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HMAS Melbourne - Milford Sound
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HMAS Melbourne -Wessex Helicopters
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HMS LORD NELSON-1908-1920
HMS Lord Nelson was a Lord Nelson-class pre-dreadnought battleship launched in 1906 and completed in 1908. She was the Royal Navy"s last pre-dreadnought. The ship was flagship of the Channel Fleet when World War I began in 1914. Lord Nelson was transferred to the Mediterranean Sea in early 1915 to participate in the Dardanelles Campaign. She remained there, becoming flagship of the Eastern Mediterranean Squadron, which was later redesignated the Aegean Squadron. After the Ottoman surrender in 1918 the ship moved to the Black Sea where she remained as flagship before returning to the United Kingdom in May 1919. Lord Nelson was placed into reserve upon her arrival and sold for scrap in June 1920.
HMS LORD NELSON-1908-1920
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LUIGI CADORNA 1931 Trieste
Luigi Cadorna was an Italian Condottieri-class light cruiser, which served in the Regia Marina during World War II; named after Italian Field Marshal Luigi Cadorna who was commander in Chief of the Italian Army during World War I.
LUIGI CADORNA 1931 Trieste
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LUIGI CADORNA 1931 Trieste
Luigi Cadorna was an Italian Condottieri-class light cruiser, which served in the Regia Marina during World War II; named after Italian Field Marshal Luigi Cadorna who was commander in Chief of the Italian Army during World War I.
LUIGI CADORNA 1931 Trieste
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Littorio was the lead ship of her class of battleship and she served in the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) during World War II. She was named after the Lictor ("Littorio" in Italian), in ancient times the bearer of the Roman fasces, which was adopted as the symbol of Italian Fascism. Littorio and her sister Vittorio Veneto were built in response to the French battleships Dunkerque and Strasbourg. They were Italy's first modern battleships, and the first 35,000-ton capital ships of any nation to be laid down under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty. Littorio was laid down in October 1934, launched in August 1937, and completed in May 1940
Shortly after her commissioning, Littorio was badly damaged during the British air raid on Taranto on 11 November 1940, which put her out of action until the following March. Littorio thereafter took part in several sorties to catch the British Mediterranean Fleet, most of which failed to result in any action, the notable exception being the Second Battle of Sirte in March 1942, where she damaged several British warships. Littorio was renamed Italia in July 1943 after the fall of the Fascist government. On 9 September 1943, the Italian fleet was attacked by German bombers while it was on its way to internment. During this action, which saw the destruction of her sister Roma, Italia herself was hit by a Fritz X radio-controlled bomb, causing significant damage to her bow. As part of the armistice agreement, Italia was interned at Malta, Alexandria, and finally in the Great Bitter Lake in the Suez Canal, where she remained until 1947. Italia was awarded to the United States as a war prize and scrapped at La Spezia.
Littorio was the lead ship of her class of battleship and she served in the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) during World War II. She was named after the Lictor ("Littorio" in Italian), in ancient times the bearer of the Roman fasces, which was adopted as the symbol of Italian Fascism. Littorio and her sister Vittorio Veneto were built in response to the French battleships Dunkerque and Strasbourg. They were Italy"s first modern battleships, and the first 35,000-ton capital ships of any nation to be laid down under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty. Littorio was laid down in October 1934, launched in August 1937, and completed in May 1940
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USS Maumee 1945
The second USS Maumee (AO-2) was laid down as Fuel Ship No. 14 on 23 July 1914 by Navy Shipyard, Mare Island, Calif.; launched 17 April 1915; sponsored by Miss Janet Crose; and commissioned 20 October 1916, Lt. Comdr. Henry C. Dinger in command. When the Navy’s ship classifications were introduced 17 July 1920, Maumee was designated AO-2.
Maumee was the first surface ship in the U.S. Navy to be powered by diesel engines. Supervising their installation and operation was her Executive and Chief Engineering Officer, Lt. Chester W. Nimitz.
USS Maumee 1945
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HMAS Launceston was one of sixty Australian Minesweepers (commonly known as corvettes) built during World War II in Australian shipyards as part of the Commonwealth Government's wartime shipbuilding programme. Twenty (including Launceston) were built on Admiralty order but manned and commissioned by the Royal Australian Navy. Thirty-six were built for the Royal Australian Navy and four for the Royal Indian Navy
Launceston commissioned at Brisbane on 9 April 1942 under the command of Lieutenant Commander Percy G. Collins RANR(S).
HMAS Launceston was one of sixty Australian Minesweepers (commonly known as corvettes) built during World War II in Australian shipyards as part of the Commonwealth Government"s wartime shipbuilding programme. Twenty (including Launceston) were built on Admiralty order but manned and commissioned by the Royal Australian Navy. Thirty-six were built for the Royal Australian Navy and four for the Royal Indian Navy
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USS Louisana coaling
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USS MACON
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HMS LIVERPOOL at MARE ISLAND
HMS Liverpool, named after the port city of Liverpool in north-west England, was a Town-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy in service from 1938 to 1952.
