Monthly Archives: July 2021

A starboard beam view of the British frigate HMS Beaver (F93) entering port at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, during Exercise RIMPAC ’86. HMS Beaver was one of 10 Type 22 missile frigate of the Broadsword Class ordered by the Royal Navy.[1] The ship was laid down at the Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd., Scotstoun, on 20 June 1980Continue reading “HMS Beaver (F93)”

  USS Branch (DD-197) HMS Beverley (H64)  HMS Beverley (H64) underway c1942 USS Branch (DD-197) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy that entered service in 1920. After a short active life, Branch was placed in reserve in 1922. The ship was activated again for World War II before being transferred to theContinue reading “USS Branch (DD-197)/HMS Beverley (H64)”

  USS Tarawa 1952 USS Tarawa (CV/CVA/CVS-40, AVT-12) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during and shortly after World War II for the United States Navy. The ship was the first US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for the bloody 1943 Battle of Tarawa. Tarawa was commissioned in DecemberContinue reading “USS Tarawa (CV/CVA/CVS-40, AVT-12)”

Type, class: Aircraft Carrier, Midway classBuilder: New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, New York, USA STATUS:Awarded:Laid down: December 1, 1943Launched: April 29, 1945Commissioned: October 27, 1945redesignated CVA 42 on October 1, 1952decommissioned: April 1954SCB-110 modification: March 1954 – June 1956recommissioned: April 6, 1956overhaul and modernization: December 1968 – June 1969redesignated CV 42 on June 30, 1975Decommissioned: September 30, 1977Struck: October 1, 1977Fate: towed to Kearny,Continue reading “CVB 42 / CVA 42 / CV 42 – USS Franklin D. Roosevelt”

ship images   circa 1991   Pearl Harbor, Hawaii – 1990   off California – 1989   off California – 1989   off California – 1989   off California – 1989   off California – 1989   1987   underway during exercise RIMPAC 86 – 1986   San Diego, California – 1986   1983  Continue reading “DLG 16 / CG 16 – USS Leahy”