Naval Operations During WWII

Authentic images of naval crews aboard ships, focusing on operations, equipment handling, and military readiness during World War II.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Maintenance,MISCELLANEOUS War

Royal Air Force Coastal Command, 1939-1945. Flight-Sergeant Ronald Johnson, a wireless operator/air gunner on board a Consolidated Liberator GR Mark IIIA of No. 224 Squadron RAF based at Beaulieu, Hampshire, manning a pair of .50 Browning machine- guns in one of the waist positions while escorting a North African convoy.

Anefo photo collection. Mn Merchant Navy / Anefo London series. cook mans immune gun Dutch coastal boat, Britain. 1943. Britain, London

A Visit To An Anti-aircraft Ship, England, 1940 Ammunition is loaded into the racks of a 2 pounder mulitple pom-pom gun on board an anti-aircraft ship, somewhere in England, 1940.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A gun crew in action in the gunhouse of a twin six inch Mark XXI mounting aboard HMS ORION. The crew in the back ground are ramming home a shell into the right-hand 6 inch mark XXIII gun. In the foreground a sailor is removing the propellant charge from the cordite hoist. Note the crew are all wearing anti-flash hoods and gloves.

An operator of 921 territorial department Light Lua serves the WAXY warning / detection radar.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Maintenance,MISCELLANEOUS War

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,ARMAMENT War

The tailor at work A / B of the torpedo boat hunter Hr.Ms. Evertsen (D 802), January 1956.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Steering position and engine room telegraphs in the lower steering position on board HMS DUKE OF YORK whilst she is at Scapa Flow.

Anefo photo collection. Dutch dock society. January 4, 1946

Launching of Sub-Chaser P-5. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

HMS Howe. August 1942. Engineer Officer in the engine room relaying an order to the boiler room.

This image was taken by Leo Halter, a serviceman stationed on Attu Island during WW II. Subjects: Halter Collection; WW II; World War II; World War Two; Military; Wildlife refuges; Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; Aleutians; Alaska. . 1998 - 2011.

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 combat information center aboard the guided missile frigate UNDERWOOD (FFG-36). The ship is 70 percent complete. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Review of photo negative in photo car model m / 42. 1940s review of photo negative in photo car model M / 42. Photo Department 3 Mob. the division in work. Interior.

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

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Aviation day military aviation at Kemajoran airport. Interested people view the armament and ammunition of a fighter plane. March 9, 1947. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Kemajoran, Dutch East Indies

The Royal Navy during the Second World War The submarine's (possibly P 51) navigator, Lieutenant J P King, RNR, correcting charts in the wardroom before setting out from Malta for a patrol in the Mediterranean.

Air Force personnel repair cameras of the 90th Photographic Reconnaissance Wing at an air base somewhere in North Africa. 7 December 1942.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Royal Marines are the printers of the Navy. This photograph was taken in the printer's shop of HMS DUKE OF YORK whilst she sails in northern waters and shows four of the men carrying out various tasks such as typesetting.

DN-SN-87-09941. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD Base: USS Guam (LPH 9) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

War Industry in Britain 1939-1945.

Instruments Panel Of Robot Plane - This is the instrument panel of the C-54 Skymaster which today completed a 2,400-mile trans-Atlantic flight guided by a mechanical brain. Left to right are Maj. Jerry H. Ayres, Associated Press Reporter Ed Gooding and James L. Anast, civilian technician. September 22, 1947. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).;Instruments Panel Of Robot Plane - This is the instrument panel of the C-54 Skymaster which today completed a 2,400-mile trans-Atlantic flight guided by a mechanical

DN-SN-86-12801. Base: Naval Station, Sima State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

PFC. William Pocan maintains a 10-kilowatt generator outside radio station WTNY. PFC. Pocan is a member of the 10th Mountain Division's 642nd Engineer Company. Fort Drum personnel are working around the clock in support of communities crippled by the recent ice storm. Soldiers are augmenting community clean-up efforts and providing trucks, electrical power, mobile kitchens, heaters, and more than 60,000 sand bags.(This is a Black and White Image). Base: Fort Drum State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Eyes of the coastal battery. Coast search light in after operation. September 17, 1940.

Anefo photo collection. Amsterdam fire department. January 30, 1946

Film and Photography during the Second World War Projectionists and other film technicians in the services: A WAAF operator using a 16mm Bell and Howell camera set up as a rostrum camera to shoot title cards etc for the ADGB (Air Defence of Great Britain) Photographic Section at RAF Bentley Priory, December 1943.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A view of the motor room on board HMSM SNAPPER, with two men at the controls.

M/Sgt. Woodrow J. Wingo Of Lexington, Sc, A Member Of Rickenbacker'S 'Hat In The Ring' Squadron Of The 15Th Af Based In Italy, Poses With A Test Chest He Constructed Of Salvaged Plane Parts, A Heating Unit For Controls, Pressure Pump, Circulating Hand Pum

Fire line engineer A / B Hr.Ms. De Ruyter during jailboard 1.

