Naval Ship Construction and History

Historical black-and-white images depicting naval vessels under construction and significant moments in naval history.

CVA 42 Franklin D. Roosevelt 19-NN-CVA 42 Franklin D. Roosevelt-155270 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

AKA-14 Oberon , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

CVA 67 John F. Kennedy , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

AM-447 Guide , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

AS-19 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

AM-422 Aggressive , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

CVA 42 Franklin D. Roosevelt 19-NN-CVA 42 Franklin D. Roosevelt-155270 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

CVA(N) 68 Chester W. Nimitz , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

ARD-18 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

AM-505 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

DD-948 Morton , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

A view of damage sustained by the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) when it collided with the guided missile cruiser USS BELKNAP (CG-26) during night operations on Nov. 22, 1975. Country: Ionian Sea

AKA-113 and AKA-114 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

APA-249 Francis Marion 19-NN-APA-249 Francis Marion-163060 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

AG(Spar) , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

AKA-12 Libra , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

AM-435 Endurance , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

CVA(N) 68 Chester W. Nimitz , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

AFS-6 San Diego , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Photograph of the Fore Side of the Bridge of the SS Comanche. Photograph Of Fore Side Of Bridge. May 6th., 1918. S. S. -Comanche. Nationality: - American. Tonnage: - Net-2477, Gross- 3856. Captain: - W. O. Chichester. Owners: - Clyde S. S. Co. Where from: - New York, N. Y. Destination: - Jacksonville, Fla. Where photographed: - Charleston, S. C. Sixth Naval District. By whom: - J. B. Dearborn. Date photographed: - May 5th., 1918.. 1918-05-05T00:00:00.

AK-280 Furman , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

ARC-2 Neptune , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

ASPB , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

AM-445 Force , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

AMS-190 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

W.J. Reilly

AF-58 Rigel and AF-59 Vega , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

The Recurring Newspaper Phrase '9Th Af Medium Bombers Disrupted Enemy Rail Communications' Is Illustrated By This Photo Of The Bad Munster Rail Bridge After An Attack By Martin B-26 Marauders Of Major General Samuel E. Anderson'S 9Th Bomb. Div. The Struc

AM-485 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

AN-93 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

AKA-93 Yancey , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

AKA-108 Washburn , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

AO-99 Canisteo , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

This Po River Target Was The Rail Yards At Bologna, Italy, Attacked By Planes Of The Mediterranean Allied Air Forces. An Arch Of The Mascarella Footbridge Was Destroyed, And A Line Of Railroad Cars Loaded With German Equipment Burned And Wrecked.

AM-432 Dynamic , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

AM-421 and AM-423 and AM-468 and AM-469 and AM-471 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

AFS-6 San Diego , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

A Narrow Footpath Is The Only Passageway Of This Once-Busy Railroad Bridge At Borgoforte, South Of Mantova, Italy, Following Repeated Attacks By Republic P-47 Thunderbolt And North American B-25 Mitchells Medium Bombers Of The Us 12Th Af. These Two Close

CVA(N) 68 Chester W. Nimitz , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

CVA(N) 68 Chester W. Nimitz , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

AMS-153 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

DD-948 Morton , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

ARC-2 Neptune , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

AM-472 Valor , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Antwerp Port Open To Allied Shipping -- Unloading the first liberty ship to arrive at Antwerp. Flags were flown along the quays to celebrate the reopening of the great port. The port of Antwerp greatest strategic prize won by the Allied Armies, is working at full capacity, receiving ocean-going convoys with supplies for the Western Front. December 01, 1944. (Photo by Planet News Ltd.).

AE-24 Pyro , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

AOE2- Camden , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

CVA(N) 68 Chester W. Nimitz , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Typhus patients are lifted aboard a hospital ship lying off the coast of Mar Strip near Cape Sansapor on the Dutch New Guinea mainland. These men were transported to the hospital ship on a LCM (Landing Craft Mechanized) from the mainland.

