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HMAS Canberra and HMAS Anzac – Sydney Harbour in about 1930. In the foreground the ferries Kalang and Koondooloo pass each other. The larger passenger ship being assisted by two tugs has the funnel markings of Burns, Philp & Co. In the distance are two warships. The larger one, on the left, may be the County-class cruiser HMAS Canberra (D33). The smaller one, on the right, is the Parker-class destroyer HMAS Anzac (G90).

  This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s William J Hall collection. The Hall collection provides an important pictorial record of recreational boating in Sydney Harbour, from the 1890s to the 1930s – from large racing and cruising yachts, to the many and varied skiffs jostling on the harbour, to the newContinue reading “HMAS Canberra and HMAS Anzac – Sydney Harbour in about 1930. In the foreground the ferries Kalang and Koondooloo pass each other. The larger passenger ship being assisted by two tugs has the funnel markings of Burns, Philp & Co. In the distance are two warships. The larger one, on the left, may be the County-class cruiser HMAS Canberra (D33). The smaller one, on the right, is the Parker-class destroyer HMAS Anzac (G90).”

Seven Navy ships enter Auckland Harbour 2010

  A fleet of seven ships enters Auckland Harbour. New Zealand Navy Ships, HMNZS CANTERBURY, ENDEAVOUR, TE KAHA, HAWEA and TAUPO were joined in the harbour by Royal Australian Navy Ships, ARUNTA and ANZAC who are visiting Auckland and Nelson. from Blogger https://ift.tt/WN4G9Vr via IFTTT

USS Half Moon (AVP-26) was a seaplane tender that in commission in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946 that saw service in the latter half of World War II.

  After the war, she was in commission in the United States Coast Guard as the cutter USCGC Half Moon (WAVP-378), later WHEC-378, from 1948 to 1969, seeing service in the Vietnam War during her Coast Guard career. Construction and commissioning[edit] Half Moon was laid down as a small seaplane tender (AVP-26) on 10 March 1942 by Lake Washington Shipyards, Houghton, Washington, and was launched as such on 12 July 1942, sponsoredContinue reading “USS Half Moon (AVP-26) was a seaplane tender that in commission in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946 that saw service in the latter half of World War II.”

USS NEW MEXICO – 1934 USS New Mexico (BB-40) was a battleship in service with the United States Navy from 1918 to 1946.

  She was the lead ship of a class of three battleships, and the first ship to be named for the state of New Mexico. Her keel was laid down on 14 October 1915 at the New York Navy Yard, from which she was launched on 23 April 1917 and commissioned on 20 May 1918.Continue reading “USS NEW MEXICO – 1934 USS New Mexico (BB-40) was a battleship in service with the United States Navy from 1918 to 1946.”

USS New Orleans (later designated PG-34 then CL-22) was a United States Navy protected cruiser of the New Orleans class.

She was laid down in 1895 as Amazonas for the Brazilian Navy by Armstrong, Mitchell and Company, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, launched on 4 December 1896, purchased by the U.S. Navy while building on 16 March 1898; and commissioned 18 March 1898 at Gravesend, England. https://ift.tt/I54pJfg from Blogger https://ift.tt/9gGk8Rx via IFTTT