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Navy Fleet and Convoy Operations

Historical black and white images of naval vessels and military operations during World War II, featuring sailors and ships in various maritime activities.

FRANCE - 1944 - An Allied hospital ship is underway in France during WW2.

Submarine hr.ms. O 19 (1939-1945) during W.O. II.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Aerial photos volcano (Merapi?). Cockpit from an airplane. June 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

The Royal Navy during the Second World War The forward 15 inch guns of HMS WARSPITE hurling shells at Reggio on the 'toe' of the Italian mainland at the opening of the offensive against it.

HR.MS guided arms factory. De Ruyter, moored behind Amsterdam Central Station, while firing 101 salute shots on the occasion of the inauguration of H.M. Queen Beatrix.

A Poisson Auto Propulse (Dad) is turned off. from the mine hunter Hr.Ms., Dordrecht M 852

USS Aircraft Carrier. February 8, 1943. (Photo by U.S Office Of War Information Picture).

New York, New York: February 16, 1917 A New York city policeman mans the one-pound Hotchkiss 37mm rifle mounted on the deck of the police boat 'Patrol' in NY harbor.

AMS-128 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

AG-153 Compass Island , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Start of reclaimation, Evans Bay looking south, 07 April 1951, by Leslie Adkin.

Shooting exercises from Kruiser Hr.Ms. The Seven Provinces.

Dead Bodies and Damaged U.S. Tank in Water during Battle of Tarawa, Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands, November 1943

World War One French flame throwers attack a German position 1916

The Austrian battleships ""Teghetoff"" and ""Erz Franz Ferdinand"" enter Venice led by Italian crews. Circa 1919.

Photo collection First World War. The Front in France. Panorama. Wounded Men Outside A Dressing Station .. 1914-1918}. France

USS Arizona Burning

An aerial bow view of six nuclear-powered guided missile cruisers underway in formation during Exercise READEX 1-81. The ships are, from left to right: USS TEXAS (CGN 39), USS CALIFORNIA (CGN 36), USS SOUTH CAROLINA (CGN 37), USS VIRGINIA (CGN 38), USS ARKANSAS (CGN 41) and USS MISSISSIPPI (CGN 40), background. Subject Operation/Series: READEX 1-81 Country: Caribbean Sea

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

AG-153 Compass Island , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

DN-SN-87-10373. Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)

Amphibious landing vehicles (LVTP-7) come ashore. These Marines and equipment are a part of the 32nd Marine Amphibious Unit returning from Beirut, Lebanon. Base: Onslow Beach, Mcb, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An overhead view of the patrol combatant missile hydrofoil USS HERCULES (PHM 2) underway in the gulf. The HERCULES operates out of Key West, Florida, as part of PHM Squadron 2, which is used extensively in the nation's drug interdiction program. Country: Gulf Of Mexico

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and U.S. Navy Sailors with the amphibious docking ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) prepare to launch a combat rubber raiding craft from the stern gate of the USS Green Bay, Feb. 12, 2024. Marines with BLT 1/1 conducted the raid exercise to enhance proficiency when executing amphibious operations targeting strategic equipment or terrain. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations, the U.S. Navys largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific Region. Marine Corps

DN-SN-87-02976. Base: Sydney State: New South Wales Country: Australia (AUS)

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