French cruiser Colbert (C611) C1969 Croiseur Colbert dans le port de Bordeaux Colbert is the largest ship at the graveyard in Landévennec Colbert (C 611) was an anti-air cruiser, later transformed into a missile cruiser, of the French Navy. She was the sixth ship (and second cruiser) of the French Navy to be named after Jean-BaptisteContinue reading “French cruiser Colbert (C 611) was an anti-air cruiser, later transformed into a missile cruiser, of the French Navy. She was the sixth ship (and second cruiser) of the French Navy to be named after Jean-Baptiste Colbert (the previous one was scuttled at Toulon in 1942). She served in the Navy from 1956 to 1991, before being converted into a museum ship at Bordeaux from 1993. Colbert was scrapped in 2016.”
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USS Columbus (As CG12) in 1963 – The third USS Columbus (CA-74), a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser, was the first ship of the United States Navy named for Columbus, Ohio. She was launched on 30 November 1944 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Massachusetts; she was sponsored by Mrs. E. G. Meyers; and commissioned on 8 June 1945, Captain Allen Hobbs in command.
USS Columbus in 1963 The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Columbus (CA-74) off the coast of Spain on 12 July 1948. Note that she still has her catapults and Curtiss SC-1 “Seahawk” seaplanes. These were landed and replaced with helicopters within a year. USS Columbus (CA-74 – As CA-7430 November 1944–8 May 1959 )(CG12 As CG-1230 SeptemberContinue reading “USS Columbus (As CG12) in 1963 – The third USS Columbus (CA-74), a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser, was the first ship of the United States Navy named for Columbus, Ohio. She was launched on 30 November 1944 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Massachusetts; she was sponsored by Mrs. E. G. Meyers; and commissioned on 8 June 1945, Captain Allen Hobbs in command.”
USS Colorado (BB-45) was a battleship of the United States Navy that was in service from 1923 to 1947. She had the toughest armor plating for her time. She was the lead ship of the Colorado class of battleships. Her keel was laid down on 29 May 1919, by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation. She was launched on 22 March 1921, and commissioned on 30 August 1923. She was armed with eight 16-inch (406 mm) guns and fourteen 5-inch (127 mm) deck guns; two 5-inch guns were removed in an overhaul.
USS COLORADO – SYDNEY – 1925 The modernized U.S. Navy battleship USS Colorado (BB-45) steams off lower Manhattan (New York City, USA), circa 1932 USS Colorado off Tinian, on 24 July 1944, with hull damage, the result of 22 hits from shore batteries USS Colorado (BB-45) was a battleship of the United States Navy that was in service fromContinue reading “USS Colorado (BB-45) was a battleship of the United States Navy that was in service from 1923 to 1947. She had the toughest armor plating for her time. She was the lead ship of the Colorado class of battleships. Her keel was laid down on 29 May 1919, by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation. She was launched on 22 March 1921, and commissioned on 30 August 1923. She was armed with eight 16-inch (406 mm) guns and fourteen 5-inch (127 mm) deck guns; two 5-inch guns were removed in an overhaul.”
Type 23 frigate HMS Kent, with Merlin helicopter on deck. Kent has been selected to accompany HMS Queen Elizabeth on her maiden deployment next year
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A Eurocopter Dolphin flies past french aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle.
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