Snapshots of Naval History

Prior to 1936, the USN aircraft carrier USS Lexington steams ahead with her air wing on the flight deck. #lexington #uss #carrier #warship #ship #aircraft #planes #usn #usnavy #usa #america #navalhistory #history #cv2 #biplanes

Late in WW2, a sailor aboard the heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer handles an HE 15cm secondary shell. Behind them are the propellant charges in long dark tubes. #admiralscheer #cruiser #kriegsmarine #germany #ww2 #worldwar2 #sailor #highexplosive #navalhistory #history #weapon #shell #war

At the Philadelphia Naval Yard, civilians tour the USN battleship USS Indiana (BB-01). #indiana #bb #battleship #warship #ship #usn #usnavy #navy #usa #america #uss #navalhistory #history

On the bow of the ship, sailors find a good place for a break and/or a nap. Behind them are 3 28cm turrets of the Nassau class battleship. #nassau #battleship #warship #ship #germany #kaiserlichemarine #dreadnought #ww1 #worldwar1 #greatwar #navalhistory #history #sailors #nap #break #sleep

On vacation. New photos next week!

As seen from the USS Hornet In Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a Worcester class light cruiser at anchor. The pair were the last all gun light cruisers of the US Navy. #worcester #uss #cruiser #warship #ship #cuba #coldwar #usa #america #navalhistory #history #navalbase #1950s

A sailor aboard the Kriegsmarine battleship Gneisenau takes a snapshot of the rough seas. In front of him, a portside amidship 10.5cm AA mount. #gneisenau #battleship #warship #ship #kriegsmarine #germany #war #roughseas #seas #antiaircraft #navalhistory #history

Aboard the German Panzerschiff Deutschland, a Heinkel He 60 float plane is being moved by the ship’s port-side crane. #deutschland #germany #cruiser #panzerschiff #heinkel #plane #aviation #floatplane #kriegsmarine #warship #ship #navalhistory #history

A pair of snapshots of the destroyer USS Blue. Photo 1 is the ship entering a dry-dock for repairs in Leyte. Photo 2 is the ship returning home from WW2 to San Francisco in 1945. #blue #destroyer #warship #ship #ww2 #usn #usa #usnavy #worldwar2 #navalhistory #history #america #war #naval

In Guantanamo Bay, Cuba likely during December 1953, the battleship USS Iowa anchored probably for shore leave before returning to the USA. #iowa #ussiowa #bb61 #usnavy #usn #battleship #cuba #usa #america #coldwar #warship #ship #navalhistory #history #bay

In Kiel, Germany in the early 1941, a sailor gets snapshot of the ice surrounding the battleship Scharnhorst. It does provided a closeup view of the top of the armor belt. #battleship #warship #ship #kiel #germany #ww2 #worldwar2 #navalhistory #history #armor #kriegsmarine #ice #weather

In May 1898 in the North Atlantic during the Spanish American War, the US Navy monitor USS Wyandotte steams from Connecticut to Boston to protect the harbor from Spanish forces. #wyandotte #monitor #warship #ship #usa #america #usn #usnavy #navalhistory #history #war #navy #naval

On the stern of a Kaiserliche Marine König Class battleship, the calvary general & airship pioneer Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin. #zeppelin #airship #count #battleship #dreadnought #warship #ship #germany #war #warfare #pioneer #navalhistory #avaitionhistory #history #navy #naval #avaition

An unknown Nassau class battleship of Germany’s Kaiserliche Marine fires practice salvos from its stern 28cm Turrets D & E. #nassau #battleship #dreadnought #warship #ship #germany #kaiserlichemarine #ww1 #worldwar1 #greatwar #navalhistory #history #canon #turret

From very late in WW2, a pair of snapshots from the heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer. A likely photo of Captain Ernst Ludwig Thienemann, and the funnel with a search light & the mast. #admiralscheer #cruiser #kriegsmarine #germany #ww2 #worldwar2 #navalhistory #history #warship #ship #war #captain

On August 27th, 1945 off Honshu Island, Japan, crew of the USS Blue (DD-744) take command of the surrendered Japanese & largest sub type in the world the I-400. #submarine #sub #i400 #japan #usa #destroyer #sailors #surrender #war #warfare #ww2 #worldwar2 #navalhistory #history #pacific

In Naples Italy, the Regia Marina battleship Giulio Cesare sits dockside at the Naples Maritime Center. #giuliocesare #regiamarina #italy #naples #ww2 #worldwar2 #worldwarii #war #warfare #navy #navalhistory #history

