Monthly Archives: July 2021

  Caption: Three-quarter aerial view of Windham Bay (T-CVU-92), circa 1958, with a deckload of what appears to be Republic F-84 Thunderjets on the flight deck, forward. Note that the ship retains the 5″/38 mount on the centerline at the fantail, and what appears to be a few 20-millimeter mounts; also note the protective “igloos”Continue reading “USS Windham Bay (CVE-92) 1958”

  USS Albany (CA-123) was a United States Navy Oregon City-class heavy cruiser, later converted to the guided missile cruiser CG-10. The converted cruiser was the lead ship of the new Albany guided missile cruiser class. She was the fourth ship to carry the name Albany. The ship was laid down on 6 March 1944Continue reading “Oregon City-class cruiser USS Albany (CA-123) underway on 15 January 1955.”

  USS Cairo – Photographed in the Mississippi River area during 1862 USS Cairo in her final resting place at Vicksburg National Military Park. A wooden framework has been built to support what remains of the ship. USS Cairo /ˈkeɪroʊ/ was one of the first American ironclad warships built at the beginning of the U.S.Continue reading “USS Cairo”

  from JC’s Naval, Maritime and Military News https://ift.tt/3dUrVOK via IFTTT

  HMS Queen Elizabeth with a busy flight deck from JC’s Naval, Maritime and Military News https://ift.tt/3hIdUVr via IFTTT