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In Scapa Flow, Scotland, the RN & USN battleships HMS Ramillies & USS Florida. The American sailor misidentified them as a battlecruiser & USS Wyoming. Ramillies is still sporting her dazzle scheme.

#battleships #warships #ships #royalnavy #usnavy #uk #usa #navalhistory #history #ww1 #worldwar1
February 13, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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During their internment in Scapa Flow, Scotland, UK, four of the five ships of the German Kaiser class battleships.

#kaiser #ww1 #worldwar1 #battleship #warships #ships #war #internment #scapaflow #scotland #uk #navalhistory #history
February 11, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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IJN First Fleet in 1930
Date: 12:00, February 11th, 1930
Location: Saiki Bay
Photo:
Situation: Imperial cannon firing on the occasion of Kigensetsu
From the right in the front row: Yura, Nagara, and Sendai
Yamashiro and Ise from the right in the back row

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February 11, 2026 at 3:04 AM
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Between 1918 to 1919 in Roysth, Scotland, the battlecruiser HMs Repulse at anchor.

#repulse #hms #royalnavy #rn #uk #scotland #battlecruiser #warship #ship #ww1 #worldwar1 #navalhistory #history
February 9, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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Post her early 1930s reconstruction, the US battleship USS Idaho. She was setup as the flagship of the New Mexico class.

#idaho #bb42 #battleship #warship #ship #usnavy #usn #usa #america #navalhistory #history
February 7, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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On April 20th, 1939 in Kiel Fjord, the Kriegsmarine battleship Scharnhorst is anchored in open water. Likely the cruiser Köln is anchored on the far left.

#scharnhorst #battleship #cruiser #warships #ships #germany #kiel #kriegsmarine #navy #naval #navalhistory #history
February 5, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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A German collector’s card produced by the company Immalin Werke in the 1930s. The photo shows the SMS Großer Kurfürst & airship SL 8 during Operation Albion in October 1917.

#war #warfare #airship #ship #warship #battleship #germany #navalhistory #history #ad #ww1 #worldwar1 #collecting
February 3, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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I have always been a fan of the humped Soviet/ Russian subs.
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D is for DELTA Class submarine

The Soviet Pr.667 class (NATO reporting name DELTA) was, as remains, a mainstay of Russias nuclear deterrent. Numerous versions, it also served as special missions motherships for seabed warfare.
February 2, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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IJN Aircraft carrier Zuihō
Date: February 2, 1943
place
Photo: from Nakajima B5N that took off
Situation: Operation Ke

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February 2, 2026 at 3:04 AM
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As seen from the forward superstructure, the bow & 15in turrets A & B of the HMS Revenge.

#revenge #hms #royalnavy #rn #battleship #dreadnought #warship #ship #ww1 #worldwar1 #navalhistory #history
February 1, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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In Scapa Flow, Scotland likely dying early 1919, the German großekreuzer SMS Moltke is starting to look in poor condition after months in internment.

#moltke #sms #kaiserlichemarine #germany #ww1 #worldwar1 #warship #ship #navalhistory #history #battlecruiser #scotland
January 29, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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Future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier leaving Newport News, Virginia for initial sea trials - January 28, 2026 SRC: X-@johnmorgan726
January 28, 2026 at 9:23 PM
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On 9/18/1941 in Naples, Italy, a German visitor gets a snapshot of the Italian battleship Littorio dockside with crew congregating on the bow.

#littorio #battleship #warship #ship #italy #ww2 #regiamarina #worldwar2 #naples #navalhistory #history
January 27, 2026 at 6:27 PM
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Battleships of the Royal Navy’s 1st Battle Squadron steam behind the HMS Revenge.

#revenge #battlesquadron #royalnavy #rn #uk #unitedkingdom #ww1 #worldwar1 #navalhistory #history #warships #ships
January 24, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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A trio of snapshots of the visiting King George V aboard the HMS Revenge. In the first photo the battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth is in the background.

#king #kinggeorgev #kgv #hms #royalnavy #rn #ww1 #worldwar1 #navlahistory #history #unitedkingdom #uk
January 21, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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As seen from their sister HMS Revenge around 1917 to 1918, the Royal Navy battleship Resolution leading Ramillies.

#battleships #warships #ships #royalnavy #rn #ww1 #worldwar1 #navalhistory #history #dreadnoughts #snapshots
January 19, 2026 at 11:38 PM
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Sometime between 1916 to 1918, three of the blockships marking one of the entrances in the Royal Navy’s base at Scapa Flow, Scotland, UK.

#base #navalbase #scapaflow #ww1 #wwI #worldwarone #royalnavy #rn #navalhistory #history
January 17, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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On Sept. 13th, 1918, two Nassau class battleships steam together (likely SMS Posen & Westfalen). It is either a training exercise or the pair are supporting additional warships in the North Sea.

#nassau #battleships #warships #germany #ww1 #navalhistory #history #war #ship #worldwar1
January 15, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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In 1943, the Italian Regia Marina corvette Cicogna & training submarine H 2 participate in an anti-submarine exercise off La Spezia.

#crovette #submarine #warships #ship #submarine #ww2 #worldwar2 #italy #regiamarina #navalhistory #history
January 13, 2026 at 6:34 PM
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Sometime in 1916, the recently completed HMS Revenge in drydock as seen from stern.

#revenge #battleship #hms #royalnavy #unitedkingdom #royalnavy #rn #navy #ww1 #worldwar1 #navalhistory #history
January 11, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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Between 1930 to 1936 in the Baltic Sea, a bow snapshot of the forward 28cm guns & superstructure of HSwMS Gustaf V of the Swedish Navy.

#gustafv #sweden #swedishnavy #warship #ship #navalhistory #history #militaryhistory #snapshot
January 9, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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From a safe spot on the stern, X & Y 15in guns aboard the HMS Revenge fill full load salvos (four 107lb cordite charges) at an unseen practice target.

#revenge #hms #battleship #dreadnought #warship #ship #royalnavy #rn #uk #navalhistory #history #ww1 #worldwar1
January 7, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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Likely in November 1918 in Scapa Flow, the recently interned Große Kreuzer SMS Derfflinger (aka Iron Dog).

#derfflinger #kaiserlichemarine #sms #germany #deutschland #battlecruiser #warship #ship #ww1 #worldwar1 #snapshot #navalhistory #history
December 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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In Scapa Flow between 1916 & 1917, the names same of the class HMS Queen Elizabeth at anchor.

#queenelizabeth #hms #battleship #warship #ship #royalnavy #rn #worldwar1 #ww1 #navalhistory #history #snapshot
December 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!!!

A X-MAS snapshot from the HMS Ramillies’ African cruise of 1927 to 1928.

#christmas #xmas #ramillies #battleship #royalnavy #rn #navalhistory #history
December 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM