Nautical Operations and Inspections

Photos depicting naval operations, inspections, and historical ship activities during various military engagements.

Preparations For Operation Overlord (the Normandy Landings)- D-day 6 June 1944 A British LCT (Landing Craft Tank) loaded with Sherman tanks, at a port on the south coast of England, during an exercise.

Preparations For Operation Overlord (the Normandy Landings)- D-day 6 June 1944 A British LCT (Landing Craft Tank) loaded with Sherman tanks, at a port on the south coast of England, during an exercise.

A Norwegian officer visiting the ship HMS DRISTENDEN, 1939 A Norwegian officer is received on the ship HMS drivers.

Shipbuilding during the First World War A group of boys who worked on the construction of a Standard ship at a yard in Sunderland during the First World War.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Wounded sailors from the damaged destroyer HMS EXPRESS are transferred from MTB 30 to HMS KELVIN.

Anefo photo collection. American Cruiser Columbus in Ijmuiden inspection honorary guard. July 29, 1949. IJmuiden

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Arrival of the ship Volendam with the Prince Bernhard Chapel on board. Officers, including the General Kengen and Dürst BRTIT, enter the ship. November 12, 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies, Tandjong Priok

Anefo photo collection. Circus director Frans Mikkenie and his wife / Horse dressage artist Vibeke Mikkenie-Sandberg are visiting the navy with Hollywoodster / ElephantDompetur Sabu. July 18, 1952. Den Helder

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

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Naval officers attending a lecture on board the troop transport SS EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA during an African troop convoy.

Anefo photo collection. 50-year anniversary Koningin Wilhelmina. Viewing by the population of naval units (except submarines and mine sweeps) in the Amsterdam port. September 1, 1948. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

The Second Boer War, 1899-1902 British troops onboard a ship.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Arrival 1-12 R.V.A (tandjong priok). Disembarkation. June 5, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Tandjong Priok

Anefo photo collection. Mn Merchant Navy / Anefo London series. Caption: "on board dutch tanker" on board Dutch tanker. October 1943. Britain

Torpedo lads in Gibraltar through the torpedo boat hunter Hr.Ms. Evertsen (D 802), February 1956. The Evertsen was part of Practersmaleel 5.

Anefo photo collection. Schout at Nacht Willinge visits "Hinder" inspection. August 24, 1947

The Royal Navy during the Second World War HM Submarines UTHER and UNBROKEN coming alongside their depot ship at Scapa Flow after a successful patrol.

The commander of naval power in the Netherlands (czmned) vice-admiral f.t. Burghard (1900-1978, at the end of last minute) comes to Rotterdam on board cruiser Hr.Ms. De Ruyter (C 801) to take over the commander of the marine forces (BDZ) Vadm A. de Booy (1901-1997), March 1956.

The King Pays 4-day Visit To the Home Fleet. 18 To 21 February 1943, Scapa Flow, Wearing the Uniform of An Admiral of the Fleet, the King Paid a Four Day Visit To the Home Fleet. The King inspecting the ship's company on board HMS HOWE.

Lct (5) 2291 Discharging a bulldozer into a Landing Ship Dock.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Arrival of the December 7 Division per MS Boissevain. The Boissevain meert. October 19, 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies, Tandjong Priok

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

Anefo photo collection. Children visiting German training ships in Amsterdam. November 29, 1967. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Kortenaer leaves Den Helder. April 3, 1948

06/30/1916. From the French Navy salute to the flag, at the time of lowering it, aboard a French battleship.

06/30/1917. From the Yankee Navy - deck of the Battleship "Georgia".

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

Anefo photo collection. Capitulation: Den Helder embarkation of Germans. In Den Helder, the disarmed German soldiers in LCT boats are boarded with destination Harlingen, from which the long journey to the "Heimat" is taken on foot. June 1945. Den Helder

The Royal Navy during the Second World War View of the after 4.7 inch guns of HMS KIPLING with the gun's crew closed up. Another destroyer can be seen trailing KIPLING in the background.

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

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Arrival of the ship Volendam with the Prince Bernhard Chapel on board. Kees de Bok goes off board. November 12, 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies, Tandjong Priok

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 climbing from the LCT on board the Boissevain. October 24, 1946. Bali, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Landing exercises I Infantry Brigade 7 December Division in Tjilinting. Exercises on Java's North Coast. The landing boats in full sea on the way to the point where the landing will be carried out .. May 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Survivors Of A Stricken Lci (Landing Craft Infantry) Will Be Taken Aboard An Lst (Landing Ship Tanks) Which Is Returning To Sicily. The Lci Was One Of The Ships Lying Off The Coast Of Italy Which Was Bombed By The Enemy During An Attack On 15 Sept. 1943.

