Navy Collection (#93)

A Hellenic Navy P-3 Orion AEW aircraft at an airbase in Greece

The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp transits the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean, August 31, 2011 - MH-60S Sea Hawk and MH-53 Sea Dragon helicopters prepare to launch from the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1)

An F-14A Tomcat eturns to USS Nimitz after Operation Southern Watch
An F-14A Tomcat from the Fighting Checkmates of U.S. Navy Fighter Squadron 211 (VF-211) returns to USS Nimitz (CVN-68) after an Operation Southern Watch mission

Deflated Landing Craft Air Cushion vehicles in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Landing Craft Air Cushions are deflated on a ramp on Ford Island in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. They off-loaded from a LHA amphibious ship while in port. Pearl Harbor shipyard is visible in the background

World War Two poster of a United States Sailor heading off to war
Digitally restored war propaganda poster. This vintage World War Two poster features a United States Sailor, Battleships, and Bombers heading off to war. It declares - Fight, Lets Go! Join The Navy

Sailors navigate the waters in a riverine command boat
July 12, 2011 - Sailors assigned to Riverine Squadron 2 participate in pre-deployment exercises in a riverine command boat near Norfolk, Virginia

World War II poster of sailors firing anti-aircraft guns
Digitally restored war propaganda poster. This vintage World War II poster features sailors firing anti-aircraft guns from the deck of a battleship

Aerial view of aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and USNS Bridge during a replenishment
Pacific Ocean, August 15, 2008 - The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) and the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10)

A U. S. Navy C-40C aircraft landing at Stuttgart, Germany
A U.S. Navy C-40C aircraft landing at Stuttgart, Germany

Navy SEALs hold an inflatable boat over their heads as the instructor shouts commands
In this silhouette, a Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL (BUD/S) training first phase instructor barks commands over his megaphone to the standing boat crew to hold the Inflatable Boat Small (IBS)

A U. S. Navy T-45 Goshawk taking off
A U.S. Navy T-45 Goshawk taking off as it practices field carrier landings at Naval Air Station El Centro, California

A RIM-7 Sea Sparrow surface missile is launched from the aircraft carrier USS George H
June 24, 2010 - A RIM-7 Sea Sparrow surface missile is launched from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) while underway in the Pacific Ocean. George H.W

U. S. Navy pilots on the flight deck of USS Theodore Roosevelt
U.S. Navy pilots on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

Sailors aboard the attack submarine USS Newport News
Atlantic Ocean, January 13, 2011 - Sailors aboard the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Newport News (SSN 750) render honors as the submarine passes the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise

Cutaway illustration of the U. S. Navys San Antonio class amphibious transport dock ship
Artist Rendering - Cutaway illustration of the U.S. Navys San Antonio class amphibious transport dock ship (LPD). The amphibious transports are used to transport, and land Marines

Starboard bow view of Attack Submarine, USS Los Angeles
Starboard bow view of the US Navy Los Angeles Class: Attack Submarine, USS Los Angeles (SSN-688) underway off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii

Navy SEALs neutrally ballast a MK-V Limpet Assembly Module
A Swimmer Delivery Vehicle pilot and navigator ballast a 100lb MK5 Limpet Assembly Module (LAM). They add water to the end caps to neutrally ballast the LAM at the ship attack depth

U. S. Navy Landing Craft land on the beach to offload equipment in Oahu, Hawaii
July 20, 2004 - U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushioned vessels, more commonly known as LCAC s, land on the beach to offload equipment

A MK-V Special Operations Craft tied pierside manned and loaded with combat rubber
A MK-V Special Operations Craft (SOC) tied pierside manned and loaded with combat rubber raiding craft, SEAL operators and combatant crewman getting ready to get underway

USS Stout transits the Mediterranean Sea
January 17, 2014 - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) transits the Mediterranean Sea

1940s style pin-up girl sitting outside the cockpit of a T-6 Texan
Beautiful 1940s style pin-up girl sitting outside the cockpit of a vintage T-6 Texan navy aircraft

The Seawolf-class nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Jimmy Carter underway during
Groton, Connecticut, February 3, 2005 - The Seawolf-class nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23), underway during sea trials

C-40 Clipper taxiing at Dresden Airport, Germany
C-40 Clipper from the 89th Airlift wing, taxiing at Dresden Airport, Germany

