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Naval Ceremonies and Transfers

Black-and-white photographs showcasing naval personnel during transfers, voyages, and ceremonial activities on various ships.

Minesweeper Transfer at Brest. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Hm Submarine Ursula. 3 and 4 April, on Board the Submarine at Portsmouth After Her Return From Patrol. Torpedo being loaded aboard HMS URSULA.

Departure of the Frigate Hr.Ms. Evertsen (F 803) to Dutch New Guinea in December 1957.

Anefo photo collection. Mn Merchant Navy / Anefo London series. Nederlands Passenger ship employed troop transport Caption: "Some British Naval Personel". 1944. Canada

Command transfer aboard the Alkmaar-Class TriPartite Mine hunter, Hr.Ms. Harlingen (1984-2003). Lieutenant at sea of special services of 1st class (LTZSD 1) J.O. Geertsma transfers the command to Lieutenant at sea of special services of the 1st class (LTZSD 1) J.G. Fox. Ltzsd 1 J.O. Geertsma keeps a speech. LTZSD 1 J.G is behind him. Fox.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Farewell to Colonel J. Sluyter. Soldiers and other people on board waving to the quay from the M.S. ¨Rys¨. November 23, 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Cruiser Guns' Crews. May 1943, on Board HMS Jamaica and Berwick. 4' guns crew of HMS BERWICK in action.

T102 Fixing at sea.Plejad (depicted - name)

Anefo photo collection. Hospitally "Orange". Hospitally ship "Oranje" leaves Melbourne for a help mission to Batavia. October 22, 1945. Australia

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Farewell to Colonel J. Sluyter. Colonel Sluyter, soldiers of the U-Brigade and other people on board waving to the quay from the M.S. ¨Rys¨. 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Manning gun on Bremen

Cruiser Hr.Ms. Seven provinces (C 802) with the torpedo boat hunter Hr.Ms. Evertsen (D 802), both belonging to Practicesmal part 5, in the port of Oran, January 1956.

Anefo photo collection. Departure from Den Helder of H. Ms. Frigate from Speyk after Netherlands Antilles. Sailor and Marvo. June 24, 1953. Den Helder

Fighter Pilots of Britain's Fleet. Pilots of the 888 Fighter Squadron on Board HMS Formidable in the Mediterranean, December 1942. L to R: Sub Lieut (A) A R Astin, RNVR, Sub Lieut (A) R Phillips, RNVR, Lieutenant (A) D M Jeram, RN, Captain F G Bird, RM (Commanding the Squadron), Sub Lieut (A) E J Clark, RNVR, Sub Lieut (A) E Stilliard, RNVR, Lieutenant (A) P G Burke, RNVR.

Trip to Boston: President Kennedy arrives at Logan Airport (Presidential Aide Kenneth P. O Donnell and Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton). President John F. Kennedy (center right) visits with police officers upon his arrival at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts; the President traveled to Boston to attend centennial ceremonies at Boston College. Also pictured: Governor of Massachusetts, Endicott Chub Peabody; White House Secret Service agent, Floyd Boring.

Elsevier photo collection. Canadian troops arrived ship Rotterdam transit Germany, classified NATO British troops Hanover area.The Canadians leave ship Colombia. October 31, 1951. Rotterdam, South Holland

Allied prisoners of war aboard Queen Victoria.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Zegeis from the Y-Brigade with the Boissevain from Bali to Palembang (Sumatra) 2nd series. Y-Brigade in Palembang. Unloading the lst (landing vessel) pelican. October 29, 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Palembang, Sumatra

DN-SN-85-03316. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Nyb 333 Hermes.Hermes (depicted - name)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Prime Minister Beel and Minister Side visit Sumatra. Prime Minister Beel is greeted by civil and military authorities at the airport of Medan .. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Departure of the troop transport ship Kota Inten. The first quota demobiliors of the "C" division "December 7," 1400 soldiers, were left on Saturday afternoon with the "Kota Ontten" from the port of Priok. September 3, 1949. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies, Tandjong Priok

Poll photo collection. Zegeis with MS Baleran Rotterdam Lloyd. The bridge is visited by the woman of the Sultan by Johor (Malaysia). 1935

Communication of the mine sweep Hr.Ms. Venlo (M 817) in Rotterdam in April 1956.

