She was constructed for the Royal Navy, where she was commissioned as HMS Amphion in 1936. After several years on the North America and West Indies Station, the cruiser was transferred to the RAN in 1939 and recommissioned as HMAS Perth. At the start of World War II, Perth was used to patrol WesternContinue reading “HMAS Perth was a modified Leander-class light cruiser operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during the early part of World War II.”
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HMAS Yarra (F07/DE 45)
HMAS Yarra (F07/DE 45), named for the Yarra River, was a River class destroyer escort of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).[1] The antisubmarine warship operated from 1961 to 1985. https://ift.tt/FQGNogp from JC’s Naval, Maritime and Military News https://ift.tt/3VDFxCX via IFTTT
USS Halibut (SS-232) in Drydock for Repairs, Hunter’s Point Navy Yard, January 1945
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The Trireme, Olympias, a commissioned Hellenic Navy ship
Olympias is a reconstruction of an ancient Athenian trireme and an important example of experimental archaeology. It is also a commissioned ship in the Hellenic Navy of Greece, the only commissioned vessel of its kind in any of the world’s navies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympias_(trireme) from JC’s Naval, Maritime and Military News https://ift.tt/qkwhpW8 via IFTTT
HMS Queen Elizabeth anchored in New York Harbor, Sept 29, 2022
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