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Naval Vessels of the Royal Navy

Black and white images of various Royal Navy ships during and post-World War II, showcasing their design and operational history.

DD-820 Rich , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
DD-820 Rich , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
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Operation Pedestal, August 1942 15 August: The arrival of the OHIO at Malta: The damaged tanker OHIO, with destroyers alongside, moving slowly through the minefield outside Grand Harbour, Valletta. The ship reached Malta safely after being torpedoed and attacked from the air.HMS ULSTER QUEEN, 8 June 1943. Underway, coastal waters.DD-937 Davis , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, NavyDD-761 Buck , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, NavyThe submarine, USS Guivina, comes alongside a mother ship in Seeadler Harbor, Los Negros, Admiralty Islands, carrying the rescued flyers of the 394th Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Group, who were shot down while on a mission over Yap Island in the CarolineEDITORIAL The Royal Naval battlecruiser HMS Hood. From British Warships, published 1940.Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Arrival Kota Inten in Surabaya. The Passenger ship Kota Inten with soldiers is dragged into the harbor. 27 June 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, SurabayaA port view of the Dutch frigate HR MS BANCKERT (F-810) underway during FLEET EX 1-90. A port view of the Dutch frigate HR MS BANCKERT (F-810) underway during FLEET EX 1-90.CL 119 Juneau , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, NavyDD-698 Ault , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, NavyThe Halberd, vintage engraved illustration. Industrial encyclopedia E.-O. Lami - 1875.Operation Pedestal, August 1942 Preliminary movements: 3 - 10 August 1942: HMS VICTORIOUS underway with the convoy. The tanker OHIO can be seen off VICTORIOUS' starboard quarter.The Royal Navy during the Second World War The British aircraft carrier HMS FURIOUS on the Firth of Forth (photographed from the destroyer HMS JAVELIN).ARG-16 Kermit Roosevelt 19-NN-ARG-16 Kermit Roosevelt-141121 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, NavyThe Royal Navy during the Second World War The Italian fleet form up astern of HMS VALIANT for the passage into Malta to surrender. There were a further four Italian destroyers accompanying them (out of view). They were also escorted by units of the British destroyer flotillas as well as HMS VALIANT and HMS WARSPITE (from which this photograph was taken).DD-790 Shelton , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, NavyPort bow view of the Chilean Leander class frigate Condell (PF-06) entering port during the exercise. Subject Operation/Series: Unitas XXXVI Base: Valparaiso Country: Chile (CHL)AMS-170 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, NavyBlown up at Sheerness with the loss of between 700 and 800 lives: H.M.S Bulwark. Date: PThe Royal Navy during the Second World War Destroyers at sea at dawn with the sun just rising off Plymouth. HMS WITCH is leading.USS Indiana (BB-1) , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, NavyHMS Barham Underway off Devonport.DD-458 Macomb , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, NavyPhotograph of the USS New York Battleship (BB-34) , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, NavyThe Royal Navy during the Second World War. Harbour Defence Motor Launch No 1383 leaving harbour at Harwich'. Comment: In the background is the Captain-class frigate HMS Curzon (K513).The Royal Navy during the Second World War HMS KELLY, returned to service after repairs, and once more Fifth Destroyer Flotilla Leader, cutting through the water with easy grace. Photographed from HMS KIPLING which accompanied her on her trials.EDITORIAL The Royal Naval battlecruiser HMS Hood. From British Warships, published 1940.Anefo photo collection. Four British mine sweeps visit Amsterdam. March 8, 1955. Amsterdam, Noord-HollandDN-SN-86-04987. Country: UnknownDD-651 Cogswell , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, NavyDD-823 Samuel B. Roberts , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, NavyBritish Ships of the First World War HMS GOOD HOPE. She and her squadron were sunk by Vice-Admiral Von Spee's cruisers SCHARNHORST and GNEISENAU at the Battle of Coronel on 1 November 1914.Anefo photo collection. Visit American fleet to Rotterdam. Heavy cruiser USS Albany. 