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Naval Operations in History

Black and white images of naval personnel during historical operations, showcasing ceremonies, ship maintenance, and wartime activities.

Vintage photograph. Marine staff Sergeant clearing a plane to the line where the ship will be parked in a special area
Vintage photograph. Marine staff Sergeant clearing a plane to the line where the ship will be parked in a special area
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Antenna Assembly For Vhf Fighter-Control And Homer Station Set Up Of The 364Th Fighter Group, 67 Fighter Wing At 8Th Air Force Station F-375, Honnington, England. 2 March 1945.
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The Royal Navy during the Second World War A marine crew mans the four barrelled two pounder Mark VIII 'pom-pom' gun of a battleship while on active service afloat in Scapa Flow.
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Anefo photo collection. Aviation camp on Veluwe Heide at Ermelo. August 3, 1954. Ermelo, Veluwe
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Functional report made on board HR. Ms. Tromp (1948-1954). Sailor working on absorbing. Is part of Object series AVDKM 530024 up to 530050.
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DN-SN-84-00571. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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The Royal Navy during the Second World War One of the crew of HMS INGLEFIELD holding on to a life line and wearing Arctic dress for Northern patrol duties during an Arctic convoy.
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Evert Ingemansson - submarine images..
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Education in Schiemeanswerk. Is part of Object series AVDKM 530255 and 530258 to 530263 ..
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Anefo photo collection. Navy Navy Anefo London series. Submarine HR. Ms. "O21". "Securing Hatch Middle Indian Ocean". {1940-1945}. Indian Ocean
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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.
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General H.J.J.w. Dürst Britt (first commander of the 1st divise "December 7") greeted soldiers from the quay soldiers on a passenger ship, which was used for the transport of soldiers during the conflict in the Dutch East Indies.
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Elsevier photo collection. preparatory Hoek van Holland exploding sunken "faustus". Duiker de Jong jumps sea sunken "faustus". November 13, 1952. Hoek van Holland, Zuid-Holland
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Anefo photo collection. Mn Merchant Navy / Anefo London series. Crew Dutch coastal boat Allied service, port London. 1943. Britain, London
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The Royal Navy during the Second World War Petty Officer Irvine Farrell of Leicester carrying a naval kitbag over one shoulder and a parrot on his hand.
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V 6169. Hurty (depicted - name)
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Anti-craft practice in H.M.A.S. Nepal. August 01, 1944.
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Bos'n W.B. Shepard coils a hawser on deck of new Liberty Ship after it completed maiden voyage from United States to Great Britain. It as a "checkered" crew.
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Able Seaman, W. Kirk behind the smashed manual steering wheel on the ***** deck of *****. June 27, 1938.
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Traveling of contact line post. Kilometer 533.
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Crewmen secure a hoist used to lower a 16-inch projectile to a pallet on the deck of the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63). Ammunition is being offloaded after the ship's return from the Persian Gulf following the cease-fire that ended Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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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.
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Anefo photo collection. Royal navy recruitment in Amsterdam. Interested people go on board. November 8, 1979. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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The commander of the submarine hunter Hr.Ms. Amsterdam (D 819) Captain-Lieutenant-Ter-Zee A. van Noortwijk (1919) on the bridge, 1958.
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Anefo photo collection. Departure 900 boy scouts from Hoek van Holland to Wereldjamboree in England. July 30, 1957. Great Britain, Hoek van Holland
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A crewman raises the colors at the conclusion of the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BALTIMORE (SSN-704). Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Work (Rope split) A / B from Kruiser Hr.Ms. The seven provinces (C 802) during a practice period (1956-01-12 to 1956-03-29) of Practenmaleel 5, the cruiser of which was flagship.
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Dunkirk. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel
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WRNS Boarding Officers With the Naval Control Service- the work of the Women's Royal Naval Service, UK, 1944.
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05/31/1960. Instruction of the Spanish Soldiers in the Pentómioca and armored Disióm of Madrid.
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Anefo photo collection. Visit on board English warships in Rotterdam. November 24, 1960. Rotterdam, South Holland
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March 1910. The Kings in Seville. H.H. Mm. Don Alfonso.
