Monthly Archives: March 2024

US Battleship Believed to be USS Nevada in Melbourne, Australia 1926 and possibly USS Washington (ACR-11/CA-11/IX-39) in background.Confirmation appreciated

Capturefile: D:\glass neg raws\Airspy series\box 18\box 19\ai0505.tifCaptureSN: CC001681.052485Software: Capture One PRO for Windows US Battleship Believed to be USS Nevada in Melbourne, Australia 1926 and possibly USS Washington (ACR-11/CA-11/IX-39) in background. Confirmation appreciatedhttp://dlvr.it/T4pr02

USS Swallow (AM-65) 1944

USS Swallow, 1944 USS Swallow (AM-65) was an Auk-class minesweeper built for the United States Navy during World War II. The ship was the second U.S. Navy ship named after the swallow. Swallow earned two battle stars for World War II service. She was sunk by a kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa on 22 April 1945.Continue reading “USS Swallow (AM-65) 1944”

USS Cleveland and tug Active 1916

USS Cleveland (C-19/PG-33/CL-21) was a United States Navy Denver-class protected cruiser. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Cleveland_(C-19)http://dlvr.it/T4pq1Y

Tasmanian debut: Hawkei vehicles touchdown in Hobart

07 MARCH 2024 By: Robert Dougherty Australian Army soldiers Lance Corporal Selina Schlimmer and Corporal Ash Werner drive the lead Hawkei light protected mobility vehicle across the Tasman Bridge from Hobart Airport to Derwent Barracks on Friday, 23 February 2024. Photo: Corporal Michael Currie Four new Australian Army Hawkei light protected mobility vehicles have touched downContinue reading “Tasmanian debut: Hawkei vehicles touchdown in Hobart”

HMS Orion was a Leander-class light cruiser which served with distinction in the Royal Navy during World War II. She received 13 battle honours, a record only exceeded by HMS Warspite and matched by two others. https://ift.tt/dXZi4eq

Orion was built by Devonport Dockyard (Plymouth, U.K), Vickers-Armstrong (Newcastle-on-Tyne, UK). Flashes from the 6-inch guns of Orion can be seen against the darkness during a nighttime bombardment of enemy positions on the Garigliano River. Orion was commissioned on 18 January 1934, for service with the Home Fleet but she was transferred to the America and West Indies Station, based at the Royal Naval Dockyard on Ireland Island, in the ImperialContinue reading “HMS Orion was a Leander-class light cruiser which served with distinction in the Royal Navy during World War II. She received 13 battle honours, a record only exceeded by HMS Warspite and matched by two others. https://ift.tt/dXZi4eq”