25 June 1951. Rotterdam, South HollandBDE-1 (British K-310) HMS Bayntun, Built by Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts, Completed 2/13/1943 - 289 Diesel Electric. Administrative History of the First Naval District in World War IIAnefo photo collection. Navy Navy Anefo London series. HR. Ms. "Jacob van Heemskerck" Britain operations East Mediterranean. July 1944. BritainArtist's concept of the guided missile destroyer ARLEIGH A. BURKE (DDG-51) with a Harpoon/Standard/Tomahawk missile being fired from the ship's Vertical Launch System. Country: UnknownPhotograph of the sinking of the British armoured cruiser 'Repulse' by Japanese forces. Dated 1916. Photograph of British battleship HMS Hibernia.AM-423 Avenge , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, NavyAVM1 Norton Sound 19-NN-AVM1 Norton Sound-155793 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, NavyDD-822 Robert H. McCard , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, NavyHMS Windsor Underway, coastal waters.DD-682 Porterfield , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, NavyHMS Effingham, a Hawkins-class heavy cruiser. She sank in 1940. From British Warships, published 1940. Photograph of British Acorn class destroyer HMS Cameleon Valletta Harbour, Malta.Egyptian Sabres Rattle -- The British Navy guards the Canal.We have three destroyers in the Canal area. One at Port Said, one at Suez and the one shown here at the Great Bitter Lake which divides the Canal. January 15, 1954. (Photo by Paul Popper Ltd.).British frigate HMS Loch Fyne.. IWM caption: 'The after 13.5-inch turrets of the battleship HMS EMPEROR OF INDIA.'CL 83 Manchester 19-NN-CL 83 Manchester-141939 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, NavyBB-33 USS ARKANSAS-Overhauled at US Naval Dry Dock , Battleships, Arkansas Battleship. Photographs of the First Naval DistrictAnefo photo collection. Marvo. 2 June 1948The Royal Navy during the Second World War U-boats in the lock at Wilhemshaven before entering the harbour to surrender.Anefo photo collection. Dutch naval ships Dutch East Indies. Cruiser HR. Ms. "De Ruyter". 1940-1945}. Indonesia, Dutch East IndiesVintage photograph. Battleship firing a broadside at Japanese installations on Okinawa, and support of Marine landings on the IslandCVA 42 Franklin D. Roosevelt 19-NN-CVA 42 Franklin D. Roosevelt-155789 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, NavyDN-SN-89-01648. Country: UnknownDD-783 Gurke , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, NavyUSS Davidson frigate, 1964, United States of America, drawing.US Participation in World War I, French Battlefields. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and PersonnelThe Royal Navy during the Second World War HMS HESPERUS underway at sea.Anefo photo collection. HR. Ms. Van Galen with Captain Lieutenant at sea A.M. Valkenburg. March 12, 1951Anefo photo collection. The American battleship Missouri. 1945CVA 19 Hancock , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, NavyAn aerial port bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) leaving the harbor as crew members man the rails of the ship. The IOWA is entering the Pacific after conducting presence operations designed to establish U.S. interest in the region. Base: Balboa Canal Zone Country: Panama (PAN)HMS Hood, battlecruiser Date: 1920sA starboard beam view of the Soviet Kara class guided missile cruiser Kerch at anchor. The starboard bow of a Soviet Krivak II class frigate is in the background, at left. Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED)HMS Thames Queen, Paddle Minesweeper. 14 January 1943, Harwich Naval Base. Bow view.U.S. Destroyers for Italy -- The scene at the Norfolk Naval Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, during the transfer ceremony. The ships are left to right: "Thornhill", "Gandy" and "Wesson" and are re-named "Aldebaran", "Altair" and "Andromeda". Three U.S. Navy destroyer escorts were recently transferred to the Italian Navy under U.S. Mutual Defence Assistance program, and nearly trained in the U.S. as crews. February 1, 1951. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency Limited).The Royal Navy during the Second World War The submarine L26 underway on the surface after anti-submarine boom defence trials in the Firth of Forth near Rosyth Dockyard.A seven thousand ton ship, anchored at Tripoli, Tripolitania, was hit directly by two 250 pound bombs during an attack by eight Blenheims on enemy shipping. One of the planes crashed into a torpedo boat (background) which burns furiously. 9 JulyNew Hampshire U.S.N.The Royal Navy during the Second World War HMS ABELIA, Flower class corvette at Hvalfjord, Iceland after a patrol in the North Atlantic in seach of the German battleship TIRPITZ.ATF 92 Tawasa , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, NavyThe Royal Navy during the Second World War The Royal Launch, carrying HM King George VI, approaching HMS PHOEBE. The cruiser was to carry His Majesty home after the King had visited men and ships of the Home Fleet. During the visit, the King went aboard the flotilla leader HMS ONSLOW which took him to the flagship, HMS DUKE OF YORK. Here the King met Admiral Sir Bruce A Fraser, KBE, CB, Commander in Chief Home Fleet.Submarines and Submarine Officers. 4 February 1943, Malta. HMS RORQUAL returning to harbour at the end of a patrol.Photograph showing the German battleship 'Scharnhorst' firing a salute on Adolf Hitler's birthday, in an unknown German port during the Second World War. The 'Scharnhorst' was sunk at the Battle of North Cape, by Royal Navy ships, on the 26th December 1943. 1943Photograph 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.British Shipyards Turn Out New, Fast Military Cargo Ship -- One of the new ships showing three 120 ton derricks.This fast new cargo ship, made in British Yards, has been designed for the purpose of carrying strategic cargoes. The length of holds and 'tween decks, together with their depths, have been specially arranged to carry military equipment; and deck spaces have also been made as clear as possible for the same reason. December 01, 1944. (Photo by British Official Photograph).CA 148 Newport News 19-NN-CA 148 Newport News-133276 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, NavyAerial port beam view of the Wichita class replenishment oiler USS KANSAS CITY (AOR 3) underway. Country: UnknownATF 81 Bannock , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, NavyPhotograph of the USS George A. Johnson. DE-583. 1958 - 1981.Royal Navy Cruiser HMS Blake. Black and white photograph taken circa 1890s11/30/1914. From the Naval combat of the Fakland Islands. The German cruiser "Dresden", which managed to escape from the combat, pursued by opposing ships.The Royal Navy during the Second World War HMS HECLA, destroyer depot ship in Hvalfjord, Iceland with destroyers alongside.DD-859 Norris , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, NavyThe Royal Navy during the Second World War View looking aft down the cruiser HMS ARGONAUT's focsle showing the three forward twin 5.25 inch Mark II mountings (containing 2 x 5.25 inch Mark I guns) with the guns at maximum elevation during North African operations.Port bow view of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB 62) approaching Gatun Locks, Panama Canal. Base: Limon Bay Country: Panama (PAN)ALBANYA port bow view of the French patrol frigate FRS PRAIRIAL (F-731) arriving for a port visit. Base: San Diego Harbor State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)SS-297 USS LING-Built by NYBos from hull built by Cramp Shipbuilding Co. Completed June 1944 , Submarines. Photographs of the First Naval DistrictThis image shows the USS Pennsylvania docked at Hampton Roads on February 12, 1918. The photograph was taken by Rico and is labeled as issue 5920-A. It was received from the C.P.I. Laboratory and is marked for official use only.AMS-119 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, NavyOn Board the Battleship HMS Warspite. 3 July 1943, in the Sicilian Narrows, En Route From Gibraltar To Alexandria. The battleship VALIANT oiling a destroyer in the Mediterranean. HMS FORMIDABLE in the background.CVA 19 Hancock , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, NavyCLG 6 Providence , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, NavyPhoto collection Government information service. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Collection Photo collection Risk information service own, photo number 156-1296. 1956