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Engraving showing the Bridge of a British Ironclad, with several officers on watch and the signal flags in use behind them.     Date: 1897
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07/31/1917. Naval Preparations in the United States - Apprentice Sailors Aboard a Warship, Exercising in the Management of Searchlights and Cannons against Airplanes.
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Anefo photo collection. Mn Merchant Navy / Anefo London series. Caption "The Reserve Rope Stowed Below" the reserve tow interested. June 1943. Britain
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Photographs of Torpedos being Loaded onto the USS Pargo. This item includes four photographs of torpedo loading and handling aboard the USS Pargo at Roosevelt Roads in Puerto Rico.. 1942 - 1971.
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The Royal Navy 1899 - 1902 Sub-Lieutenant Steel 'interviewing' the 'Barber's Boy' who has ruined his razor. HMS FORTE c. 1900.
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A munitions specialists prepares bombs as he helps support Strategic Air Command's flying mission during LINEBACKER Operations over North Vietnam. Subject Operation/Series: LINEBACKER Base: Andersen Air Base Country: Guam (GUM)
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Men of the 127th Heavy Battery getting the range when heavy guns at coastal forts went into action last night in a practice shoot. October 22, 1940.
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Military exercise, cartilage in Åstorp.
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DN-SN-86-06909. Base: Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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89C - Loading Bombs And Ammunition - Bombing Crew At Work, Gunners Etc. March 29, 1943. (Photo by London News Agency Photos).
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Anefo photo collection. The launch of Gusto Schiedam van Kenstra and Foda. December 22, 1951. Schiedam, South Holland
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Visit of General M.P.J.F. Koenig, commander of the French occupation zone in Germany, to the Netherlands in April 1948. O.A. a cruise made in Rotterdam.
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AM-485 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
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On the quay for the sub-sea service barracks, the sub-sea service (OZD) receives a banner as appreciation for the performance delivered in the Second World War (WW2). Best of course, which is awarded by Queen Juliana, 2 promotions: South China Sea 1941-'42 and Mediterranean Sea 1941-'42. The military Willems-order 4th class (MWO4) awarded in 1947 is also confirmed. A young member of the OZD in conversation with a reunist at the command tower of Hr.Ms. Underzee torpedo boat No.1 (Lucor et Emergo) (Hr.Ms. O1) (1906-1920).
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Crewmen raise the commissioning pennant aboard the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS SALT LAKE CITY (SSN 716) during the ship's commissioning ceremony. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Sailors read their Christmas mail aboard HMS DUNLUCE CASTLE at Scapa Flow, December 1941. Crew men enjoying their Christmas mail on the deck of HMS DUNLUCE CASTLE.
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"Little Ships" for Arctic Exercises - Looking ahead Tow of the crew of an M.T.B. studying the map for their Arctic cruise which is expected to last six weeks. L to R: Stoker Mechanic Peter Hickling of Nottingham in a British "Anarak" foul weather suit, and Petty Officer Coxswain Maurice Wilson, of Gosport, wearing a British cold weather type suit.Three motor torpedo boats, the "little ships" of the Royal Navy, are now being prepared at the Small Craft-base of H.M.S. "Hornet" in the splent for a cruice in Northern waters which starts on Monday. They will visit Norwegian ports of Bergen, Trondheim and Tromso and sail within the Arctic Circle to test equipment and the habitability of the craft in conditions of extreme cold. January 29, 1949. (Photo by Reuterphoto).
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Photograph of Whalers, 11th Naval District. This photograph was taken by Boatswain's Mate Second Class James C. Watson, ex-newspaper photographer of 15 years experience.
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Photograph of Sgt. O'Donnell of the Reading Company Police pointing out to a Philadelphia Volunteer Port Security Force Officer some loading equipment. On the left Sgt. O'Donnell of the Reading Company Police points out to a Phila. Volunteer Port Security Force Officer some loading equipment. In the background you note the immense structure used in loading ships.
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New Brighton And Wallasey Beach Patrol - Alex McLelland, Patrol Superintendent, looks out from the Egremont station while James Goodwin, Deputy Superintendent shecks the rocket line rescue gear. July 19, 1955. (Photo by Daily Herald).