Anefo photo collection. Offering coat of arms at the HR. Ms. Terschelling by mayor of Terschelling. November 15, 1950. Friesland, Terschelling

Anefo photo collection. Visit British warships to Rotterdam. Mayor of Rotterdam enters one of the British torpedo boat hunters. July 9, 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

Funeral Of Comet Dead -- A wreath is thrown into the sea from the corvette pomona during the service. At extreme right is seen Mr. Lennox-Boyd, British minister of transport and civil aviation, who has flown out to investigate the crash.Two funeral services were held today January 18th for the victims of the comet airliner which crashed in the sea off the island of Elba, Italy, January 10th, with the loss of 35.A wreath was thrown from a corvette onto the sea above the spot where the comet is believed to be. Another service was held at the Porto Azzurro Cemetery, Elba, where the bodies of these who were found were buried.January 18, 1954. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Anefo photo collection. Commitment four new water-pain in Den Helder Hoeden flag. October 5, 1961. Den Helder

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Arrival of the Tegelberg and the Intrapoera. Mancens get drinked on the quay. Behind them the intrapora. October 29, 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies, Tandjong Priok

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

The Norwegian king Olaf V visits Rotterdam with the Hnomy Norge. King Olaf v at the last minute of the Norge.

DN-SN-89-03553. Country: Unknown

Anefo photo collection. Fleet exercise "factotum". Fleet inspection Mijnenvegers for Scheveningen .. July 7, 1951. Scheveningen, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Communication Mijnenweers Abcoude and Naarden Werf Gusto Schiedam. 18 May 1956. Abcoude, Naarden

Seen past the stack and through part of the steel guy lines, Anti-aircraft guns stud the decks of the destroyer escort Tai Hui. January 30, 1953. (Photo by United Press).

Deployment of the mine fighter A / B from Hr.Ms. Staphorst

01/31/1916. The capture of the English steamer "Appam". The ship in the port of Norfolk, in the United States, with its Crew and Passengers Guarded by Sailors of the German ship that Captured it.

Anefo photo collection. Journey with Hr.Ms. Johan Maurits van Nassau (F802). Marvas. November 17, 1947

Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. The Queen inspects the honorary guard at the quay in Moengo. October 1, 1955. Moengo, Suriname

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A Hawker Hurricane which landed too fast and caught in the safety nets by one wheel aboard HMS ARGUS off Lamlash. Working parties are using a crane to recover the aircraft.

Loading a torpedo in a submarine. In addition to the submarine, the torpedometer hr is located. Ms. Mercuur (1936-1971) moored. Is part of Object series AVDKM 54767 to 54770.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Arrival of the Tegelberg and the Intrapoera. The Intrapora meents. Only the piper belt of the December 7 division. October 29, 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies, Tandjong Priok

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Shipping from the U-Brigade from Batavia to Padang (1st series). Arrival Padang. Troops are about in a LCT. A soldier carries a plate with the inscription 'Hunters'. November 20, 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Padang, Sumatra

The British Reoccupation of Hong Kong The first batch of Japanese naval prisoners of war prepare to board the SS FORT BUFFALO which will carry them home to Japan. The ship would then return with supplies for other prisoners of war still held in Hong Kong. Embarkation of the prisoners was supervised by men of 42 and 44 Royal Marine Commados.

The Red Cross hands out a gift package aboard Queen Victoria.

Wolf class Frigate Hr.Ms. Jaguar (1954-1983), meets the quay in Den Helder after performing fishing inspection in 1977

Anefo photo collection. Fleet days 1979 in Den Helder. Fleet inspection, crowd, ports, naval beads, military vessels. July 20, 1979. Den Helder, Noord-Holland

Minesweeper Ceremony. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Sitting before a capstan aboard an LST, Lt. Col. John J. Livingston of Cedar Hill, Mo., gives last minutes briefing to his men, all members of an Engineer Aviation Battalion of the 9th Air force, before the initial assault on D-Day. These

Crewmen file aboard the aft gangplank on the guided missile cruiser USS TICONDEROGA (CG-47). Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Group of Officers of the Cypher Staff. January 1943, on Board HMS Bulolo.

Anefo photo collection. "The Zuiderkruis" with Drenters returns from Indie Minister of War speaks. September 23, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC General Track in Palembang: Posts in West Sumatra. General track is on the deck of a vessel. He is talking to Adjudant General Colonel P. Alons. June 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Palembang, Sumatra

The Royal Navy during the Second World War The crew of HMSM TRIBUNE inspect their gas masks on deck before going ashore at HMS DOLPHIN, home of the Royal Navy Submarine Service, Gosport.