Anefo photo collection. Den Helder Assaut Adelborsten. December 18, 1953. Den Helder

The diver on board ship, 1896. Artist: Gregory & Co

Japan: Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier Kaga conducts air operations in 1937. On the deck are Mitsubishi B2M Type 89, Nakajima A2N Type 90, and Aichi D1A1 Type 94 aircraft, 11 May 1937

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham, Commander in Chief Mediterranean Fleet, saluting as the morning colours are hoisted on board HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH, docked in Alexandria Harbour.

Crew hr.ms. Jacob van Heemskerck (1986-2004). The operational (nautical) service.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Visit Prince Bernhard Chapel to Semarang. Landing craft is next to passenger ship. Chapel busy with rehearsal on board vessel. February 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Semarang

U.S. Navy Task Force Blasts Rabaul -- The deck of the U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier Saratoga presents a busy scene as a Dauntless dive bomber comes in for a landing after dropping its bombs on Rabaul, major Japanese base on New Britain Island in the South Pacific, during a raid by an American naval task force on Nov. 5, 1943. In the foreground, crew members check over a plane that has recently landed, while just behind it another plane, its propeller still spinning, taxis to a stop. The raid, in which 24 Japanese planes were shot down, severely crippled the enemy base, marking another successful blow by American forces in the continuing land, sea and air offensive against the Japanese. January 31, 1944.

Mess Management SPECIALIST 3rd Class (MS3) Brian Grulkowski welcomes his sister MS3 Joyce Grulkowski aboard the USS L. Y. SPEAR (AS-36). The Grulkowski are the first brother-sister team to serve aboard the submarine tender. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Princess Beatrix brings an introductory visit to various parts of the Royal Navy. Arrival at HR, MS. Seal (1961-1990) in Den Helder.

The mariniers chapel plays on the half-deck of cruiser Hr.Ms. De Ruyter (C 801) When walking in La Guaira, Venezula, on the occasion of a (non-official) visit by the Commander of Seawoman Forces (BDZ).

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Departure of the troop transport ship Kota Inten. The first quota demobiliors of the "C" division "December 7," 1400 soldiers, were left on Saturday afternoon with the "Kota Ontten" from the port of Priok. September 3, 1949. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies, Tandjong Priok

More than 600 Cubans on board the USS VICKSBURG (CG-69) arrive at Guantanamo Bay Naval Station. The Cubans are the first to arrive by way of a U.S. Naval vessel. The Navy has taken the responsibility of transporting Cubans from the U.S. Coast Guard. Subject Operation/Series: SEA SIGNAL V Base: Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

The Commander of Cruiser Hr.Ms. De Ruyter (C 801) Captain-Ter-Zee G.J. Peaterink (1911-1995) on the bridge, 1957.

Anefo photo collection. Perse excursion Shooting exercise on the "Argis" Den Helder. May 2, 1949. Navy base Den Helder

The Mark Vii 6-pounder Gun With Mollins Equipment. 15 August 1944, HMS Mantis, Lowestoft. In a D-Class MTB showing the auto-loader, equipment supplied by the Mollins Machine Co Ltd, of London SE, for the Mark VII 6-pounder gun.

Inspecting Passes At The Beaverbrae -- A policeman on duty at the Canadian ship Beaverbrae inspecting the passes of Canadian seamen (non strikers) as they go aboard the vessel in Royal Victoria Dock, London to-day (Tuesday), first day of the State of Emergency regulations at London docks. The Beaverbrae and another Canadian ship, the Argomont, have been involved in a Canadian seamen's strike. Because London dockers refuse to work on them and the dock employers say the Canadian ships must be worked before any otehrs more than 10,000 men are now idle in the port of London and 112 ships held up, causing the King - on the Privy Council's advice - to proclaim the State of Emergency. Troops are now working at the docks. July 12, 1949. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

Anefo photo collection. Rotterdam Offer Tools by Canadian Red Cross to flood cases. December 23, 1953. Rotterdam, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. South Pole Expedition left. The 14 men bring a final greeting to family members. December 7, 1963

1940S World War Ii Us Naval Transport Ship

The American Forces Arrive in Iceland: Infantry troops come ashore in a tender from their transports on their arrival in Iceland to Garrison the Island with our own troops. May 24, 1942. (Photo by The Associated Press of Great Britain Ltd.).

Crew members of the guided missile frigate USS LEWIS B. PULLER (FFG-23) man the rails during the commissioning ceremony. Base: Naval Air Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The King Pays 4-day Visit To the Home Fleet. 18 To 21 March 1943, Scapa Flow, Wearing the Uniform of An Admiral of the Fleet, the King Paid a 4-day Visit To the Home Fleet. His Majesty The King inspecting the ship's company of HMS JAMAICA.

Interest in the GW-FREGAT HR.MS. Tromp (F 806) during the fleet days in July 1989.

Technical Assistance/Labor Team. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Overhead view of a utility landing craft with a large pile of luggage aboard. LCUs are being used to aid in the evacuation of approximately 600 Americans and third nation personnel from Beirut. Base: Juniyah Country: Lebanon (LBN)

Royal Air Force- Malta and the Mediterranean, 1940-1943. Operation PICKET I: RAF pilots walk towards their aircraft on the flight deck of HMS EAGLE after receiving their final instructions, before flying a reinforcement of nine Supermarine Spitfires to Ta Kali, Malta.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A trawler's gun crew manning the 12-pounder 12 hundredweight gun on the focsle. Note the small dog stood behind the gunner on the right.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Arrival of the ship Aquarius. General track is present, as well as the KNIL chapel. Tuesday morning at Tandjong Priok arrived the M.S. "Aquarius" with repayment thirds of the 2nd division on board; one detachment KNIL aviation. Forces and two detachments Marine-shelters and Marines .. May 11, 1948. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies, Tandjong Priz

Dunkirk and the Retreat From France 1940 RAF personnel on the deck of a ship during the evacuation from France, c. 18 June 1940.

Anefo photo collection. Farewell to Captain ter Zee C.E.L. Helfrich as a squadron commander aboard the light cruiser HR. Ms. De Ruijter in Surabaya on December 7, 1937Helfrich is on the left and speaks his successor captain at sea G.W. Stove. At the back left a part of the staff of the Eskader Commando. Totally left The Officer of Administration 1st Class Beugelink The intendant of the squadron and also secretary of the squadron commander. To the right of him the adjutant of the Eskader Commandant Lieutenant at sea L.F. Van Den Belt. The row on the right (behind Stöve) the officers of the Ruijter. Totally left (partly behind Stöve) The temporary commander Lieutenant on 1st class J.B. Meijer. Fifth from the right of this row the captain of the Mariniers W. Schuiling. Second from the Lieutenant to the sea 1st class JHR. A. van No, officer of artillery .. December 17, 1937. Indonesia, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Surabaya

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Landing in Djambi; Before the departure of Palembang. Two soldiers carry a stretcher with a wounded soldier of a ship. December 1948. Indonesia, Jambi, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Stern view of the guided missile frigate VANDEGRIFT (FFG-48) sliding down the ways. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Watching Invasion Progress at Makin. U.S. Army, Navy, and Marine officers, acting as observers during the invasion of Makin, watch the progress of shore activities from a Coast Guard manned combat transports. The Coast Guard transport was a member of a Navy task force participating in the invasion.

Anefo photo collection. Group of crew on board SOEMBA. August 14, 1951

Anefo photo collection. NDSM unchanged submarine friesland to Royal Navy. Commissioner of Queen Mr. H. P. Linthorst Homan. March 22, 1956. Amsterdam

Anefo photo collection. NDSM unchanged submarine friesland to Royal Navy. Commissioner of Queen Mr. H. P. Linthorst Homan. March 22, 1956. Amsterdam

Anti-Gas Training For P.L.A. PoliceMembers of the P.L.A. police in gas masks during the anti-gas instruction this morning.Members of the Port of London authority police are not under going anti-gas training from instructors of the air raid precautions department of the home office, at the Royal Albert Dock. February 23, 1938. (Photo by Keystone).

Queen Victoria's pictures. The whole crew aboard HMS Drott.

''Pour venir combattre sur le front de France; Le 26 fevrier a Dalny: officiers japonais et russes fraternisent', 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.

Indian Sailors - Also Indian Wrens - Indian Navy. January 23, 1951.

USS Indiana (BB-1) , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Geiser Theodore (mons) Collection Captain Count von und zu Dohna-Schlodien, Commander of the Mowe, addressing his crew on board the vessel after her return to Kiel on the 14th March 1917.

Arrival in Den Helder from the Submarine hunter Hr.MS, Limburg (1957-1982) after return from Dutch New Guinea in 1962

Anefo photo collection. Den Helder Assaut Adelborsten. December 18, 1953. Den Helder

Anefo photo collection. Transfer Frigate Tromp in Vlissingen; moment during transfer. October 3, 1975. Vlissingen, Zeeland

Free French Navy Ship Aconit Sinks U-boats, at Sea. British Survivors from a sunken Merchant ship on board FF ACONIT.

