Naval Operations and Training

Images of naval troops, submarines, and training activities, highlighting wartime operations and maritime military preparations from the mid-20th century.

War game - looking for enemy from "Washington"

Evert Ingemansson - submarine images..

Anefo photo collection. Canadian land troops of the 27th Infantry Brigade for the Atlantic Army of General Eisenhower arrived with the SS Columbia on transit by train to Germany to defend Western Europe. October 31, 1951. Rotterdam, South Holland

War game - looking for enemy from "Washington"

Princess Beatrix brings an introductory visit to various parts of the Royal Navy. Demonstration through a diving crew aboard the diving vessel (1962-1985) Hr.Ms. Woerden (1957-), Where a diver is helped with his standard suit, by, among other things, a Marineman with the license diver of the 2nd class and the commander of the Woerden gives some clues ..

The Royal Navy during the Second World War HMS SERAPH arriving home at Portsmouth after 13 busy months. On the bridge, left to right: Lieutenant F G Harris, RNVR, of Sale, Cheshire; Lieutenant N L A Jewell, of Pinner, Middlesex, the Commanding Officer Warrant Engineer M M Stevenson, DSC, RN, of Glasgow, Scotland, the Engineer Officer; and Lieutenant W D Scott, RN, the First Lieutenant. Note the 20mm anti aircraft gun aft of the conning tower.

Anefo photo collection. Mn Merchant Navy / Anefo London series. Caption: "on board dutch tanker" on board Dutch tanker. October 1943. Britain

HMS Thistle, 1st Class Gunboat at the China Station 1910 - 1912 The governor of Hunan arriving onboard HMS THISTLE to call on the Consul and Captain after anti foreign riot at Changsha in 1910. All foreign property was burnt and looted with foreigners narrowly escaping with their lives.

Anefo photo collection. Mn Merchant Navy / Anefo London series. Steering manager armed merchant ship looks air. 1943. Britain

Anefo photo collection. Reproduction Marvo. Sailors with device. July 16, 1948

Queen Victoria's pictures. Two commandments at HMS Drott, 1902.

guerra, marina, comandante nella cabina di comando del treno armato, 1939

Anefo photo collection. Zuidoostpolder. Zuidoostpolder. January 29, 1946. Flevoland

Fishing inspection in the North Sea with the frigate of predator class Hr.Ms. Wolf (F 817) (1954-1984) (EX-USS PCE 1607). With the sloop en route to a fishing vessel.

Atlantic Rescue -- 2nd stage - The exhausted man is brought up the rescue nets at the side of the escorting destroyer. He had jumped into the water when his ship was bombed. October 23, 1941.

Princess Beatrix brings an introductory visit to various parts of the Royal Navy. After the demonstration on the Sieveront of the Artillery School on Fort Erfprins, it is still coming.

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

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Watching through a pair of binoculars, a member of the ship's crew is sending a signal to a pursuing ship with a signalling lamp on board HMS BROKE whilst she is at sea.

The search for the Lusitania had begun and here is an exclusive photograph in the search vessel Orphir over the approximate spot where the giant liner went down, showing ship's officers at work on the rangefinder to set the marking buoy from which the ocean will be combed to locate the sunken liner. November 27, 1935.

Crew busy with guns, 1956.

Anefo photo collection. MPs On Hr. Ms. "Karel Doorman". October 7, 1947

HMS Manxman Takes Relief Supplies To Malta. November 1942. The Commanding Officer, Captain R K Dickson (right), and Lt F P B Brayne-Nicholls on the bridge.

Photograph of Japanese Prisoners Aboard Landing Barge with Coast Guardsmen. Four Coast Guardsmen Capture Nine Japs at Kwajalein. All their fight gone, the captured Japs crouch on the deck, as their captors free the beached landing craft. Coast Guard Ensign Russell M. Keith, of Brockton, Massachusetts, on engine box, and Coxswain Danny Murphy of Richmond Hill, N.Y. sitting on gunwale, keep sharp eyes on their "guests" as the landing barge heads for its Coast Guard-manned transport.