During the Second World War, Liverpool gained four battle honours and was seriously damaged in two attacks by Italian torpedo bombers. The cruiser operated variously with the naval stations in the East Indies and China and with the Mediterranean and Home fleets. While assigned to the China Station in January 1940, the cruiser instigated a diplomatic incident with Japan when she intercepted the liner Asama Maru off the coast of Japan. Liverpool fought in the battles of the Espero Convoy and Calabria, the Arctic Convoys, and Operation Harpoon during the Malta Convoys. An aerial attack on 14 June 1942, during Operation Harpoon, proved to be the ship"s final combat of the war. For the remainder of the conflict, Liverpool underwent repairs and refitting at Rosyth, Scotland.
Liverpool returned to service in 1945 for assignment to the Mediterranean Fleet. In the early 1950s, the cruiser harboured in Port Said to support the British Administration of the Suez Canal Zone, when Egyptian guerrillas campaigned against it. The cruiser was decommissioned in 1952 at a time when the Royal Navy was rapidly contracting in strength. Liverpool was broken up in 1958, at Rosyth.
HMS LIVERPOOL at MARE ISLAND
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The K130 Braunschweig class (sometimes Korvette 130) is Germany's newest class of ocean-going corvettes. They supplement the Gepard-class fast attack craft that are currently in service
In May 2015 the Israeli Government ordered four Sa"ar 6-class corvettes, whose design will be based on that of the Braunschweig-class corvette.
The K130 Braunschweig class (sometimes Korvette 130) is Germany"s newest class of ocean-going corvettes. They supplement the Gepard-class fast attack craft that are currently in service
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L'Avenir
Date of launch 1908
Place of launch Bremerhaven
Type 4-masted steel barque
GRT 2738
NRT 2074
DWT 3650
Length 87.3 m (286.6 ft)
Beam 13.6 m (44.7 ft)
Draft 7.6 m (24.8 ft)
Later names: Admiral Karpfanger (1937)
1908
Built of steel by R.C. Rickmers, Bremerhaven for Soc. Anon. Maritime de Belge S.A., Antwerp, to be used as a schoolship. She was given the name L"Avenir and was rigged as a four-masted barque carrying royals over double topgallant sails.
1932
Sold to Gustaf Erikson, Mariehamn and put on the Australian wheat trade. She was Erikson"s only vessel that had a certificate for carrying passengers; she could take 60 passengers and sometimes made summer cruises in the Baltic.
1937
Sold to Norddeutscher Lloyd to be used as a cargo-carrying schoolship. She was renamed the Admiral Karpfanger and continued to go on the Australian wheat trade.
March 1938
Lost in the vicinity of Cape Horn on her first homeward voyage from Australia for her new owner. She was in radio contact with her owners on March 1st, 4th, 9th, 10th and 12th, thereafter never heard of again.
L"Avenir
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L'Avenir
Date of launch 1908
Place of launch Bremerhaven
Type 4-masted steel barque
GRT 2738
NRT 2074
DWT 3650
Length 87.3 m (286.6 ft)
Beam 13.6 m (44.7 ft)
Draft 7.6 m (24.8 ft)
Later names: Admiral Karpfanger (1937)
1908
Built of steel by R.C. Rickmers, Bremerhaven for Soc. Anon. Maritime de Belge S.A., Antwerp, to be used as a schoolship. She was given the name L"Avenir and was rigged as a four-masted barque carrying royals over double topgallant sails.
1932
Sold to Gustaf Erikson, Mariehamn and put on the Australian wheat trade. She was Erikson"s only vessel that had a certificate for carrying passengers; she could take 60 passengers and sometimes made summer cruises in the Baltic.
1937
Sold to Norddeutscher Lloyd to be used as a cargo-carrying schoolship. She was renamed the Admiral Karpfanger and continued to go on the Australian wheat trade.
March 1938
Lost in the vicinity of Cape Horn on her first homeward voyage from Australia for her new owner. She was in radio contact with her owners on March 1st, 4th, 9th, 10th and 12th, thereafter never heard of again.
L"Avenir
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Turkey’s largest land system manufacturer Otokar received a new order for its COBRA II 4×4 tactical wheeled armoured vehicle. 47.5 million Euro amounted contract for COBRA II includes various systems, maintenance and support services except for the vehicles. The delivery of the vehicles will be completed in the first half of 2017. The vehicles will be in service to meet various requirements of the security forces
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Turkey’s largest land system manufacturer Otokar received a new order for its COBRA II 4×4 tactical wheeled armoured vehicle. 47.5 million Euro amounted contract for COBRA II includes various systems, maintenance and support services except for the vehicles. The delivery of the vehicles will be completed in the first half of 2017. The vehicles will be in service to meet various requirements of the security forces
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Taken on board HMS Illustrious. IWM
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Oldies
Oldies…..
Supermarine Swift “What ifs”
Coming from the same stable as the Spitfire the Swift was seen as the RAF’s great hope in the early to mid 1950s to counter the swept wing MiG-15 “Fagot”. Unfortunately it proved disappointing as a…
Oldies
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The captured and damaged Japanese cruiser MYOKO
The captured and damaged Japanese cruiser MYOKO. The 2 German U-boats tied up alongside were also captured at Singapore.
The captured and damaged Japanese cruiser MYOKO
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Much chest beating
Much chest beating….
US sends B-52 to South Korea in show of force against Kim Jong-Un
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress flew from Andersen Air Base in Guam some 2,000 miles to Osam Air Base, just four minutes’ flight time from the North Korean border in a show of strength.
Much chest beating
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