DN-SN-89-04598. Base: USS Missouri (BB 63) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Anefo photo collection. Maneuvers western fleet. July 9, 1949. North Sea

Crew members aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) wait for motor launches to take them ashore to participate in a civic action program in Puerto Cortes, Honduras. Country: Caribbean Sea

Crew members stand in formation on the deck of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BUFFALO (SSN 715) during the ship's commissioning ceremony. The union jack is flying from the jackstaff. (Substandard image). Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

V 5752. Thule (depicted name)

DN-SN-88-09398. Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. Dekarkatie van de Groote Beer in Amsterdam. June 7, 1949. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

The crew of the guided missile frigate USS STARK (FFG-31) stand on the pier in formation during its commissioning ceremony. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. Navy Navy Anefo London series. board Dutch cruiser southwest Pacific .. {1940-1945}

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Arrival of the December 7 Division per MS Boissevain. Bm 15Foot bridges for infantry. Here you can see the Veluwe Battaljon a bridge over the Tjiseed .. October 19, 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies, Tandjong Prique

Anefo photo collection. NATO Fleet context StanavForlant (Standing Naval Force Atlantic) to view in Amsterdam for visitors. Visitors at one of the frigates. December 4, 1981. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

A view of the Pedro Miguel Locks from the forward deck of the destroyer USS O'BANNON (DD-987) in transit from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean during Unitas XXIII '82. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXXII '82 Base: Panama Canal Country: Panama (PAN)

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Vice Admiral Sir James F Somerville addressing the ship's company of HMS SHEFFIELD on their return from the operation against the BISMARCK in the Atlantic. He is congratulating them for the fine part they played in shadowing the enemy. Two of the cruiser's triple six inch Mark XXIII gun mountings can be seen in the background as can the barrels of the 6 inch Mark XXIII guns.

DN-SN-86-00064. Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63)

Drill with a light gun on board HMS 'Camperdown', 1895. Artist: Gregory & Co

Blenda (depicted name).Blenda (depicted name)

Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. An airman watches as Algerian dock workers roll barrels of oil along the quayside at Algiers. Behind them is Hawker Sea Hurricane Mark I, W9182, of the Merchant Ship Fighter Unit mounted on the fo'c'sle catapult of a Catapult Armed Merchantman (CAM ship).

Group photo of the weaponical service of Hr.Ms. Bloys from Treslong (1982-2003) at the Sonardome of Hr.Ms. Bloys from Treslong in Dock on the new Rijkswerf Willemsoord. The head of the weaponian service is Lieutenant-Ter-Zee van der Elektrotechnical Service of the 2nd class oldest category (LTZE2OC) M. H. Linde.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A Greek signalman sending a semaphore message on board the Greek destroyer HHMS ADMIRAL COUNDOURIOTIS at Alexandria.

On MAINE, H.M. Noyes, M.M. Chapman, E.J. Duggan, F. B. Read, J.S. Morgan, E.S. Farr, L.J. Englis

DN-SN-89-04936. Base: Sydney State: New South Wales Country: Australia (AUS)

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Sailors leaping over a wooden vaulting horse and keeping fit on the deck of HMS REVENGE. Two of its 15 inch guns can be seen behind the men.

Firing 5" Gun On Cutter. This image depicts Coast Guardsmen manning a 5" gun on a Coast Guard Cutter.

Trip to Maryland, New York Florida: USS Observation Island, launching of a Polaris Missile, 11:45AM. President John F. Kennedy (center left, wearing sunglasses) walks with Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton, toward a United States Marine Corps helicopter prior to his departure from the United States Naval ship USS Observation Island (EAG-154), at sea off the coast of Florida; sailors (flanking both sides) salute President Kennedy. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agent, Floyd Boring; Deputy Commander of the Submarine Force of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Rear Admiral Vernon L. Lowrance; Senator George A. Smathers (Florida); Commanding Officer of the USS Observation Island, Captain Roderick O. Middleton; and Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. The President (wearing a windbreaker bearing the insignias of the USS Observation Island and the submarine USS Andrew Jackson, SSBN-619, presented as a gift from the crews of both ships) sail

Crewmen of the guided missile destroyer USS DEWEY (DDG-45) welcome a group of orphans aboard the ship for a tour and a party in their honor. Base: Port-Of-Spain Country: Trinidad And Tobago (TTO)

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