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New covert shores article - ingenuous Italian ‘Jumping’ electric-powered torpedo boat of World War One www.hisutton.com/Italian-Gril...

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13.03.2026 08:36 👍 184 🔁 25 💬 5 📌 1
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Likely sometime between 1931 to 1935, the famous USS Arizona at anchor in an unknown US port.

#arizona #ussarizona #uss #battleship #dreadnought #warship #ship #usnavy #usn #usa #america #navalhistory #history

13.03.2026 16:32 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Between 1917 to 1919 as seen from the HMS Revenge, the other Royal Sovereign ships of the
1st Battle Squadron of the Grand Fleet.

#royalnavy #rn #battleships #dreadnoughts #warships #ships #grandfleet #squadron #navalhistory #history #ww1 #worldwar1 #uk #unitedkingdom

11.03.2026 17:28 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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After July 1939, a view of the Kriegsmarine battleship Gneisenau’s funnel & base for the attached tripod mast. Note the Ar196 & searchlight platform.

#gneisenau #kriegsmarine #germany #battleship #warship #ship #navalhistory #history #ww2 #worldwar2

09.03.2026 17:29 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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The first through deck aircraft carrier the HMS Argus. The snapshot likely taken late 1918 to early 1919. She is still using her dazzle paint scheme.

#argus #carrier #aircraftcarrier #warship #ship #uk #scapaflow #ww1 #navalhistory #history #royalnavy #rn

07.03.2026 17:41 👍 13 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
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In 1945, sailors are cleaning the rear 28cm Turret aboard the Panzerschiff Admiral Scheer. Note the single barreled 4cm Bofor & the 10.5cm mount under going maintenance.

#admiralscheer #panzerschiff #cruiser #kriegsmarine #germany #ww2 #worldwar2 #navalhistory #history #warship #ship

05.03.2026 17:29 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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In Scapa Flow, one of the four late war Königsberg class light cruisers. As the most modern light cruisers, the whole class was surrendered. One survived the scuttling to become the French cruiser Metz.

#königsberg #cruiser #lightcruiser #navalhistory #history #ww1 #worldwar1 #germany #warship

03.03.2026 18:20 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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The Royal Navy submarine HMS K5 steams past HMS Queen Elizabeth in Scapa Flow. The K5 would be lost to an accident with all hands in 1921. See Facebook for full post.

#hms #royalnavy #battleship #sub #submarine #queenelizabeth #ww1 #worldwar1 #navalhistory #history

01.03.2026 17:19 👍 9 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Likely in 1916, a snapshot atop 30.5cm Turret B aboard the Austrio-Hungarian battleship SMS Viribus Unitis. Note th canvas on the turret & 66mm gun. It is likely for future protection against coal dust.

#kuk #austriohungry #ww1 #battleship #navalhistory #history #warship #worldwar1 #ship

27.02.2026 18:43 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

No search lights, only basic spotting equipment. After the Skagerrak Battle, Kaiser & König class battleships were modified with the photoed heavy tube mast. Hindenburg & Derfflinger were given tripod masts.

26.02.2026 18:30 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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From the Panzerschiff Admiral Scheer in late 1944 to early 1945, crew work to reload a 15cm secondary gun with a high explosive shell.

#admiralscheer #panzerschiff #cruiser #warship #ship #ww2 #worldwar2 #kriegsmarine #germany #navalhistory #history

25.02.2026 18:44 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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2月25日の写真
戦艦 金剛
日付 1942年2月25日
場所 スターリング湾
撮影
状況 ジャワ南方機動作戦へ出撃/金剛から望む榛名

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25.02.2026 03:03 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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In the Firth of Forth likely a few days after 11/2/1918, the former flagship High Seas Fleet & Kaiser class battleship the SMS Friedrich der Grosße.

#battleship #dreadnought #warship #ship #kaiserlichemarine #germany #deutschland #ww1 #worldwar1 #navalhistory #history

23.02.2026 18:35 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Sometime between 1917 to 1919, an informal portrait of the officers of the Royal Navy battleship HMS Revenge.