Hartvigson, g Örsted and Raffenberg. From album: Cable expedition Gotland - Dalarö in 1898.

The German Navy in the Second World War A German motor torpedo S-boat in the North Sea, 1941.

Packing the Punch. This image depicts Coast Guardsmen lowering a depth charge.

Adm. David D. Porter, Lieutenant Commander, on deck of U.S. Steamship Fulton. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Arrival for a working visit of a vice-admiral RN and a Rear-Admiral USN at Hr.Ms. Limburg, flagship of Matchmaker III in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Hr.ms. Limburg (D814) was part of the NATO Squadron Matchmaker III from January 15 to March 3, 1967 (Matchmaker was the precursor of the Standing Naval Force Atlantic (StanavForlant) that has existed from 1968). During that period, Matchmaker III also consisted of USS Zellars (DD777), HMS Berwick (F115) and USS McCloy (DE1038). The Netherlands led the command about Matchmaker III from 15 January to 20 August 1967. Commander of the Matchmaker III Squadron (Commatchron) was Captain at sea F. Visee. Commander of the flagship HR. Ms. Limburg was Captain-Lieutenant at sea J. Jansen.

The submarine harr.ms. Utrecht (D 817) on the Mediterranean Sea, February 1958.

USS Galena Ironclad, Civil War - USA

Cadets 'shooting the sun', Royal Navy College, 1937. Artist: Unknown

Anefo photo collection. T.G.V. 150th hard sea day, Stadholder Prince Willem V and his pumping station Wilhelmina van Prussen at the Frisian states hunt to Sneek. August 17, 1965. Friesland, Sneek

Anefo photo collection. First Lord Admiralty A.V. Alexander boarding Dutch warship inspection visit. {1940-1945}. Britain

The Duchess of Kent Visits HMS President. 15 March 1943, Wearing the Uniform of Commandant of the Wrns, the Duchess of Kent Paid An Informal Visit To HMS President. The Duchess of Kent coming up the after ladder to the quarterdeck. Attending her is Commander H C C Clarke, DSO, RN.

Anefo photo collection. Mn Merchant Navy / Anefo London series. Caption: "on board dutch tanker" on board Dutch tanker. October 1943. Britain

Evert Ingemansson - submarine images..

AMS-91 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Marines provide arms instruction for military by the NDVN aboard the Zuiderkruis. Marines instruct their comrades-KL-NDVN with the American weapons

Freed French Civilians Treated by Coast Guard. Liberated from Nazi rule by the assault on the beaches of Southern France and the quick drive inland, many French civilians suffered wounds in the D-Day battles. Here, a French woman is taken aboard a landing craft for transfer to a Coast Guard-manned assault transport standing out in the Mediterranean. There she will receive medical treatment.

Anefo photo collection. Mn Merchant Navy / Anefo London series. Caption: "On Board Dutch Trawler" aboard Dutch distrewler. October 1943. Britain

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC 2-6 R.I. From the tiger brigade to the ship Johan van Oldenbarnevelt to the Netherlands. Semarang: For 2-6 RI, the Indian time is on it and per LCT. the battalion was brought to the "Johan van Oldenbarnevelt" on the speech for the return trip to the home country .. April 19, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Semarang

Racing and welcoming to Den Helder from the mine hunter Hr.Ms. Urk after a mission in the Persian Gulf. On the right the Minister of Defense (1988-1989) Prof. Dr.H.c. F. Bolkestein (1933-).

Trafalgar Day. October 1, 1955.

Eight Officers on a Ship. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

DN-SN-86-05214. Base: Puerto Quetzal Country: Guatemala (GTM)

James River, Virginia Effect of Confederate shot on Federal Ironclad GALENA. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Anefo photo collection. Pollux 100 years. April 8, 1949

Battle Practice. This image depicts Coast Guardsmen at battle practice on a ship.

guerra, marina, a bordo di un motoscafp antisommergibile, 1915 1918

Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.