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DN-SN-89-05621. Base: USS Ingersoll (DD 990) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)
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Hertha Turk
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Anefo photo collection. Ninety female and male soldiers from Israel make cruise through harbor Rotterdam. August 2, 1965. Rotterdam, South Holland
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Last scheduled dive from adjutant shoemaker (second from the left) from the Thetis logging ship (A 887, 1985-) in November 1989 in Den Oever.
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Of Spey-Class Fregat Hr.ms.thok Hiddes (1967-1986). On board
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Captain of the Fleet, Captain E D B Mccarthy, Dso, Rn at His Desk Aboard HMS King George V. 10 February 1943, at Scapa Flow.
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Officers of U.S.S. Hunchback 1861-65 Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady American. Officers of U.S.S. Hunchback. 1861-65. Albumen silver print from glass negative. Photographs
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V 9297. Erlander, Tage (depicted - name)
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British Railways at War - Hello and Goodbye- Transport and Travel in Wartime, UK, 1944 A member of the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) sits on her suitcase beside the luggage trolley as she waits for her train. She is accompanied by a dog, identified in the original caption as the unit mascot.
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Artillery measuring department to camp
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Coast Guard invader plans European tour. This image depicts Coast Guard Ensign Jacob E. Snyder and the bike he planned to use for a tour of Europe after the war.
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Torpedo primed for launch on an Italian submarine, World War I, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLIV, No 10, March 11, 1917.
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Photo collection Government information service. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Collection of photo collection Government information service own, photo number 156-0677. 1956
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Members Of The 9Th Troop Carrier Command Take Tests In Night Vision Classes At An Air Base In England.
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British marines practicing sending and receiving signals by heliograph.
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Second World War 1939-1945. Run of a large cannon with German soldiers on fortifications, 1943. Weapon armament heavy artillery wax rifle
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Seventy Year Old Skipper J C Locke, Is a Veteran of the Famous Dover Patrol. Rye, 6 November 1942. Skipper J C Locke making repairs to his fishing boat MISPAH, that was shot at by Nazi raiders. The Skipper suffered burns and his crew of two were killed.
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Education in Schiemeanswerk. Is part of Object series AVDKM 530255 and 530258 to 530263 ..
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Training in a Navy PT Boat
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Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. The queen at one of the cannons of Fort New Amsterdam. November 1, 1955. New Amsterdam, Suriname
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U.S.S. North Dakota, Dents in Shell Caused by Dropping of Anchor - Starboard Side. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.
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Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Rear Adm. John A. Dahlgren standing by a Dahlgren gun on deck of U.S.S. PAWNEE. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Photograph of Cesar Romero. Coming ashore after nine months' duty aboard a Coast Guard-manned assault transport in the South Pacific is the familiar smile of Cesar Romero of the movies. The 6-foot-3-inch former screen star has been with the Coast Guard for almost two years and participated in the invasions of Saipan and Tinian. He is back home for a short rest before reporting for a new assignment.
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Powder monkey by gun of U.S.S. New Hampshire off Charleston, S.C., circa 1865, USA Civil War
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A bell from 1758 from around Jas (Galicia) requisitioned in 1917/1918 - general view;  Not after 5.10.1918 (1917-00-00-1918-00-00);
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Anefo photo collection. Lieutenant Brakema with Plath Sextant (from Firma Vrins). March 7, 1950
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The Royal Navy during the Second World War While keeping fit with fencing on the flight deck of HMS PRETORIA CASTLE, Petty Officer L Burgess of Fairlie, Ayrshire scores a hit on the Physical Training Instructor Petty Officer S C Neeve, of Lowestoft. Judging in the background are Commander E A Mount-Haes, Navy Fencing Champion, and Gunner C W Tisshaw. In the foreground (right) is Gunner (T) R G V Lee, of Farnham, Hampshire.
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Technical Assistance/Labor Team. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel
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Black and White photograph of England at work despite German bombing raids during the Battle of Britain in World War II (1939-1945); Royal Air Force planes in the sky.
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German pilot being rescued by a German submarine, after being shot down over the sea during a dog-fight. Taken during the Second World war c1940.
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Navy Corpsman on Flight Deck
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AMS-148 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
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