In the North Sea in late 1918, the große kreuzers of the I Scouting Group of the High Seas Fleet steam to internment in Scapa Flow, Scotland, UK. #battlecruiser #warships #ships #ww1 #worldwar1 #greatwar #surrender #internment #germany #fleet #navalhistory #history #war #warfare

On or after May 30th, 1937, crew of the Panzerschiff Deutschland assess the damage of the upper deck space from a Spanish Republican aerial bomb. 31 sailors would die in the attack. #deutschland #cruiser #warship #ship #navalhistory #history #damage #spain #germany #kriegsmarine #sailors #attack

In the Caribbean Sea in late 1953, Banshee & Skyraider aircraft are on the stern of the USS Hornet. A heavy cruiser & destroyer are in the background. #aircraftcarrier #cruiser #aircraft #coldwar #warship #ship #america #usshornet #uss #usa #navalhistory #history

On the stern of the battleship SMS Tegetthoff in the city of Pola, crew are trained in anti-aircraft fire tactics. #tegetthoff #sms #battleship #warship #ship #austria #hungary #kuk #ww1 #worldwar1 #antiaircraft #dreadnought #navalhistory #history #pola

Likely in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, sailors dockside & aboard the Kaiserliche Marine Nassau class battleship load coal into the ship’s bunkers. #nassau #battleship #dreadnought #warship #ship #sailor #coal #ww1 #worldwar1 #navalhistory #history #fueling #steampowered

Follow the link to below to see all 59 images from an original Reichsmarine 1920s photo album of the Torpedoboat V 6. www.facebook.com/100082863254... #torpedoboat #warship #ship #germany #navalhistory #history #sailors #officers #crew #1920s #photos #album

During early 1940 in Kiel, Germany, the battleship Gneisenau’s forward 28cm & superstructure covered in ice from the harsh Winter. She is identifiable by her turrets & the enclosed admiral’s bridge. #gneisenau #battleship #germany #kiel #warship #ship #ww2 #worldwar2 #navalhistory #history #war

During the Summer of 1903 in the Philadelphia Naval Yard, a bow snapshot of the America’s first steel battleship the USS Indiana (BB-01). #indiana #uss #battleship #hoosier #usa #america #philadephia #navalyard #warship #ship #predreadnought #navalhistory #history

Healthy survivors of the Russian gunboat Sivuch relaxing on the bow of the German battleship SMS Posen after the Battle of the Gulf of Riga in August 1915. #posen #sms #battleship #sailors #pow #prisoners #war #battle #navalhistory #history #ww1 #worldwar1 #germany #russia #sivuch

February 1954, the heavy cruiser USS Columbus steams into Guantanamo Bay, Cuba infront of the carrier USS Hornet. Both ships were training in the Caribbean before future deployments. #columbus #hornet #carrier #cruiser #warships #ships #cuba #usnavy #usn #usa #navalhistory #history #coldwar

Sailors talking with one another in the tailor’s shop of the German battleship Gneisenau. Since there is a anbundance of white Tropical uniforms, the photo was likely taken in 1938 or 1939. #gneisenau #kriegsmarine #germany #battleship #warship #ship #ww2 #worldwar2 #navalhistory #history #sailor

Post the Skagerrak Battle, a 12in shell hole in the stern of the German Kaiserliche Marine SMS Derfflinger. #derfflinger #sms #kaiserlichemarine #skagarrek #jutland #ww1 #worldwar1 #battledamage #damage #battlecruiser #warship #ship #navalhistory #history #war

In 1935, the Panzerschiff Deutschland undergoing trim & stabilty testing in port. #deutschland #panzerschiff #heavycruiser #cruiser #warship #ship #germany #kriegsmarine #ww2 #worldwar2 #trim #stability #navalhistory #history #trials #port

A snapshot of the recently completed Royal Sovereign class super dreadnought HMS Revenge. #revenge #hmsrevenge #hms #uk #greatbritain #royalnavy #battleship #dreadnought #warship #ship #ww1 #worldwar1 #greatwar #navalhistory #history

June 4th-6th, 1945, the US destroyer USS Blue (DD-744) steams through Typhoon Connie as part of Halsey’s Third Fleet. #blue #dd744 #uss #usnavy #usn #ww2 #worldwar2 #typhoon #war #storm #weather #pacific #sailors #destroyer #warship #ship #navalhistory #history

During 1916 aboard the Austrio-Hungarian battleship SMS Tegetthoff in Pola, sailors practice gymnastics on the pommel horse & parallel bars. #tegetthoff #sms #austriohungary #kuk #austria #hungary #pola #pula #ww1 #worldwarone #worldwar1 #navalhistory #history #war #gymnastics #exercise #workout

