S.M.S. Hindenburg beim Stapellauf am 01.08.1915 auf der kaiserlichen Werft zu Wilhelmshaven. 1917 stellte die Marine den 212m-Koloss als letzten Schlachtkreuzer in Dienst.
S.M.S. Hindenburg beim Stapellauf am 01.08.1915 auf der kaiserlichen Werft zu Wilhelmshaven.
S.M.S. Hindenburg beim Stapellauf am 01.08.1915 auf der kaiserlichen Werft zu Wilhelmshaven.
*postcards illustrating the launch of SMS Hindenburg posted by M.G.K.1418
SMS Von der Tann was well received as Germany’s first major turbine-powered warship. At the time of her construction, Von der Tann was the fastest dreadnought-type warship afloat, capable of reaching speeds of more than 27 knots. Built by Blohm & Voss in Hamburg, Von der Tann was the workhorse of the High Seas Fleet Scouting Squadron, and was designed in response to the British Invincible class.
The ship met her end when the fleet was scuttled at Scapa Flow in 1919. The wreck of Von der Tann was raised in 1930, then scrapped at Rosyth from 1931 to 1934. (image source)
SMS Von der Tann on historyofwar.org
SMS Derfflinger, (named after Field MarshalGeorg von Derfflinger who fought in the Thirty Years’ War) was the nameship of the Derfflinger class of battlecruisers, widely considered to be the best battlecruisers of the First World War. She later fought at Dogger Bank and at Jutland, where she was badly damaged but survived. Her stubborn resistance led to the British nicknaming her “Iron Dog”.
The ship was partially responsible for the sinking of two British battlecruisers at Jutland; Derfflinger and Seydlitz destroyed Queen Mary, and Lützow assisted her elder sister in the sinking of Invincible.
Derfflinger was interned with the rest of the High Seas fleet at Scapa Flow following the armistice in November 1918. Under the orders of Rear Admiral Ludwig von Reuter, the interned ships were scuttled on 21 June 1919; Derfflinger sank at 14:45. more on wikipedia
1915: English war ships in storms – The Great War by air and sea – 25 fotos
(image: armchairgeneral.com)
SMS Emden was a light cruiser of the Imperial German Navy in World War I. The Emden raided Allied shipping in the Indian Ocean early in the war, sinking or capturing thirty Allied merchant vessels and warships. She was run aground by her captain to prevent her from sinking, after engaging the more powerful HMAS Sydney at the Battle of Cocos.
“You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you!” - Leon Trotsky, June 1919
Cigarette Card - HMS Minerva, 1915
Mitchell’s Cigarettes “British Warships” (second series of 25 issued in 1915)
#37 HMS Minerva ~ cruiser, launched 1895
Cigarette Card - HMS Kent, 1915
Mitchell’s Cigarettes “British Warships” (second series of 25 issued in 1915)
#34 HMS Kent ~ “Monmouth” class armoured cruiser
posted by cigcardpix
(Source: stuffdoer, via sailorjunkers)
Personal Histories of World War Two; East Riding, Yorkshire
HMS Tartar (F43) was a Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw service in most of the naval theatres of World War II.
She had an eventful career, eventually receiving the nickname ‘Lucky Tartar’ due to her numerous escapes from dangerous situations.
She managed to survive the War, and was one of only four of the sixteen Tribal class destroyers that operated with the Royal Navy to do so.
HMS Bacchante was a Cressy-class armoured cruiser launched in 1901 for the Royal Navy. Bacchante served for a while with the Mediterranean Fleet. In 1906 she was transferred to the North America and West Indies Squadron and served there until she returned to home waters.
At the outbreak of the First World War, Baccante served as the flagship of the Live Bait Squadron, blockading the English Channel from the North Sea to German traffic.
Bacchante took part in the landing at Anzac Cove during the Battle of Gallipoli in 1915. Sold for scrap 1 July 1920.
Displacement: 12,000 tons
Length: 472 ft (144 m)
Beam: 69.5 ft (21.2 m)
Propulsion: 2-shaft, 4 cylinder, triple expansion engines, twin propellers Speed: 21 knots
Armament:
2 × BL 9.2-inch (233.7 mm) Mk X guns
12 × BL 6-inch (152.4 mm) Mk VII guns
13 × 12 pounder guns
Crew of HMS Bacchante; 1907 Winners of the Lord Beresford Sailing Cup in Malta
posted by Running in Suffolk
Marin & navire de guerre; Année: 1934
Two ships of the Imperial German Navy bore the name SMS Vineta, named after the mythic city of Vineta
image via Delcampe.net
USS Connecticut Steaming at High Speed on Trials (1906) from U.S. Naval Historical Center
Running speed trials off the Maine coast, 1906.
Photographed by Enrique Muller. Note sailors crowding the rails, watching the photographer’s boat, which is about to be swamped by the battleship’s bow wave.
(Source: grottu)
H.M.S. NELSON
Battleship. completed 1927. Length 710ft. Beam 106ft. Displacement 33,950 tons. Main armament, nine 16-inch and twelve 6-inch guns. Two 24.5-in. torpedo tubes. 1 Aircraft. 45,000 h.p. Speed 24 knots. Compliment 1.314.
World War II postcard printed & published by J. Salmon Ltd., Sevenoaks. The reverse has the message
“Let us all strive without failing in faith or in duty.” - The Prime Minister
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