That is a great photo, and photos of boarding steamers are not common - rather like Rescue Ships!Īlan thank you for posting HMS HEROIC picture wonderful pic Joseph Photo shows the 'boarding steamer' Hms Heroic in Malta dated 1917.Ĭan't say I've seen a photo of this ship before so I was quite pleased to get hold of this particular photo. Wasn't sure where to post this little gem of a photo so I hope it's in the right place. Presumably it was teak and some one to two inches thick.:) Would have loved to walk the decks of VANGUARD back then, I think she was the 'MISSOURI' of the RN, yes? Nice look back at the 40s and 50s Navy.remember to use the DESCREENING filter when you scan the printed pages. Also it may interest some of our submersible friends. Is this one any better? I used it because the original is relatively small, so the screening should be relatively large. Try using the "Descreen" option on your scanner to get rid of the "dotty" affect on the photos. Otherwise let me know and I will continue uploading. I don't know if its a commonly known book, if so I'll stop here. I have not seen these before, but this site is now so large it is impossible to have seen everything. I've just copied a couple of pages from a book entitled The Wonder Book of the Navy, in order to see how they copy. The CNF became the Royal Australian Navy in 1911. She was transfered to the Commonwealth Naval Force (CNF) on it's creation in 1901 and served in China during the Boxer Rebellion. Protector 1900 - South Australian Naval Service. Thought this one would be of interest historically. Mod:- Description of photos moved from post #525. Other two are looking west towards Paihia. The shots were taken during the 1963 Royal Visit to New Zealand, as ships gathered in the Bay of Islands for the annual celebration at Waitangi on 6 Feb.ġst photo - HMNZS OTAGO (F111), HMNZS LACHLAN (F364), HM S/M TAPIR (P335), HMY BRITANNIA, HMS COOK (A307), HMNZS ROYALIST (C89)Ģnd photo - Royalist, HMY, Cook, Tapir, Lachlanģrd photo - HMY, Royalist, Otago, Tapir, Cookġst and 4th shots are looking east towards the town of Russell. Originals are 4170 x 3700 & nearly 6mb when converted to jpg. Thanks.Īttached are images of Britannia & escorts in New Zealand, 1963.ĭownloaded from jsessionid=3C59E3EAEBEE445EC3F62183542A7E54?dscnt=0&afterTimeout=F0F0B8F2DFAAAFE5AA753FC333CF89C7&vid=NLNZ&dstmp=1310803060227&fromLogin=true when I entered a search of 'submarine'. I go along with Derek and Dave they are Great And you put them in the right Thread I would think so any way cheers mateĪ couple of shots of the 'Folkestone' Class sloop HMS SCARBOROUGH when visiting Canada in the 1930's. Great pictures Bob I liked very much the one of HMS HOOD. I didn't quite know where to put these pics so move them if you so desire. The pictures came out great Barry well done Hope this is a bit better, I made out the ships pennant numbers. Sorry, that's the best I have with my camera.įor a further idea of how small some old ships were, there is a replica of the "Golden Hind" in a dry dock on the south bank of the Thames in London. I have a previous post giving the history of this ship from WW II. In the first photo you can also see the tug LT-5 tied up next to them. The museum is dedicated to the naval history of Oswego and the Great Lakes. Always find it so amazing how small these ships were! They are tied up along side the H.L.White museum in Oswego. Just thought someone might be interested in this - replicas of the Nina and Pinta payed a visit to Oswego NY awhile ago and were open for tours. Also contains numerous minesweepers, smaller ships and a Sub hidden away, Circa 2007 HMNB CLYDE ( FASLANE ), the two large warships in the background are USS COLE AND McFAUL. Shot was taken in 1992ĭidn't really know where to post this one as it contains various ships and vessels if you look closely. She patrolled the Irish sea and was also used for more sneaky beaky work on more than one occasion. Bird class patrol boat HMS KINGFISHER berthed behind HMS Humber in the docks in Liverpool. Still trying to replace the missing photos that vanished when the server crashed. Misc Ship Photo's - World Naval Ships Forums Archive ()įorester, yep by all means help yourself, thanks for the comments. 20% FURTHER PRICE REDUCTIONS ON HUNDREDS OF LIMITED EDITION ART PRINTSīUY ONE GET ONE HALF PRICE ON THOUSANDS OF PAINTINGS AND PRINTSįOR MORE OFFERS SIGN UP TO OUR FREE NEWSLETTER
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