IJNS ASAHI

Asahi at anchor about 1906 IJNS ASAHIAsahi (朝日 Asahi) was a pre-dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the late 1890s. As Japan lacked the industrial capacity to build such warships itself, the ship was designed and built in the United Kingdom. Shortly after her arrival in Japan, she became flagship of theContinue reading “IJNS ASAHI”

USS Proteus (AS-19)

The large harbor tug USS Saco (YTB-796) maneouvers the U.S. Navy submarine tender USS Proteus (AS-19) into port at the U.S. Naval Base Guam on 24 May 1980 The third USS Proteus (AS-19) was a Fulton-class submarine tender in the United States Navy. Proteus was laid down by the Moore Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Oakland, California, 15 SeptemberContinue reading “USS Proteus (AS-19)”

Pearl Harbour, Oahu, Hawaii

Pearl Harbour, Oahu, Hawaii from Currin’s Naval, Maritime & Marine News https://ift.tt/33utTOL via IFTTT Follow us on our Blog here https://ift.tt/31Xfdac

HMNZS Rotoiti in Melbourne, Australia

HMNZS Rotoiti in Melbourne, Australia from Currin’s Naval, Maritime & Marine News https://ift.tt/2Z69u3y via IFTTT Follow us on our Blog here https://ift.tt/31Xfdac

USS CHATTANOOGA 5 INCH

USS CHATTANOOGA 5 INCH USS CHATTANOOGA 5 INCH USS Chattanooga (C 16; ex PG 3; ex Cl 18) No date [NH 67526] Chattanooga was one of six Denver-class protected cruisers ordered for the US Navy on 14 December 1899.[4] She was laid down at the Crescent Shipyard of Elizabethport, New Jersey on 29 March 1900,[5] andContinue reading “USS CHATTANOOGA 5 INCH”