M/Sgt. Harry B. Good Of Toledo, Ohio Installs A K-17B Aerial Camera In A Bomber At Moleworth, England Before The Plane Takes Off On A Bombing Mission Over Enemy Territory. The Cameras Are Installed To Record Bomb Hits For Review. 18 September 1943.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Palembang. Speaking of a 'murder job'. Holthof busy mounting a billiards in the AMVJ canteen in Palembang. July 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Palembang, Sumatra

Activities (laundry, manhouses clothing) of crew members recorded while making a report on board cruiser Hr.Ms. De Ruyter (C 801), 1955.

Heros (depicted name).Heros (depicted name)

Planes on U.S. Valley Forge. February 2, 1948.

Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. Cooks preparing meals in a mobile field kitchen, possibly at Rouvres.

Men and Ships of Britain's Submarine Service. 14 To 25 January 1943, Beirut, Syria. Re-assembling a foremost periscope bottom head, in the workshop at MEDWAY II, a Mediterranean Submarine Base.

Anefo photo collection. Mn Merchant Navy / Anefo London series. World War II, Marine, Merchant Loths, Coastalists, Crew, Britain. {1940-1945}. Britain, London

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Sunday mood in Tjianjdjoer. Cinema. Project area. July 13, 1947. Cianjur, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Royal Air Force Coastal Command, 1939-1945. Homing pigeons, in their containers, being fed by the airman responsible for their care at St Eval, Corwall.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War The torpedo crew at the 'ready'by the torpedo tubes, on board KNM SLEIPNER, a Norwegian torpedo boat working with the Royal Navy.

"Niagara" - Also Salvage Scenes - Merchant Shipping. March 01, 1955. . On 19 June 1940 she was under the command of Captain William Martin and had just left Auckland when, off Bream Head, Whangarei at 3.40 am, she struck a mine laid by the German auxiliary cruiser Orion and sank in 121 metres (70 fathoms) of water at 5.32 am. The mines were part of an extensive field of moored contact-type mines laid by the Orion on the night of 1314 June, and a further three mines were disposed of by minesweepers in the area. A secret and large consignment of gold from the Bank of England was in Niagara's strong room and went down with the ship. There were 295 boxes, each containing two ingots of gold (590 ingots total), valued at £2,500,000.[4 The gold was payment from the United Kingdom to the United States, which had not yet entered the war, for munitions supplies.The Claymore recovered 555 gold bars

American servicemen conduct maintenance on military equipment during the Vietnam War in January 1970. The soldiers are seen working on helicopters and other vehicles in order to keep them operational and ready for combat. Maintenance was crucial in ensuring the effectiveness of the American military activities during the war.

Anefo photo collection. Defile Jubilea Marva (reception). October 23, 1954

Male and wagon wheel.

Here placing glasses in service enclosures. These were used to be used in all the action where the use of civil stores could be less suitable. Certainly when using the gas mask, as it used to be called.

Birth of a Bomber- Aircraft Production in Britain, 1942 Preparations are underway for the first test flight of this Halifax bomber at Radlett airfield. Second Pilot Marsh prepares to record the instrument readings of the aircraft whilst in flight.

St. Charles J. Eilchiondo, Medford Mass., Radio Operator Of The B-17 Invader Ii Manning A Gun.

Lieutenant-Ter-Sea of the 1st class (LTZ 1) f.f. Brinkman. Ltz Brinkman is commander of Hr.Ms. De Zeeuw (F 810) (1951-1964) (EX-USS EISNER: DE-192), a frigate of the Van Amstel class.

British Prisoners of War In North Korea -- Four British prisoners of war on mess duty in a POW camp in North Korea. From left to right: PTC R. McDonald (22299613), "B" Co., 1st King's Own Scottish Borders B.N., 28th Brigade, captured on Nov. 4, 1951. Address: Gowriehill, Cottage, Dundee, Scotland; SGT Alex Ewan (2754347), "D" Co., 1st K.O.S.B BN., 28th Brigade, captured on Nov. 5, 1951. Address: 6 Brown Street, Perth, Scotland: L/CPL Robert Rogers (22396015), "B" Co., 1st King's Own Scottish Borders BN., 28th Brigade, captured on Nov. 4, 1951. Address: 1 Stewartfield, Broxham, West Lothian, Scotland; PTC William Walker, (22391663), "B" Co., 1st King's Own Scottish Borders B.N., 28th Brigade, captured on Nov. 5, 1951. Address: 23 Keyden Street, Kinning Park, Glasgow, Scotland. July 11, 1952. (Photo by Camera Press).