Anefo photo collection. 50 years of marine explorers De Dunnewold Vinkings from Amsterdam A group of partying maritime explorers aboard the Ameland. May 27, 1964

Last Torpedo, 1979.

Group Of Aviation Writers Before Leaving Dock At Hamburg Harbor For Inspection Tour Of Bomb Damage.

Anefo photo collection. Return Koningin Wilhelmina with the Piet Hein. September 26, 1947

Anefo photo collection. Debarkatie Groote Beer. March 20, 1948

Anefo photo collection. Fleet maneuvers Western trumpets. July 14, 1949

Anefo photo collection. Walking invitees and water. September 6, 1947

DN-SN-86-00079. Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Arrival of the ship Aquarius. General track is present, as well as the KNIL chapel. Tuesday morning at Tandjong Priok arrived the M.S. "Aquarius" with repayment thirds of the 2nd division on board; one detachment KNIL aviation. Forces and two detachments of naval scoops and marines. The army commander went first on board and maintained some time with the soldiers. 11 May 1948 . Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies, Tandjong Priz

Sailors at attention on naval ship (EV003468_H)

The Royal Navy during the Second World War- Operation Overlord (the Normandy Landings), June 1944 Survivors being helped on board HMS BEAGLE. They are from two American landing ship infantry, which were torpedoed during a German E-Boat attack. HMS BEAGLE drove off the attackers and helped rescue the survivors from the LSIs.

Italian soldiers departing for Ethiopia on the Colombo ship, November 15, 1936, Genoa, Italy, 20th century.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Arrival of the Tegelberg and the Intrapoera. A ship is moored. Mancens on board on the railing. October 29, 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies, Tandjong Priok

The American Air Force crowds the foredeck of the Queen Elizabeth, which they boarded at Greenock, Scotland, on the first lap of the long journey home. Uniforms are varied and the positions are those of relaxation. These men who have helped to bear

Anefo photo collection. Inspection and parade on the Karel Doorman. August 31, 1948

Photo collection Government information service. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Collection of photo collection Risk information service own, photo number 156-0980. 1956

Photograph showing the seamen of HMS 'Coventry' carrying sacks of potatoes onto their ship, as it is refitted at a British dockyard in 1940. HMS 'Coventry' was an anti-aircraft cruiser of 4290 tons. Date: 20/07/1940

Aviation ordnancemen unload Sea Sparrow missiles from a Mark 29 launcher aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) at the conclusion of Fleet Ex 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Warranty section of HR. Ms. The Zeven Provincien (1953-1975) from April 6 to June 2, 1954. At the aft deck, the Minister of Marine, Ir. C Staff (right) and the commander of seawalk forces, vice-admiral A. de Booy. Is part of the AVDKM 540216 to 540344 object series, portion AVDKM 540216 to 540225, excl. 540219.

War Prison exchange in Trelleborg.

After the Battle Came the Rescue. This image depicts a group of captured German sailors aboard a Coast Guard cutter.

Anefo photo collection. Capitulation: Den Helder embarkation of Germans. In Den Helder, the disarmed German soldiers in LCT boats are boarded with destination Harlingen, from which the long journey to the "Heimat" is taken on foot. 1945. Den Helder

Anefo photo collection. Arrival H.S. "Johan Maurits van Nassau" from New Guinea in Den Helder. March 31, 1958. Den Helder, New Guinea

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

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

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Outward bound across the Indian Ocean to attack enemy targets in Malaya before the Japanese surrender. Captain J R S Brown, RN, of HMS EMPRESS, explains the operation to his ship's company with the aid of a chalked map under the island structure on the flight deck.

Anefo photo collection. Departure from Rotterdam of the submarines "Seal" and O 24. September 15, 1948. Rotterdam, South Holland

Photo collection prints Anefo Rousel. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Collection of photo collection prints Anefo Rousel, photo number 157-0688. 1956

Anefo photo collection. Nereus wins "Brussels Treaty Cup" (winner Nereus). April 1, 1959. Brussels

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Arrival of the ship Volendam with the Prince Bernhard Chapel on board. Officers in a slop on the way to the ship. General Kengen and Dürst Britt. November 12, 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies, Tandjong Priok

The Royal Navy during the Second World War While making an emergency landing on board HMS VICTORIOUS a Chance-Vought Corsair's auxiliary petrol tank became detached and burst into flames. Here fire fighters are tackling the blaze round the petrol tank during the carrier-borne air attack against the Japanese repair and maintenance centre at Sigli, Sumatra.

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