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A Grave in the Indian Ocean. The Chaplain performs the last rites for an American marine before committing the dead to a grave in the Indian Ocean. The scene is on the deck of a Coast Guard-manned troop transport, where comrades of the dead and Coast Guardsmen pay their last respects. Marine Private First Class Thomas J. Murphy, of 64 E. Broadway, New York City, met death accidentally aboard the ship and was accorded a burial with full military honors.

Warranty section of HR. Ms. The seven provinces (1953-1975) from April 6 to June 2, 1954. Loden. Is part of the AVDKM 540216 to 540344 object series, portion AVDKM 540264 to 540270.

James River, Virginia Bow of Confederate gunboat Teaser, Lieutenant Hunter Davidson, captured by U.S.S. Maratanza on July 4, 1862. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Transportation, Government vessels, Union, Government vessels, Confederate, United States, Virginia, James River.

Photograph of a Group of Men on the Deck of a Ship.

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Capt. B.H. Tillman - NEWPORT

Duikersplaeg involved in the cavitation research on scraps of submarines performed at the submarine Hr.Ms. Swordfish (s 806) around 1980. On the background the supply ship Hr.Ms. Poolster (A 835).

In the foreground of this picture, done up in packing cases, are tractors waiting for shipment to France from Staten Island, New York, while in the background are see Bombers on board a British freighter with gun mounted astern waiting to leave for a British port. February 1, 1940. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Mr Patterson (US Under-Secretary for War), and (on right, behind, with binoculars) General Somerville (US Army) watching the progress of the invasion of Southern France from the bridge of a destroyer.

Armical on the occasion of Liberation Day in the Vlasakkers in Amersfoort.

Officers on deck of monitor Saugus, James River, Virginia. No. B889, Title from item, Mounted with four other photographs, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, James River.

Anefo photo collection. Military training for merchant staff in Den Helder. July 24, 1951. Den Helder

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

Leg irons etc. on SUCCESS

Anefo photo collection. The Israeli peace pilot Abie Nathan paints his Netherlands ship white, Amsterdam Abie Nathan with painting volunteers. June 16, 1969. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Bordle life. Crew members in sunbathing

Boardleben Milwaukee. Bircle safe. Costumed on the upper deck

11/02/1918. The Queen Mother in San Sebastian. HM Mrs. María Cristina (X), saying goodbye to the officers of the "Giralda", after her visit to this ship.

Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. Queen and Prins arrive in Nickerie with the Beatrix. November 1, 1955. Nickerie, Suriname

Wolf class Frigate Hr.Ms. Jaguar (1954-1983), meets the quay in Den Helder after performing fishing inspection in 1977

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Arrival Julianadok in Surabaya. Marine officers on a marine tugboat. Right Standing Deputy Admiral A. S. Pinke. April 10, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Surabaya

Anefo photo collection. Sailing competition of the Royal Navy Colonel Bax. October 24, 1952

Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. A crewman on board High Speed Launch HSL 110, on patrol off the North African coast, mans a Lewis Gun mounted on the deck. HSL 110 was based at Mersa Matruh, Egypt, for rescue duties.

The Unknown Girl Behind the Sea Battle- the work of the Women's Royal Naval Service, 1942 Wren Unknown leaves the Supply Ship at HMS EAGLET, her arms laden with the items she has bought. Two sailors watch her as she leaves, smiling at the large load. According to the original caption, they 'make the usual naval joke 'more slops than that'. Translation: more clothes than enough'.

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Belgian Sailors at a Skegness Training Camp- Belgian Naval Training at Butlin's, Skegness, Lincolnshire, England, UK, 1945 Belgian sailors learn to tie knots at HMS ROYAL ARTHUR, a training camp at Skegness, Lincolnshire. Before the war, the camp was a Butlin's holiday camp.

Wounded Fighter Hoisted Aboard Coast Guard-Manned Transport. An American, wounded during the invasion of Saipan, is shown being hoisted aboard a Coast Guard-manned transport for treatment as a boatload waits a few yards away with more casualties to be transferred to the ship's sick bay.