U. S. Naval Academy midshipman in dress uniform with combination cover
Annapolis, Maryland, May 27, 2005 a U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen enter Navy-Marine Corps Stadium with their covers in hand prior to the commencement of the 2005 Graduation

A Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter plane in flight over Chino, California

An F-14D Tomcat comes in for an arrested landing on the flight deck of USS Theodore
North Arabian Gulf, October 17, 2005 - An F-14D Tomcat of VF-213 Black Lions (Carrier Air Wing 8) comes in for an arrested landing on the flight deck of USS Theodore Roosevelt in support of Operation

Navy SEALs submerge and lock back into the Dry Deck Shelter (DDS) assisted by the DDS deck crewman while the host submarine is underway in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii

A Navy SEAL combat swimmer uses the compass on the attack board to take a bearing on the target before deflating his lifejacket and diving to begin the clandestine compass swim

A P-8A Poseidon in flight
Atlantic Ocean, February 3, 2012 - A P-8A Poseidon conducts flyovers above the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group during exercise Bold Alligator 2012

An unmanned rigid-hull inflatable boat on the James River in Newport News, Virginia
August 14, 2014 - An unmanned seven-meter rigid-hull inflatable boat operates autonomously on the James River in Newport News, Virginia

An F-4B Phantom II fighter plane is readied for launch from USS Coral Sea, 1969
December 20, 1969 - An F-4B Phantom II fighter plane is readied for launch from USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) in the Gulf of Tonkin

USS Intrepid underway in the South China Sea as a special attack carrier, 1968
November 15, 1968 - USS Intrepid (CVS-11) underway in the South China Sea while serving as a special attack carrier

Battleship Hood
1930: HMS Hood during a dockyard refit at Portsmouth. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Flag of the Dominican Republic at the stern of a sailing ship, Dominican Republic, Caribbean

North Beach in Skerries, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland, Europe

RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, 1905. Battle of Tsushima, 27-28 May 1905, the last and most decisive naval action in the conflict, in which the Japanese navy destroyed a larger Russian fleet

NAVY RECRUITING POSTER. Young Men Wanted for U. S. Navy. American Recruiting poster
NAVY RECRUITING POSTER. Young Men Wanted for U.S. Navy. American Recruiting poster, c1900-1910

CIVIL WAR: NEWS, 1862. News from the War. Engraving after sketches made by Winslow Homer, of Union Army soldiers and family members receiving news of the progress of the war, 1862

ROBERT B. ELLIOTT. The Shackle Broken - by the Genius of Freedom, Lithograph by E. Sachse & Co. 1874

Hkg-Us Navy
A US Navy seaman sweeps the deck on board the US Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz with one of the US battlefleet ships in the background in Hong Kong waters 29 September

Us-Attacks-Enduring Freedom-Uss O brien
This 09 October, 2001 photo released by the US Navy shows US Navy Spruance Class destroyer USS O Brien receiving a load of palatized cargo for delivery to other ships in the battle group

Hong Kong-Us-Ship
The USS Patriot, one of two mine countermeasure ships from the US Navy, arrives in Victoria Harbour, 26 July 2001. The USS Patriot and USS Guardian are in Hong Kong for a port call

HMS Royal Sovereign
The Royal Navy first rate ship of the line HMS Royal Sovereign, circa 1720. The ship was launched in 1701. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

K-19
The Russian Hotel class nuclear submarine K-19 pictured 700 miles west of Ireland on its journey back to Russia, 11th March 1972

HMAS Sydney, Leander-class cruiser
The first cruiser laid down for the RAN was Sydney which was launched in August 1912 by Lady Henderson, wife of Admiral Sir Reginald Henderson

A Dirigible
February 1923: A helium filled US Navy dirigible, Los Angeles, is at her mooring mast. Formerly the ZR3, built by the Germans as part of their war reparations

Patricia Purser, 18, of Camberwell, who has been elected Merchant Navy Queen of Lambeth
Patricia Purser, 18, of Camberwell, who has been elected " Merchant Navy Queen" of Lambeth. She will be crowned at a ceremony which opens Lambeth Merchant Navy Comfort Service Week

Princess Elizabeth made her first public appearance at a charity ball when she was guest of honour at the Royal and Merchant Navy Ball in aid of King Georges Fund for Sailors

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