Historic Naval Activities

A collection of historical maritime images featuring military ships, sailors, and significant events, showcasing a solemn atmosphere with black and white tones.

Vintage photograph. High angle view of army soldiers shooting anti-aircraft guns on the coast, USS New Jersey (BB-62), Korea, Sept.1951

09/30/1909. The Battleship "Rome". Civitavechia. Solemn moment of raising the flag that was given to him by the city council of the capital of Italy on the Italian battleship "Roma".

Oscar II (depicted - name).Oscar II (depicted - name)

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War Medium close up of the gondola of the army airship Delta with several soldiers stood inside it and around it.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Operation Husky: The Sicily Landings 9-10 July 1943: Part of the huge invasion fleet on the way to Sicily as seen from one of the ships, a 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft gun can be seen in the foreground.

"The Sleepless Port" - (Magazine Unit). Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Anefo photo collection. Princely couple in Leeuwarden. July 31, 1947. Friesland, Leeuwarden

Vintage photograph. High angle view of army soldiers shooting anti-aircraft guns on the coast, USS New Jersey (BB-62), Korea, Sept.1951

Jarramas (depicted name).Jarramas (depicted name)

Anefo photo collection. Photos "New Holland". March 23, 1948. Holland

Anefo photo collection. Transfer functions Chef MarineStaf and commander of marine forces in Den Helder. May 12, 1959

02/04/1908. The last snapshot that has been taken of King Carlos of Portugal when he disembarked accompanied by his wife Queen Amelia, returning from the Villaviciosa hunt, forty-five minutes before being murdered - photo Benoljel.

To the Rescue on Board HMS Manchester. July 1941, on Board the Cruiser After She Had Been Torpedoed While on Convoy Duty in the Mediterranean. On the quarterdeck of HMS MANCHESTER after the ship had been torpedoed. The dead and injured were brought up through the hatches and placed in the shade of a 6' gun turret, where the injured were attended to.

Photo moment of the test run of HR. Ms. De Ruyter (1953-1972). Deputy Admiraal A. de Booy, commander of maritime workers (left), and commander, captain ter Zee W.J. Kruys, walk over deck to the honorary guard. Is part of Object series AVDKM 540013 to 540037 and 540042 to 540043 excl. 540014.

Anefo photo collection. Mn Merchant Navy / Anefo London series. World War II, Marine, merchantlovenloven, coastal resorts, scrap, Britain. {1940-1945}. Britain, London

Anefo photo collection. Police action in Indonesia. December 30, 1948. Indonesia

The rigging of a seas aoul (seashorn disc) alongside cruiser Hr.Ms. The Seven Provinces (C802) during a practice period (1956-1-12 to 1956-03-29) of Practsmaleel 5.

Anefo photo collection. Uniformed men and women wave from a ship to the Wal. 1945

A / B of a Dutch auxiliary mine sweeper in W.O. II

The Royal Navy during the Second World War HM King George VI, wearing the uniform of an Admiral of the Fleet, shaking hands with the Commanding Officer of HMS SCYLLA during his four day visit to the Home Fleet at Scapa Flow.

London Dock Strike -- Soldiers unloading the Melbourne Star at Royal Victoria Dock.After the London dockers had met in Victoria Park this morning and voted not to go to work, the King proclaimed the State of Emergency and soldiers shifted into the docks to unload ships. July 12, 1949. (Photo by Daily Mirror).

The Senegalese Riflemen (Tirailleurs) landing with their families in Oran, French troops in Algeria, photo from L'Illustration, No 3509, May 28, 1910.

Anefo photo collection. Police action in Indonesia. September 8, 1947. Indonesia

The hunter Max Schultz in connection with the residents of Germans living in Sweden was allowed to vote.

The British Reoccupation of Singapore Japanese prisoners of war prepare for their journey from Singapore to Rempang Island. Up to 110,000 prisoners captured in Malaya were sent to the island as they could not be accommodated elsewhere. Rempang Island is approximately 50 square miles in area and is 25 miles south west of Singapore. The prisoners had to remain on the island until Japan could provide ships for their repatriation. The prisoners were provided with tools to construct accommodation, a road and landing jetty.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Sailors carry a stretcher-bound shipmate down the steps at the side of the ship into a waiting launch at Greenock.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War HMS NELSON in the process of re-ammunitioning. 16 inch armour piercing shells, each on a trolley, are pushed along the deck on board HMS NELSON, before being hoisted down in to the shell magazine. Some of the 16 inch guns that the shells will be fired from can be seen in the background.

Three Dutch soldiers visits the German Sailing Training Ship Gorch Fock (1958-), which visited Rotterdam in August 1962. On the left is a German sailor.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Zegeis from the Y-Brigade with the Boissevain from Bali to Palembang (Sumatra) 1st series. Owv ers war volunteers aboard the Boissevain. October 24, 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Humility On The Eve Of Battle. Aboard a Coast Guard-manned assault transport at a British port, crewmen attend divine services, seeking spiritual strength for the mission of liberation that rapidly approaches. Intently, these typical coast guard fighters listen as the ship's chaplain reads from the scripture.

Anefo photo collection. Mn Merchant Navy / Anefo London series. Caption: "On Board Dutch Trawler" aboard Dutch distrewler. October 1943. Britain

Lowering a boat, HMS 'Devonshire', 1937. Artist: Unknown

Anefo photo collection. First herring supply IJmuiden (Katwijk 29) Schipper Gerrit van Duin and his men. May 29, 1953. Ijmuiden

U.S. Marines Departing for China

British Evacuate Palestine -- British troops, Palestine police and other personnel are seen being ferried to the troopship Samaria (left background) at Haifa, May 12, as the British evacuation of Palestine got under way in preparation for the end of the British mandate in Palestine at midnight May 14. June 08, 1948. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Anefo photo collection. Pollux 100 years. April 8, 1949

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Arrival of the Motorship Bloemfontein. Debark. November 3, 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies, Tandjong Priok

Photo collection prints Anefo Rousel. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. 1956

DN-SN-88-09248. Base: Naval Air Station, Rota Country: Spain (ESP)

Three Dutch soldiers visits the German Sailing Training Ship Gorch Fock (1958-), which visited Rotterdam in August 1962.

The Second Boer War, 1899-1902 'Bum boats' selling their wares.

Navy squadron, June 19, 1938, Genoa port, Italy, 20th century.

The picture shows two warrants that go from a table from a wharf via the gangway and hold the hand at the cap for a military greeting.In the background, the crew looks on board, two commandments are raised and appeal to the crew. The picture shows two warships that go from table from a warship via the gangway and hold your hand at the cap for a military greeting.In the background, the crew looks set on board, two commandments are elevated and appeal to the crew.

Oscar II (depicted - name).Oscar II (depicted - name)

VICE Admiral Michiel Adriaanson De Ruyter visits During the fleet week in Amsterdam The Dutch oologdodems is part of Object series AVDKM 530382 to 530385.

09/30/1936. Ugt and Cnt workers who left on the armored train on the way to the Sierra to take part in the Operations.

Anefo photo collection. Under Sea service 50 years. May 29, 1957

The Men Who Came Back.. This image depicts wounded soldiers being transported to on-board hospitals.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War German personnel, including an officer of Rommel's Transport Corps, an infantry soldier and a Luftwaffe anti-aircraft gunner, are rescued from a rubber dinghy by the Royal Navy after being captured at sea while attempting to escape from North Africa. They had been spotted during operations by light naval forces based at Malta and patrolling the Sicilian Narrows off the coast of Tunis.

same size other ships water for spectrum at Equator of Ramsgate. February 25, 1940.

Britains Command Of The Sea. Convoys Arrive Safety At Malta -- Troops coming ashore upon the arrival of a convoy.Despite incessant air raids merchant ships are arriving safely at Malta. These pictures show ships of a recent convoy arriving at the Grand Harbour with stores and troops. June 10, 1942.

Ellemere Land Expedition: Some of the Expedition dogs on board the "Signalhorn", approaching Thule, N.W. Greenland. November 26, 1934.

Taking shells for 13.5 inch guns aboard British battleship HMS Emperor of India.

The Duchess of Kent Visits HMS President. 15 March 1943, Wearing the Uniform of Commandant of the Wrns, the Duchess of Kent Paid An Informal Visit To HMS President. The Duchess of Kent accompanied by Admiral Sir Martin Dunbar Nasmith, VC, KGB, and Commander H C C Clarke, DSO, RN, leaving the ship.

Italian destroyer, Italy, World War I, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLIV, No 1, January 7, 1917.

French Arab Zouaves arrive at a port in France; during world war one 1915

A view of Soviet officers on the bridge of a Petya I class frigate (FFL) underway. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Atom Warfare...Navy -- These Naval monitors of the A.B.C.D school HMAS penguin. Balmoral. Today gave a practical demonstration of the use radio active instruments to National Trainees who are undergoing their training in the navy. This school is the most advance of its type in Australia. And is used for the training of naval personnel etc. These chaps will be apart of trafalger day. Next Saturday. CPO. B Ellis. & POC Farr are the instructors or monitors. This type of instrument measures the radi

Lt. Colonel Allison C. Brooks (Left), Colonel Harold W. Bowman (2Nd From Left), And Other Air Force Personnel Of The 401St Bomb Group Scan The Skies For Sight Of Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Returning From An Attack On Enemy Installations In Europe, 24 D

07/31/1915. The United States and Mexico. Shipment of Weapons and Ammunition Aboard the Yankee battleship "Tennesee" before its departure for Haiti, from where it was prepared to move to Mexico if necessary.

Allied prisoners of war aboard Queen Victoria.

Photograph of Military Individuals in Water Landing Craft.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Arrival of the troop transport ship Nieuw Holland. The ship meets. November 26, 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies, Tandjong Priok

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Some of the crew on the bridge of an MTB as the flotilla goes to sea from Felixstowe. One of the men is fitting a magazine to a Lewis Gun.

Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of British and Allied troops from Dunkirk 27 May to 3 June 1940. Members of the British Expeditionary Force on a Royal Navy vessel docking back in Britain

Captain Friedrich Steinhoff (wearing white cap) and Officers and Crew of Surrendered German U-873 on Deck of Tug, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Administrative History of the First Naval District in World War II

The Royal Navy during the Second World War After making a rendezvous off the North African coast, an Italian cruiser and a LITTORIO class battleship steam slowly past the British escorting ships towards Malta to surrender, all together there were two battleships, five cruisers and four destroyers. Sailors of HMS WARSPITE are in the foreground. They were also escorted by units of the British destroyer flotillas as well as the battleships VALIANT and WARSPITE (from which this photograph was taken).

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sinks German U-Boat, Captures 33 Of Crew -- As U.S. Marines with fixed, bayonets stand guard, 33 officers and men of a German submarine are taken off the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Icarus, which sank their raider off the American East Coast. The cutter encountered the U-boat while on Atlantic patrol, damaged the German vessel with depth charges and finished her off with ***** when she came to the surface. The 33 survivers, including the submarine's commander, were picked up and brought to U.S. Navy base where they are shown being lined up to be marched to their guard. July 12, 1943. (Photo by U.S. Office of War Information).

Treating a torpedo from the torpedometer hr. Ms. Mercuur (1936-1971). Is part of Object series AVDKM 54767 to 54770.

Anefo photo collection. Exercise Maboo Roompot. This exercise was held at the Oosterschelde, containing tracing a "sunken" submarine. For this purpose, the "swordfish" at the bottom of the Oosterschelde was. A Navy Mountain Service Diver on boarding from the Hercules Storage vessel after his attempts to have the connection to be established with the sunken dive boat. October 30, 1952. Oosterschelde, Roompot, Veere, Zeeland

German armored ship. Hoffmann Photographs 1933 Adolf Hitler's official photographer, and a Nazi politician and publisher, who was a member of Hitler's intimate circle.

Boardleben Milwaukee. Bircle safe. Costumed on the upper deck

Vincoul Astor - U.S. Multi Millionaire. May 14, 1934. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Manus Island - Rating ***** - L.C.P. & G.P.V. vessels. November 18, 1949.

06/30/1936. Sailors of the destroyer Escano greeting the people of Cartagena, as they left to join the Republican squadron.

