Monthly Archives: November 2023

USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) approaches the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO 195) for a replenishment-at-sea in the Mediterranean Sea

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The first USS South Dakota (ACR-9/CA-9), also referred to “Armored Cruiser No. 9”, and later renamed Huron, was a United States Navy Pennsylvania-class armored cruiser.

South Dakota was laid down on 30 September 1902 by the Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, she was launched on 21 July 1904; sponsored by Grace Herreid, daughter of Charles N. Herreid, Governor of South Dakota, and commissioned on 27 January 1908.[3] Design[edit] An act of Congress authorized South Dakota on 7 June 1900. The ship’s hull and machinery cost a… ReadContinue reading “The first USS South Dakota (ACR-9/CA-9), also referred to “Armored Cruiser No. 9”, and later renamed Huron, was a United States Navy Pennsylvania-class armored cruiser.”

HMAS Diamantina (M 86), named after the Diamantina River, is a Huon-class minehunter currently serving in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

HMAS Diamantina (M 86), named after the Diamantina River, is a Huon-class minehunter currently serving in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).Possibly in background, KD Jebat is a Lekiu-class guided missile frigate currently serving in the Royal Malaysian Navy and one of the major naval assets for Malaysia. Jebat serves in the 23rd Frigate Squadron of the Royal Malaysian Navy.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Diamantina_(M_86)http://dlvr.it/SyQxvr

Port Phillip Bay, prob. 1919: Battlecruiser HMS NEW ZEALAND tends the death of a child – Allan C. Green [1878-1954], SLV.

Capturefile: D:\glass neg raws\Allen C. Green Series\box 254\gr006924.tifCaptureSN: CC001681.074062Software: Capture One PRO for Windows 813. There is something acutely sad and rather intriguing about this photo. There must be a story behind it When we first saw it, posted by on the World Naval Ships Forums website the only information available was that it was the… ReadContinue reading “Port Phillip Bay, prob. 1919: Battlecruiser HMS NEW ZEALAND tends the death of a child – Allan C. Green [1878-1954], SLV.”

HMAS Pioneer (formerly HMS Pioneer) was a Pelorus-class light cruiser built for the Royal Navy at the end of the 19th century.

She was transferred to the fledgling Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in 1912. During World War I, the cruiser captured two German merchant ships, and was involved in the East African Campaign, including the blockade of the cruiser SMS Königsberg and a bombardment of Dar-es-Salaam. She returned to Australia in late 1916 and was decommissioned. Pioneer… ReadContinue reading “HMAS Pioneer (formerly HMS Pioneer) was a Pelorus-class light cruiser built for the Royal Navy at the end of the 19th century.”