The original caption stated that this is a picture of Adm. Yamamoto, on the bridge of the battleship IJN Nagato. I don't come across many photos of the bridge of any Japanese warships so I found this intriguing.
Winter in the North Atlantic, HMCS PENETANG, 1945 (LA Ca 133-v8). HMCS Penetang was a River-class frigate that served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1944 to 1945 during the Second World War. She fought in the Battle of the Atlantic as a convoy escort.
River-class frigates were…
USS Guam. Alaska class large or battle cruiser. She was fast at 33+knts. Displacing 34,000tns and a length of 808’ they were basically light Iowas. Designed to escort the new Essex carriers, they were sorta redundant. Very clean lines with a primary battery of 9-12” guns and a…
The Revenges at sea, 1930.
HMS Revenge, Ramillies, Royal Sovereign and Resolution, photo taken from sister HMS Royal Oak. They were also sometimes called the Royal Sovereign class. ( Imperial War Museum )
Battlecruiser HMS Renown, Battlecruiser HMS Hood, to the rear and the Gunnery Training Ship HMS Iron Duke, far left, at the 1935 Spithead Jubilee Review. The ships are dressed out in preparation for inspection by King George V.
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Explosions continue to rock the listing carrier USS Franklin after a Japanese bomb detonated in the hangar deck and ignited the armed and fueled aircraft there, 19 Mar 1945. Seen from the cruiser Santa Fe.