Category Archives: All World Navies

Royal Canadian Navy task force leaves Halifax for Ex Cutlass Fury 21

The 1st Corvette Flotilla of the Royal Canadian Navy enters the harbor of Port St. John’s on Newfoundland Island during the Battle of the Atlantic during World War II.

The 1st Corvettes Flotilla of the Royal Canadian Navy consisted of seven corvettes: HMCS Chambly, HMCS Agassiz, HMCS Alberni, HMCS Cobalt, HMCS Collingwood, HMCS Orillia and HMCS Wetaskiwin. The picture was taken from the bridge of the corvette “Shambly”. Royal Canadian Navy photo source: Defense Canada. Location: Newfoundland, CanadaPhoto time: May 24, 1941

Almirante Latorre, named after Juan José Latorre, was a super-dreadnought battleship built for the Chilean Navy (Armada de Chile).

It was the first of a planned two-ship class that would respond to earlier warship purchases by other South American countries. Construction began at Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne soon after the ship was ordered in November 1911, and was approaching completion when it was bought by the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy for use in theContinue reading “Almirante Latorre, named after Juan José Latorre, was a super-dreadnought battleship built for the Chilean Navy (Armada de Chile).”

Morrocco – RMNS SULTAN MOULAY ISMAIL 614 –

The Sigma class corvette is a Dutch-built Navy vessel. It is a corvette or frigate with ocean capabilities.   http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1763909

German predreadnought battleships: SMS Hessen taken from SMS Elsass.

Ship details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_ElsassShip details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_Hessen