part in every major naval offensive in the Pacific Theatre of Operations; her 15 battle stars made her the most highly decorated American battleship of World War II.

U.S.S. Arkansas or U.S.S. Wyoming leading U.S. convoy in Hampton Roads circa 1917.

Commander Naval Forces, Far East Photographic Laboratory.Big "T" Blasts wonsan - the red seaport of Wonsan, North Korea, rocked under the assault of boating artillery, as the heavy cruiser USS Toledo teamed up with naval and air units of the Transportation center.In the distance is one of the un destroyers, giving close inshore support to the operation. September 26, 1951. (Photo by Official U.S. Navy Photograph).

These Bombs Missed Their Mark -- German Airplanes attempting to bomb the invasion fleet of the allies landing near Gela Beach, Sicily, scene of some of the hardest fighting of the current campaign, are wide of their marks -- As bombs bursting in the water reveal. July 23, 1943. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Camouflaged Ships. August 12, 1941.

An elevated bow view of six ships in the USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) battle group as they head home from deployment in the Mediterranean Sea. The ships are, from left to right, USS GARCIA (FF-1040), USS CARON (DD-970), USS MAHAN (DDG-42), USS FARRAGUT (DDG-37), USS PETERSON (DD-969) and USS MCCANDLESS (FF-1084). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DD-661 Kidd , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

DN-ST-85-00632. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

T102 Fixing at sea.Plejad (depicted - name)

A view of damage caused to the port amidships section of the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41) when it collided with the Panamanian freighter CACTUS. Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

DN-SN-89-01247. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

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

A starboard view of the amidships section of the Soviet Boris Chilikin class replenishment oiler DNESTR. Country: Unknown

The Pacific fleet (flagship Connecticut in lead) steaming out to sea.. Underwood & Underwood (American, founded 1881, dissolved 1940s)

Vintage Photograph. Supply ship USNS Pvt. Joseph F. Merrell. in between two glaciers.

DN-SN-86-03141. Country: Unknown

AMS-83 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

World War II 9139-1945: Submarine at sea 1943. German navy U-boat travelling on surface in a choppy sea, crew members on conning tower. By German marine artist Adolf Bock 1890-1968.

U.S.S. Oklahoma Lightened as She is Right - ***** lift deck equipment from U.S.S.***** as cables (right center) pull the ***** into an upright position in Pearl Harbor during salvage operations which have ***** to service 16 of 19 ships sunk by ***** bombs during the raid of Dec. 7. 1941. July 12, 1943. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

An overhead view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) underway as part of a NATO task group. Country: Unknown

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International Ice Patrol - 1948. This shot was made from under the wing of a converted B-17, a dangerous bit of rendezvous, plane - berg - and the USCGC Mendota. Taken from a converted B-17. Opportunities to take photos such as this come few and far between because of persistent fogs that blanket the Grand Banks area after the first of May. Combined air and surface operations and the effective use of radar and loran by Coast Guard patrol units contributed to the success of the 1948 International Ice Patrol. It was the mission of the 1948 patrol to locate and report ice conditions constituting a menace to navigation, to determine set and drift of icebergs, to collect weather information and surface and sub-surface oceanographic data, and to keep all interested parties and commercial shipping informed thereof. The importance to mariners of ice broadcasts is evidence by the fact that practically all commercial radio transmission ceases during these broadcasts. The International Ice Patrol

DD-685 Picking , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

AGS-29 Chauvenet , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Russo-German naval action in the Baltic during the First World War which led to the destruction of a German destroyer and mine layer and the torpedoing of a German pre-dreadnought battleship. Showing the Russian armoured cruiser Rurik which took part in the action, a key map showing where the action took place, the type of German battleship which was torpedoed, and a drawing of the three naval incidents in the Baltic between Gothland and the Russian coast. Date: June-July 1915

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