AFS-4 White Plains , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

AKS-4 Pollux , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

The roundhouse and adjacent area in the railroad yard at Buier, Germany, after Ninth Air Force fighter-bombers had strafed and bombed the area ahead of the U.S. ground forces advancing to the Rhine. Supplies and reinforcements for enemy troops

Visit HM Queen Beatrix (umbrella, right) at the NBCD school (nuclear, bacteriological, chemical, damage control) in Den Helder in March 1989. Left next to HM The head of the School Captain-Lieutenant-Ter-Sea B.J.H.H.H. Rous (1941-1999).

AMS-123 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

AFS-7 San Jose , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

CVA 67 John F. Kennedy , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

ARD-18 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

CVA 67 John F. Kennedy , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

CVA 67 John F. Kennedy , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

ARD-18 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

AMS-119 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

AO-106 Navasota , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Anefo photo collection. Destruction: Arnhem. Rail bridge. June 1945. Arnhem

AD-37 Samuel Gompers , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Navy and Marine personnel are seen assisting the debarking of 3,000 Vietnamese from the USS HANCOCK (LPH) at the U.S. Naval Base, Subic Bay. This marked the conclusion of Operation Frequent Wind, the evacuation exercises conducted on May 3, 1975, as part of military activities during the Vietnam War. The photo was taken by GySgt. D.L. Shearer and is from the Defense Department (Marine Corps) archive.

CVA(N) 68 Chester W. Nimitz , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Anefo photo collection. Koningin Wilhelmina visits HR warships. Ms. Evertsen and Hr. Ms. Johan Maurits. February 14, 1946

An aerial overall view of the commissioning ceremony for the guided missile frigate USS UNDERWOOD (FFG-36). The ship was built by Bath Iron Works Corp. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

AM-446 Fortify , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

AM-505 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

At Kiel, Germany, The 10,000-Ton Admiral Scheer, A Pocket Battleship, Has Capsized After An Attack By The Allied Air Forces.

CVA 41 Midway , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

USS Texas, forward superstructure showing damage from Spanish 9-inch shell, Battle of Santiago, circa 1898

CVA(N) 68 Chester W. Nimitz , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Anefo photo collection. Soldiers from Amersfoort to Indonesia on board. March 17, 1949. Amersfoort, Indonesia, Indonesia

CVA(N) 68 Chester W. Nimitz , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Stereo image, at the balloon house.

CVA 43 Coral Sea 19-NN-CVA 43 Coral Sea-159008 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

AF-38 Merapi , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Aerial of Incheon, Korea, September 8, 1945. Four midget submarines in drydock at Jinsen (Inchon), Korea, September 8, 1945.

AM-421 and AM-423 and AM-468 and AM-469 and AM-471 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Transport hubs and supply camps in Galicia, probably in the section of the 4th Army near Kowel.

AM-469 Sagacity and AM-470 Salute , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Return A division. The first railway bridge on the Kepandjen line (near Malang) to Wingi, fell undamaged in Dutch hands .. December 21, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

AH-16 Repose , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

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

Ordnance crew of the ammunition section are seen unloading 500-pounders from British "wagons" to be stacked in bomb dump revetments according to size and weight, at bomb supply depot for shipment to various airdromes in England.

AM-488 and 491 and 492 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

AO-72 Niobrara , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Royal Air Force- Italy, the Balkans and South-east Europe, 1944-1945. A Supermarine Spitfire Mark IX of No. 43 Squadron RAF undergoes servicing in an anti-blast pen by the taxiway at Nettuno, Italy. North American P-51Cs of the 15th USAAF can be seen parked to the left of the pen.

City Point, Virginia. Army stores on wharf | Library of Congress

AE-25 Haleaka , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Bridge Reaches Out to Meet an LST. Soldiers throw up a railed bridge which will join a railroad in France with a Coast Guard-manned LST waiting to disgorge freight cars which have been ferried from England on the vessel's track-equipped tank deck. The tank landing ship serves as a floating link in the Army Transportation Corps' vast rail network supplying Allied armies on the western front.

AMS-111 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Anefo photo collection. Visit French warships. July 31, 1947

The submarine Gripen EXT O INT.Gripen (depicted name)

Nürnberg, Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945

Lieut. Henry S. Lee

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