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Purification Loekboek dienceng. A Dutch soldier in a warung?. December 10, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Cranking 500 Pound Bombs Into A Consolidated B-24 Liberator Bomb Bay By Hand Was Tough, Slow Work. To Save Such Time Consuming Labor At Their Airbase In Italy, Capt. Clifford Moan, Denver, Colonel, And Cpl. Grady W. Allman, Asheville, N.C., Devised An Al

Anefo photo collection. board Dutch submarine. Repairs needed, engineer work. March 1942

Monty's Flag: Several onlookers were ***** trigued to-day by the ***** flag which was flying above ***** radiator of Field -Marshal Viscount Montgomery's car when he visited General Eisenhower at Claridge.The flag, which I am told ***** Montgomery designed is an ***** of Western Union-for which he is chairman of the Defence Committee.The flag has five golden chain links joined in the centre on a blue background bordered with white. black. yellow and red bands.Sergeant Tom Parker. the Field Marshal's driver for eight years. unfurled the flag on the car for the drive to the hotel. January 30, 1951.

Photo moment of participants from the Royal Netherlands Navy to the Four Days Marches 1954. Is part of the Objects series AVDKM 540537 up to 540559

"Take Stations". Crew ***** inside the big sub, ready for an eventuality. Ship ***** 150 men and officers sad is as large as most destroyers. July 8, 1940. (Photo by Intercontinents News Photos).

Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. Exercise with a fire sprayer at the police school in Suriname. October 1, 1955. Suriname

T/Sgt. Elmer Spearance, engineer from Malden, Massachusetts, passes out sandwiches and juice after the mission was completed. He is based somewhere in North Africa. 29 July 1943.

The great length of wet film is especially vulnerable to damage at this stage, but precious pictures are safely dried on this rotary drier by means of heaters thru which fans blow purified air against the emulsion. Sgt. Joseph Conway, 2072 New York

Lt. Jimmy Carter inside diesel-electric submarine. The future President served in the Navy from 1943 to 1953. (BSLOC_2015_14_65)

The Dutch army is practicing in La Courtine. Pay attention! The above description is a generic series description based on the information stated by the army film and photo service. In the long term, this global description will be specified.

Photograph of Sidney Nolan at Cape Evans, Antarctica. Task Force Forty Three - Mr. Sidney Nolan of London, England, looks at the remains of Sir Robert Falcon Scott's hut at Cape Evans, Antarctica during his recent visit there as a guest of Rear Admiral James R. Reedy, Commander U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica. Scott built this hut at Cape Evans, just before his ill-fated journey to the South Pole. USN

Ship's Serviceman 2nd Class (SH2) Joe Green, Boatswain's Mate SEAMAN (BMSN) Robert Watkins and Lieutenant Michael O'Moore, in the pilothouse, take part in a general quarters drill aboard the salvage ship USS OPPORTUNE (ARS 41). The photo was taken on the 40th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Country: Adriatic Sea

Anefo photo collection. Carel Visser (sculptor). September 24, 1964

Anefo photo collection. South malukkers cause riots in Roermond, agents are looking for weapons in cafe "De Schuur". August 1, 1971. Limburg, Roermond

Men Of The 386Th Bomb Group Attend Gunnery School At Their Base In Great Dunmow, Essex, England On 8 May 1944.

Betters on board Cruiser Hr.Ms. The Seven Provinces (1954-1975)

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

Jettison Petrol Tanks- the Production of Jettison Tanks For USE by the United States Army Air Force and Royal Air Force, Britain, 1944 At a factory producing jettison petrol tanks, Pearl Bradley (left) and Molly Frazer carry out a final test before dispatch. According to the original caption 'the tank is filled with compressed air, left for 20 minutes and allowed a 1 1/2lb drop in pressure over the period'.

Atelier MESSIER (Aircraft). Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Spain, September 1936. Spanish Civil War. In the image, a soldier communicating with the column's outpost, from an outpost, by means of a portable telephone.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Arrival of the Bloemfontein motor ship. A soldier reads the Indian newspaper the newspaper. November 3, 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies, Tandjong Priok

Anefo photo collection. PAROOL command. August 17, 1950

AE-21 Suribachi and AE-22 Mauna Kea , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Firemen in Paris Headquarters. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Poll photo collection. Soldiers in Amersfoort. Soldiers wash and shave. undated. Amersfoort

terrorist Irgun weapons and ammunition discovered by British forces in Palestine 1946

Two conscripts work here to a SOFAM engine from an AMX-13 armored vehicle.

Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Mark Davis, left, "Sailor of the Year" for the medium auxiliary floating dry dock SUSTAIN (AFDM-7), watches as one of the petty officers in his section uses a voltage tester to check a generator. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. German ship Anne Louise Bolten picked up from pollened cargo ship Birchenfelz. April 8, 1966

Artillery measuring department to camp

This Australian nurse watches with interest the installation of the operating- table in the theatre or the hospital ship Oranje, loaned by the Netherlands Govt. to carry Anzac wounded. July 15,1941.

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