Photo collection prints Anefo Rousel. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Collection of photo collection prints Anefo Rousel, photo number 157-0350. 1956

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Lieutenant Donald Cameron RNR and the crew of X 6, one of the midget submarines that made a successful attack on the TIRPITZ at Alten Fjord, on the deck of a ship.

British Army landing in France after crossing the Channel aboard steamers accompanied by destroyers to protect against enemy submarines. Photograph shows numerous troops and luggage having just disembarked at an unidentified location. Date: 1939

03/31/1915. The Franco-English squad. Photograph of Some of the Ships of the Allied Nations in the Dardanelles, Obtained from an English cruiser.

Anefo photo collection. Visit Australian Prime Minister R. G. Menzier in Zeven Provincien Rotterdam with Admiraal F. T. Burghard. February 16, 1955. Australia, Rotterdam

The Second Boer War, 1899-1902 Scottish regulars and horses en route to South Africa.

Gun crew on deck of U.S.S. Miami, i.e. Mendota James River, Virginia. No. B504, Title from item, Additional information from similar image, 111-B-374, held at the National Archives, Hand written on verso: "See Miller, vol. 6, page 275", Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, James River.

Photograph of a Coast Guard Coxswain Being Moved from the Landing Barge to a Coast Guard-manned Assault Transport in the English Channel. Coast Guardsmen Bring Out Wounded Shipmate. Wounded by Nazi machine gun fires bursting at an LCVP as it hit the beach of France, a Coast Guard coxswain is moved from the landing barge to a Coast Guard-manned assault transport in the English Channel for treatment and transfer to England. The Coast Guardsmen, carefully lifting their shipmate are, left to right: R. E. Herring, coxswain, of Bronx, N.Y.; Walter King, seaman first class, of WEST ORANGE, N.J.; and W. G. Marshall, seaman first class, of BALTIMORE, Maryland.

Battle School For U-boat Hunters- Royal Naval Training at Tobermory, Mull, Scotland, UK, 1944 Ratings on board HMS WESTERN ISLES winch up the tow line during a training exercise at Tobermory on the Isle of Mull. The original caption explains that, in order to tow a damaged ship to safety, a Chief Petty Officer fires a line across to the deck of the damaged ship: 'to the line is attached a rope, to the tope a hawser and to the hawser a cable. The cable is hauled in by the rescued ship, and when all is secure the ship is in tow'. This operation should take about 15 minutes.

Anefo photo collection. Commissioning HR. Ms. "Limburg" submarine boat hunter at "De Schelde" Vlissingen. Hoisting the flag. Comman Captain Lieutenant HR. P. L. U. None. October 31, 1956. Vlissingen, Zeeland

Japanese sailors at salute for Chichibu

The King Pays 4-day Visit To the Home Fleet. 18 To 21 March 1943, at Scapa Flow, the King, Wearing the Uniform of An Admiral of the Fleet, Paid a 4-day Visit To the Home Fleet. The King inspecting a Guard of Royal Marines on board the cruiser HMS BELFAST.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Royal Marines remove old paint from the X gun turret on board HMS RODNEY before repainting. Another of the triple 16 inch gun turrets can be seen beyond the men.

Photograph of a Sunday Church Parade on board a British Battleship, of the Atlantic Fleet, at Gibraltar. The ship's company can be seen assembling here on the deck for prayers and the singing of hymns. The ships' boats can be seen hanging on their davits in the background. Date: 1906

Crew members and their loved ones greet each other on the deck of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB 62). The battleship has just returned to home port after 11 months at sea. Base: Naval Air Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Ratings from other ships cheering the destroyer HMS HESPERUS as she enters harbour in Liverpool with damaged bows after ramming a German U-boat. HMS HESPERUS, together with HMS VANESSA, were escorting a convoy bound for Britain when the U boat was sighted. HMS VANESSA rammed the U boat and badly damaged it. HMS HESPERUS rammed it a second time, causing the U boat to break in two. Survivors were picked up.

The Red Cross distributes gift packages aboard Queen Victoria.

American warship Colorado with crew in the harbor of HonoluluAmerican warship Colorado with crew in the harbor of Honolulu

Information office radio broadcaster Dutch Guinea. Dutch Guinea: parliamentary mission. Visit parliamentary mission Seroom. August 1957. Guinea

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