At the aircraft deck of the aircraft camp hr.ms. Karel Doorman (R 81, ex-venerable) with O.A a Grumman TBM-3S2 Avenger Subdue boat control plane where patterns are loaded, 1958.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Borneo (1947 February). Sailor behind aircraft guns. February 1947. Borneo, Indonesia, Kalimantan, Dutch East Indies

Sentache A / B from the torpedo boat hunter Hr.Ms. Evertsen (D 802), January 1956.

Fighters Debark At New Guinea. This image depicts helmeted American soldiers dashing down the gangway of a Coast Guard-manned LCI (Landing Craft, Infantry) to a stretch of beach on New Guinea in the Southwest Pacific.

Anefo photo collection. Danish king aboard hunting. 12 August 1947

Australians Take Over British Carrier at Devenport - Cheerful Australian naval ratings with an H.M.A.S Vengeance lifebelt on board the aircraft-carrier to-day.H.M.S. vengeance, the fight fleet carrier which is being lent to the Royal Australian Navy, was turned over to an Australian naval steaming party at Devonport today (Thursday).The party, consisting of 550 officers and men, arrived at Plymouth recently from Australia. They will take the carrier to Australia early in the coming year. November 13, 1952. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

Anefo photo collection. National fleet days from Dutch navy in Den Helder; Divers on ship. July 17, 1970. Den Helder

These Americans Fell Fighting For France. Stretchers carrying casualties from the Southern France fighting front are hoisted by Coast Guardsmen up from a landing barge and over the side of a Coast Guard-manned assault transport standing off the coast in the Mediterranean.

Marechaussees from the Marechaussee Brigade Den Helder at the last minute of an S-Fregat (1978-2003) in 1989.

On the lookout with ship rearrackers; Im hafen von mountains.

The then Director General of the State Railways, Axel Granholm, Captain Lysander, then Director General of Norway's State Banks, Christian Theodor Holtfodt, and district manager E. K. Bergström.

Anefo photo collection. Mn Merchant Navy / Anefo London series. Caption "The Captain Giving Directions" The Captain instructions. June 1943. Britain

King Peter of Yugoslavia Visits the Clyde. 25 January 1943, Greenock, King Peter of Yugoslavia Toured the Clyde on Board a Motor Launch. HM King Peter of Yugoslavia talking to a Wren Visual Signaller during his visit to the Clyde.

1920s 1930s TWO SAILORS FISHERMEN IN FOUL WEATHER GEAR ATOP FOREMAST SCHOONER CAPE MAY OF THE GLOUCESTER MACKEREL FISHING FLEET

The Royal Navy during the Second World War HM King George VI inspecting an ex-American destroyer HMS Charlestown (I21), part of the Home Fleet. He is just walking beneath one of the ship's cutters.

Queen Victoria's pictures. Possibly HMS Drott.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Departure First Parts War Volunteers of the Royal Netherlands Army and Demobilizers KliL per SS Johan van Oldenbarnevelt. Passengers are on wicker chairs on deck on the railing. January 16, 1948. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies, Tandjong Priok

Free French Training Ship -- Free French Cadets receiving instruction on the Hotchkiss gun.The Free French warship "President Tissier" is now a training school for Free French cadets.She is named after the French scientist and in the days of peace was famed as a scientific research Vessel, and spent weeks in the Atlantic studying problems which beset deep sea fishermen. February 15, 1943. (Photo by L.N.A.).

Coast Guard Combat Photographer Enter Manila Bay. As the Coast Guard-manned LST on which they are serving enters the breakwater pass into Manila Bay, two Coast Guard combat photographers capture the event on motion picture film. Coast Guard warrant photographer John Folk, of Atlanta, GA., 18 at the camera, while Gerald C. Anker, of Los Angeles, Calif., takes notes on the footage.

Battle Practice 165 Foot Patrol Boat. This image depicts Coast Guardsmen on a ship.

Prince Albert (later King George VI) shown peering down a telescope, while sailing on H.M.S Collingwood.

07/31/1909. On board the "Carlos V". The Commanders of the cruiser Testing the Marinería ranch.

Fishing inspection in the North Sea with the frigate of predator class Hr.Ms. Wolf (F 817) (1954-1984) (EX-USS PCE 1607). With the sloop en route to a fishing vessel.

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