Historic Naval Operations

Black and white images of naval personnel and submarines during World War II, depicting engagement, logistics, and service actions aboard various vessels.

French Navy Bathscafe Dives 13,288 Feet In Atlantic --The French Navy Bathyscafe FNRS3, shown leaving Dakar on the west coast of Africa to make a test dive Jan. 27, today plunged 13,288 feet below the surface of the Atlantic at that port. The French Naval officers rode the diving bell down, descending farther than man has gone before. The dive passed the depth record set last Sept. 30 by Prof. Auguste Piccard and his son, Jacques, at 10,339 feet. Aboard the craft above is an engineer, not further identified. February 15, 1954. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Sidelights on the Submarine Service. 26, 27 and 28 January 1943, Malta. Captain G C Phillips, DSO, RN, Captain, Submarines Malta (left), on the deck of HMS UNRIVALLED (ex-P45) one of the submarines under his command.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War- the Dieppe Raid, August 1942 Wounded soldiers being helped on board the destroyer HMS ALBRIGHTON by the RNVR surgeon, Surgeon Lieutenant J Gask during the Combined Operations daylight raid on Dieppe.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Arrival Corps Special troops (KST) to priok. Officers on the valve of a large landing vessel (LCT). January 29, 1949. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Tandjong Priok

Women's Royal Naval Service- Wrens With the Fleet Mail, England, UK, November 1944 Two Wrens of the Fleet Mail deliver mail to a vessel moored in the harbour on a cold November day. They are passing a sack across to the vessel from the deck of the Mail Boat.

Cable Aggs Hälsingborg (Helsingborg) - Helsingor July 1, 1904. Cabble Ladden Bojas.

French Naval Survival Test - The volunteers being "cast adrift" at the start of the gruelling test.Ten volunteers from the French Navy led by a Lieutenant-Commander and including a medical officer and an officer of the High Command, have been cast adrift in the esturary of the river at Brest.They are making a six-day test of theories advanced by Dr. A. Bombard, who in 1952 spent 65 days crossing the Atlantic by raft in an effort to prove that ship wrecked sailors could survive on raw fish and plankton, and could drink far larger quantities of sea water than had been through possible. March 27, 1955.

Anefo photo collection. Collection of photo collection Anefo, photo number 934-9847

Fishing inspection in the North Sea with the frigate of predator class Hr.Ms. Wolf (F 817) (1954-1984) (EX-USS PCE 1607). Another fisherman will be checked.

At the Light Coastal Forces Base HMS Hornet, Gosport, 15 August 1944 At work on torpedoes in MTB 206 at HMS HORNET, Gosport. Left to right: Wren E Redmond, of Birkenhead: Wren Maisie Bell, of Sunderland; Chief Petty Officer Harold Tovey, of Bristol, and Leading Torpedo Wren Kathleen Holmes, of Farnham, Surrey.

French Navy Bathscafe Dives 13,288 Feet In Atlantic --The French Navy Bathyscafe FNRS3, shown leaving Dakar on the west coast of Africa to make a test dive Jan. 27, today plunged 13,288 feet below the surface of the Atlantic at that port. The French Naval officers rode the diving bell down, descending farther than man has gone before. The dive passed the depth record set last Sept. 30 by Prof. Auguste Piccard and his son, Jacques, at 10,339 feet. Aboard the craft above is an engineer, not further identified. February 15, 1954. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

The Royal Navy during the Second World War The Supermarine Walrus aircraft of HMS SUFFOLK being lowered into the water during the chase of the German battleship BISMARCK, which SUFFOLK spotted and shadowed. One of the aircraft's crew can be seen stood in the hatch at its front whilst two others can be seen in the cockpit.

Anefo photo collection. Hospitally "Orange". Hospitally ship "Oranje" leaves Melbourne for a help mission to Batavia. Relief supplies from the Red Cross are brought on board through a "sling". October 22, 1945. Australia

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

Photograph of Cuban Refugees - USCGC Ingham Operating in Florida Straits.

Anefo photo collection. Wieringers in Amsterdam, a female soldier of the Salvation Army receives a gift package from Mayor Schellinger. September 7, 1962. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

The Royal Navy during the Second World War The stem of HMS VISCOUNT, docked, buckled in ramming a U-boat. A small group of sailors is looking down at the damage from the bows of the destroyer.

Anefo photo collection. Amsterdam, photos concerning the repair work in the port. 1945. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Naval Aviation Officer's School in Baku. BOSHMA officers on a boat near the descent. In the center - the head of the school, captain 1st rank A. A. Yanovich ca. 1915-1916

Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

Sea School -- Making harbour at Abersoch, the midshipman (professional) heaves the lead line partly recovered boys look on. January 12, 1949. (Photo by Pictorial Press).

The Navy "Drops In" *****. April 21, 1952.

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. One of the men who had been trapped being carried unconscious over the shoulder of a rescuer, who is still wearing his tin hat with a cover.

03/31/1915. The French squadron of the Dardanelles. Shipment of coal aboard a battleship of the Allied fleet.

DM-SN-88-08619. State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War- Operation Torch, North Africa, November 1942 An anti tank gun unloaded into a landing craft, destined for the shore. A half track has already been lowered into the landing craft.

The taxes of seagoing vessels are done by the pilotage that is part of the Ministry of Defense (Marine). The 3.7 cm cannon from the Sirius gets a service.

Damaged British Destroyer Cores 150 Miles Under Sail -- The damaged destroyer under sail.The steering gear of a British destroyer jammed and engine trouble was experienced as a result of heavy weather encountered in the Atlantic. The ship's Commander had an improvised foresail hoisted so as to give the destroyer steerage way, ***** which means they covered 150 miles back to harbour. March 05, 1942. (Photo by British Official Photograph).

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Visit from the American consular mission to Palembang. Palembang. When visiting the area of the "steels", American observers made Lieut. Col. W. Allison and Col. Collin S. Myers a trip on the Metsi. The foreign officers are moving aboard a higgins boat of the Corps Water Transport Services .. October 17, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Palembang, Sumatra

Italian Inventor Claims Submersion Record -- Fifty-year-old Pietro Vassena, Italian inventor, is seen about to enter the midget submarine "Vassena C3," that he designed to attack the world record for submarine submersion, at lake Como, North Italy, March 7. Vassena reached a depth of 760 feet beating the record which he says is 450 feet. He plans to go further to a depth of 1300 feet. March 12, 1948. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Work by the service of hydrography, which is part of the Royal Netherlands Marine.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Photos at the article Farywell in the magazine Weapon Budders. Load is hoisted out of a ship. July 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Anefo photo collection. On board mine sweeper. November 23, 1948

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Crew of the British Yard Minesweeper BYMS 2189 firing at a floating mine during the Royal Navy's clearing of the Scheldt to Antwerp.

J.D. Davis, B.H. Hendricks i.e. Kendrick

Anefo photo collection. Mn Merchant Navy / Anefo London series. Caption "" O.K. "A Dutch Merchant Sailor" crew rescue boats Dutch passenger ship merchant ship. 10, 1943. Britain

Syracuse crews going visiting, Po'keepsie i.e. Poughkeepsie

Training Kikvorsman in Den Oever on the dive and dismantling school Hr.Ms. SOEMBA.

Steam launch carrying six over-crowded boat loads soldiers to landing, Chemulpo, Korea, during the Russo Japanese War, 1904

Range Finder on a Battleship, circa 1915

A visit from Prince Bernhard to the sailing and diver school.

03/31/1915. The Allied Squadrons in the Dardanelles. Vessel Belonging to a French Cruiser Busy in Collecting Mines in the Strait.

Anefo photo collection. Tjalk burned out in Volendam, five fatalities. The police are investigating the burnt tjalk. September 30, 1979. Noord-Holland, Volendam

The Women's Auxiliary Air Force, 1939-1945. Airwomen checking the equipment on a newly-completed 67 ft Thorneycroft High Speed Launch at Calshot, Hampshire.

Anefo photo collection. Visit Nigerian war bed "Angugu" to Amsterdam. Degen to the Ruyterkade. February 2, 1962. Amsterdam, Nigeria

The hunter (depicted - name).The hunter (depicted - name)

Training Kikvorsman in Den Oever. Kikvorsmen practice the saving of drowns.

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T102 Fixing at sea.Plejad (depicted - name)

Training Kikvorsman in Den Oever. On the way to the exercise area to rescue drag cages.

British Convoy To Russia: Rear Admiral Rhoderick R. McGrigor, C.B. D.S.O., who was in command of the convoy escort with his senior Officer Operations, Lieutenant Commander G.R.G. Watkins, D.S.O., D.S.C., R.N., on the bridge of the Campania during an enemy air attack. Picture taken on board the British escort carrier Campania during a recent British convoy to and from Russia when a U-boat was sunk and many attacking German aircraft were sent crashing into the sea.(See Admiralty story Sat. evening papers 31-3145. May 28, 1945. (Photo by British Official Admiralty Photo).

The Royal Navy during the Second World War The whaler crew of HMS COSSACK picking up a torpedo during torpedo and anti submarine exercises.

Anefo photo collection. Navy Navy Anefo London series. board Dutch cruiser southwest Pacific Ocean. Checking torpedo-launching installation. {1940-1945}

Women's Royal Naval Service- Wrens With the Fleet Mail, England, UK, November 1944 Wrens of the Fleet Mail load the mail boat for the first trip of the day into the harbour to deliver letters and parcels to the men on board ships moored nearby.

Sailors aboard HMS ESKIMO hoisting a depth charge into position on its thrower, 1942. Sailors aboard HMS ESKIMO are hoisting a depth charge, complete with detachable arbre, into position on a Mark II depth charge thrower. The ship is in harbour (possibly Hvalfjord) after a U-Boat hunt in the Atlantic

Soldiers of the Brigade Lobith from the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee during their work on the Rhine.

Rome, Italy may 1964: Vintage black and white photo of a sailor holding a rifle on the deck of a ship, with a larger vessel flying the norwegian flag in the background

Out On A Limb -- New version of *****.Unsung and often uncomfortable the mariners keep the seaways surrounding Korea under constant vigilance to cut off the enemy lines of supply by water.They support the naval blocked of the Korean coastline. April 7, 1951. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

Anti-submarine Patrol, Aboard Hmt Stoke City. November 1942. The First Lieutenant fires at a floating mine.

Military exercise..

Flood-Light on the Isonzo Front Trieste, Photographer: War Surveillance 5, Field Mesh Zawadsky or Zarvadsky.

Photograph of Sailors Painting Side of Ship.

Transferring a sailor in the high seas, 1956.links an evertsen class frigate (1945-1963).

Submarine submerging - electronic navigational aids are seen below the periscope

Training diver in Den Oever on the dive and dismantling school Hr.Ms. SOEMBA. To water in the standard pack from the raft

Anefo photo collection. Navy Navy Anefo London series. board Dutch cruiser southwest Pacific Ocean. morning twilight crew awaits repayment. {1940-1945}

Anefo photo collection. Dutch repatrants helped board ship. 1940-1945}. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

War album 26, picture 7164.

Mudgings.Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

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Photograph of F/V Amparo Near Bimini. This image is one of a set of photographs taken of the fishing vessels involved in a shooting incident 12 March near Bimini. These photos were not released as no Coast Guard action was involved and the vessels were Bahamian and Cuban. The photos were shot with a K-20 aerial camera by an air crewman, and not by one of the rated photographers assigned.

West Indian ratings of the Trinidad Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve operating a depth charge thrower, September 1944. West Indian ratings of the Trinidad Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve operating a depth charge thrower.

DN-SN-86-06858. Base: USS Preserver (ARS 8) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A man Galia, seriously wounded by the explosion of the torpedo is hoisted aboard a patrol ship.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Reporting tjilatjap. Tjilatjap. Loaded and unloaded in the port of Tjilatjap. Despite all vandalism, the Port Authority has come to the corridor. August 1948. Cilacap, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Rescue By Airborne Lifeboat -- ***** rescued by airborne lifeboat ***** their dinghy to lifeboat. Rescue from the sea by lifeboat dropped from aircraft is now a ***** of the work of R.A.F. Coastal ***** Sea Rescue Service. Lifeboats, fitted ***** 4.h.p., two-stroke engines, contain ***** needed by men suffering from ***** exposure, such as warm waterproof clothing ***** and medical supplies, which are dropped from ***** of 700 feet, suspended by air parachute ***** first rescue by airborne lifeb

Lord & Lady Mountbatten leave Co admiralty House. April 1, 1946.

Photo collection of anefo. Unknown. Marvo Sloopro stip. April 5, 1948

A seiner with arm flags on the submarine harr.ms. Drenthe (1957-1981)

Diving Bell Lowered To Sunken Submarine -- Members of the salvage vessel Falcon are shown lowering a huge diving bell over the side of the rescue ship today to the sunken submarine Squalus, which went down yesterday near the isles of Shoals off the new Hampshire coast with 59 officers and crew. The diving bell was to be attached to the hatch of the stricken undersea ship by divers to permit a limited number of the entombed men to escape. The operation was to be repeated that seven men were broug

Marines drive a lighter amphibious resupply cargo (LARC-V) vehicle off the utility landing craft (LCU 1657) as the 32nd Marine Amphibious Unit arrives to participate in a multinational peacekeeping operation. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Sailors placing a depth charge into position in a deth charge rack for dropping from the stern of the destroyer HMS ESKIMO just out of harbour (possibly Hvalfjord) after a U-Boat hunt in the Atlantic.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Fisheries on the Sacred Sea at Tjilatjap. Tjilatjap. The Army also has voorobben, this is a king. Marijs van de s.o.p. and from Vlissingen, who stir of his L.C.M. A moment has surrendered to work in his twelve hurt .. April 1, 1948. Cilacap, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Making ready to show a harbor with mines, American Navy, circa 1915

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Rest home on the island of Edam. Tie ? By boat of male and female soldiers. 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Anefo photo collection. Arnhem youth hostel trip. Sailing over the Rhine. July 14, 1946. Arnhem

Elsevier photo collection. official visit Queen Juliana Schouwen-Duiveland. helicopter navy Rampsert Dijk, board motorcycle cattle visit drowned Nieuwerkerke Ouderkerke. September 30, 1953. Nieuwerkerke, Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland

03/31/1915. The French squadron in the Dardanelles. One of the Armored Towers of the Battleship "Jaureguiberry", with its two 27 Centimeter Guns.

A crewman handles a line aboard the guided missile destroyer USS DEWEY (DDG-45) during exercise Unitas XX. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XX Base: Porto De Heirro Country: Venezuela (VEN)

Japanes Guns Over Amoy Here is a view of Amoy Harbor, Gateway to Fukien Province, South China, where Japanese warships, May 11, were shelling Chinese shore positions in support of a landing party. The United States was speeding warships to the Vicinity to Evacuate Americans from the Island -- half of which the Japanese said had been already captured by them. Much of the city was said to be in flames. November 05, 1938. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

08/31/1921. Melilla. Troop Movement of the Princess Hussars brigade crossing the small sea mouth to go to the beach.

Officials. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

DN-SN-86-01189. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Lcs (l) 41 At anchor.

New York, New York: April 7, 1926 The famed British tank "America" arrives in New York at Pier 64 on the North River. It was built in England and gained fame on the Western Front. The British War Ministry then bequeathed it to Cornell University in Ithaca where it will be mounted as a memorial to the students and alumni who fell in the World War.

Anefo photo collection. Eastories of Bruynzeel. May 22, 1946

Soldiers of the Brigade Lobith from the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee during their work on the Rhine.

A Marine sits on a rock outcropping to watch the activity in the harbor as amphibious ships are loaded with equipment prior to the combined South Korean/U.S. exercise Team Spirit '90. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '90 State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Visit Prince Bernhard Chapel to Semarang. Soldiers, women and children aboard a ship. A young man plays accordion. February 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Semarang

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