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The Polish escort destroyer ORP Krakowiak (L115), Type II Hunt-class, tows the German Type XXIII submarine U-2377 off the northern tip of Ireland for scuttling as part of Operation Deadlight. Krakowiak was formerly the British escort destroyer HMS Silverton. November 28, 1945

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USS Wisconsin BB-64

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USS Elcano (PG-38) on the Yangtze River, circa 1917

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The first purpose built Aircraft Carrier, HMS Hermes was launched in 1919

https://ift.tt/LfUEtQp   HMS Hermes was a British aircraft carrier built for the Royal Navy and was the world’s first ship to be designed as an aircraft carrier, although the Imperial Japanese Navy‘s Hōshō was the first to be commissioned.[2] The ship’s construction began during the First World War, but she was not completed until after the end of the war, having been delayed by multiple changesContinue reading “The first purpose built Aircraft Carrier, HMS Hermes was launched in 1919”

HNLMS Van Speijk

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