From the island of the American carrier USS Antietam, the forward 5in director & searchlight above the bridge. On the flight deck, a Grumman Panther with its folded wings. #antietam #uss #cv36 #usa #america #usnavy #usn #coldwar #navalhistory #history #director #island #bridge

From the open air bridge, the 28cm Turret Anton of a Nassau class battleship of the Germany’s Kaiserliche Marine. #nassau #battleship #warship #ship #ww1 #worldwar1 #greatwar #germany #kaiserlichemarine #navalhistory #history #war

The German light cruiser Köln’s band plays atop 15cm Turret Caesar during an exercise or activity on the stern. #köln #cruiser #warship #ship #germany #kriegsmarine #reichsmarine #navalhistory #history #band #music

From a German photo postcard, the battleships SMS Baden, Bayern (misidentified as Derfflinger), and the cruiser Emden. They took the Kaiser to the Island of Helgoland. #baden #bayern #emden #battleship #cruiser #warships #ships #ww1 #worldwar1 #germany #navalhistory #history #kaiserlichemarine

In Pula (Pola), Croatia in 1916, sailors relax & exercise amidships aboard the Austrio-Hungarian dreadnought SMS Tegetthoff. #tegetthoff #sms #kuk #battleship #dreadnought #warship #ship #austria #hungary #crotia #pula #ww1 #worldwar1 #navalhistory #history #greatwar

An artifact scan of a July 1941 Warship Identification Chart published for the Luftwaffe covering the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy. #luftwaffe #royalnavy #rn #warships #ships #ww2 #worldwar2 #war #navalhistory #history #battleship #cruiser #carrier #destroyer #monitor #corvette #minesweeper

In Scapa Flow, the recently returned HMS Royal Sovereign is anchored after escorting the High Seas Fleet to internment. #royalsovereign #hms #battleship #dreadnought #warship #ship #unitedkingdom #uk #ww1 #worldwar1 #war #navalhistory #history #scapaflow #scotland

As seen in a Spanish port by a German tourist, the canvas covered stern of the brand new Italian heavy cruiser Trento. #trento #heavycruiser #cruiser #warship #ship #italy #regiamarina #navalhistory #history

In 1936 or 1937, the Captain’s Parade on the quarter deck of the German Panzerschiff Deutschland in an unknown Mediterranean port. #deutschland #panzerschiff #heavycruiser #cruiser #warship #ship #mediterrean #germany #navalhistory #history #kriegsmarine

As seen from the flight deck of CV36, the anchored WW2 vet & Fletcher class destroyer USS Monssen (DD-798). She was training in Cuba before departing to Korea in 1954. #monssen #destroyer #warship #ship #usnavy #usn #usa #america #cuba #navalhistory #history

In likely the early 1930s, the French Marine Nationalé Atlantic Squadron steaming together at an unknown location. #battleships #dreadnoughts #warships #ships #squadron #marinenationale #france #french #snapshot #navy #naval

As seen from another Kriegsmarine vessel, a Type 1936 or 1936A Zerströrer steams through the sea with a trail of sea spray behind it. #zerstörer #destroyer #warship #ship #kriegsmarine #germany #ww2 #worldwar2 #navalhistory #history #snapshot

As seen from the bow of SMS Von der Tann in Kiel Harbor, her sisters of the I Souting Group SMS Moltke (closest to the camera) and SMS Seydlitz. #vondertann #moltke #seydlitz #sms #germany #kaiserlichemarine #germany #kiel #ww1 #worldwar1 #battlecruiser #warships #navalhistory #history #ships

As seen from a USN seaplane, the navy’s first rigid airship USS Shenandoah. The snapshot is likely from 1924 when she trialed with the unseen tender USS Patoka. #shenandoah #uss #airship #zeppelin #warship #ship #usa #america #usnavy #usn #navalhistory #history

A young British officer sits on the stern of the HMS Revenge to take a snapshot of the rear 15in turrets firing full charges during gunnery practice. #revenge #hms #royalnavy #navy #rn #uk #unitedkingdom #ww1 #worldwar1 #navalhistory #history #battleship #warship #ship #war

On a dreary day from the flight deck, a sailor takes a snapshot of the carrier USS Antietam passing under the Manhattan Bridge in New York City, USA. #ussantietam #cv36 #carrier #warship #ship #usnavy #usn #coldwar #nyc #newyork #usa #america #navalhistory #history #bridge #city