#revenge #officers #crew #royalnavy #rn #battleship #warship #ship #ww1 #worldwar1 #navalhistory #history

21.02.2026 17:15 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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19.02.2026 19:37 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I have a few photos from that visit when they let German civilians tour her.

19.02.2026 19:36 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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In July 1930, a US Naval battleship squadron visiting Kiel, Germany for the first time since the end of World War I. See Facebook for full post.

#arkansas #florida #utah #hessen #köln #battleships #warships #ships #germany #usa #kiel #usnavy #reichsmarine #navalhistory #history

19.02.2026 18:34 👍 11 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

Only two battleships were filmed sinking while underway, the above mentioned ship & the HMS Barham.

The film of the sinking of the Szent István was shown in American theaters as a fundraiser to support kids in post WW1 Austria.

18.02.2026 20:23 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

You are correct

18.02.2026 20:20 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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During 1916 in likely Pola, the Austin-Hungarian battleship SMS Szent Itszán is photographed for official publication.

#szentitszán #battleship #dreadnought #warship #austriohungarian #ww1 #worldwar1 #navalhistory #history

18.02.2026 00:48 👍 21 🔁 2 💬 3 📌 1
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Between July 1939 to February 1940, a view of the battleship Gneisenau’s stern. The second photo helps identify the ship & time period.

#gneisenau #battleship #warship #ship #kriegsmarine #germany #war #warfare #navalhistory #history #ww2 #worldwar2

15.02.2026 17:17 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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In Scapa Flow, Scotland, the RN & USN battleships HMS Ramillies & USS Florida. The American sailor misidentified them as a battlecruiser & USS Wyoming. Ramillies is still sporting her dazzle scheme.

#battleships #warships #ships #royalnavy #usnavy #uk #usa #navalhistory #history #ww1 #worldwar1

13.02.2026 17:43 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

One of my favorite cruiser classes.

12.02.2026 04:27 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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During their internment in Scapa Flow, Scotland, UK, four of the five ships of the German Kaiser class battleships.

#kaiser #ww1 #worldwar1 #battleship #warships #ships #war #internment #scapaflow #scotland #uk #navalhistory #history

11.02.2026 18:36 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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IJN First Fleet in 1930
Date: 12:00, February 11th, 1930
Location: Saiki Bay
Photo:
Situation: Imperial cannon firing on the occasion of Kigensetsu
From the right in the front row: Yura, Nagara, and Sendai
Yamashiro and Ise from the right in the back row

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11.02.2026 03:04 👍 9 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1
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Between 1918 to 1919 in Roysth, Scotland, the battlecruiser HMs Repulse at anchor.

#repulse #hms #royalnavy #rn #uk #scotland #battlecruiser #warship #ship #ww1 #worldwar1 #navalhistory #history

09.02.2026 18:12 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Post her early 1930s reconstruction, the US battleship USS Idaho. She was setup as the flagship of the New Mexico class.

#idaho #bb42 #battleship #warship #ship #usnavy #usn #usa #america #navalhistory #history

07.02.2026 18:30 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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On April 20th, 1939 in Kiel Fjord, the Kriegsmarine battleship Scharnhorst is anchored in open water. Likely the cruiser Köln is anchored on the far left.

#scharnhorst #battleship #cruiser #warships #ships #germany #kiel #kriegsmarine #navy #naval #navalhistory #history

05.02.2026 18:20 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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A German collector’s card produced by the company Immalin Werke in the 1930s. The photo shows the SMS Großer Kurfürst & airship SL 8 during Operation Albion in October 1917.

#war #warfare #airship #ship #warship #battleship #germany #navalhistory #history #ad #ww1 #worldwar1 #collecting

03.02.2026 19:10 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

I have always been a fan of the humped Soviet/ Russian subs.

02.02.2026 22:40 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0