OnThisDay 1992 the 8th of 16 RoyalNavyType 23 (Duke Class) Frigates, HMSMontrose was launched on the Clyde. She is only the second RN ship to carry the name and though based in HMNB Devonport is currently dual crewed and forward deployed to the Gulf region for 4 years.

 

Today we celebrate the 29th Royal Navy anniversary of the launch of HMS Montrose. Happy birthday to this fine looking Frigate, cuurently in the Middle East.

 

An HSS-1 helicopter landing on the flight deck of USCGC Westwind (WAGB-281) operating off the East coast of the United Sates. 1961

 

An F-35B lands on HMS Queen Elizabeth whilst undergoing RAS alongside RFA Tidespring and HNLMS Evertsen in the South China Sea.

 

USS South Dakota and USS Alabama photographed from HMS King George V. 1943.

 

WW II.

OnThisDay 1943, the liner RMS Queen Mary arrived on the Clyde from New York in her role as a Troop Ship. She was carrying 16,683 souls, the greatest number of people ever embarked in one ship. She was escorted by the RoyalNavy and averaged 28 Knots during the passage.

Guided missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones, the guided missile destroyer USS Decatur and the destroyer USS Turner Joy laid up at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bemerton, Washington (USA), in 1990. In the background at left is the aircraft carrier USS Bon Homme Richard.

 

HMS Kilbride in dazzle camouflage during WWI. This class of gunboat/sloop was designed to face both ways to confuse U-boats.

 

USS Brazos (AO-4) refueling USS Yorktown (CV-5) mid-Pacific, 1940.

 

Hamina-class missile boat of the Finnish Navy.

 

P&O 'Azura' on the River Tyne, UK.

 

The Royal Navy light cruiser HMS Belfast (C35) coming alongside the U.S. Navy light ciarcraft carrier USS Bataan (CVL-29) off the coast of Korea on 27 May 1952.

 

On This Day in 1914, the RoyalNavy Fleets were ordered to their war bases as WW1 began. At the outbreak of war the British Fleet was by far the largest in the world and would be key in control of the sea in home waters. By 1918 the RN had lost over 200 ships and over 60,000 sailors

 

Seven Wickes-class destroyers and a Clemson-class destroyer being fitted out at New York Shipbuilding in Camden, New Jersey.

 

Progress of HMS Glasgow under scaffolding at BAE Systems Yard, Govan, Glasgow.

 

USS Macon (ZRS-5) "Flying Aircraft Carrier" flying over New York harbor in 1933. Her and her lead class ship, USS Akron (ZRS-4) carried 5 Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk "parasite" aircraft for scouting.

 

Type 23 frigate HMS Monmouth escorting INS Vikramaditya through English Channel. 2013.

 

HMS Jupiter, HMS Magnificent and USS Kearsarge (BB-5) (on the right) attends Spithead Naval review ahead of her return from the European tour to the USA. July 1903.

 

29 March 1919, Boston. Serving as a troop transport, battleship USS Nebraska (BB-14) arrives from Europe with combat veterans of American Expeditionary Force aboard. She will make 4 trips in total bringing home 4540 men.

 

Joint manoevers.

 ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 29, 2007) - Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), top, and USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), middle, steam behind the Royal Navy's Invincible-class aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious (R 06) during a multi-ship maneuvering exercise in the Atlantic Ocean.  The three carriers were participating in Operation Bold Step where more than 15,000 service members from three countries partake in the Joint Task Force Excercise (JTFX). 

1919 photo, Toronto.

 UC-97, a mine laying submarine, was laid down late in 1917 at Hamburg, Germany, by Blohm & Voss and launched on 17 March 1918. She was never commissioned in the Imperial German Navy because the armistice of 11 November ended hostilities before the  submarine was ready for sea. She was surrendered according to the terms of the armistice and was probably interned at Harwich, England.

In any event, the United States Navy expressed an interest in acquiring several of the surrendered German submarines for display purposes in conjunction with a Victory Bond drive. Early in 1919, UC-97 and five other U-boats were allotted to the United States. Officers and sailors went to England in March and took possession of the boats on the 23d. Soon thereafter, UC-97 was placed in special commission for the voyage to the United States, Lt. Comdr. Holbrook Gibson in command.

Photo taken 1919 in Toronto, and she was sunk in Lake Michigan in 1921.

The Sachsen-Anhalt is a frigate of the German Navy and the third unit of the Baden-Württemberg class , also known as the F125 class. The warship, named after the state of Saxony-Anhalt , is the first unit of this name in a German navy.

 

A Virginia-class submarine under construction on July 24, 2015. The Virginia class is the first U.S. Navy warship designed from the keel up for the full range of mission requirements in the post-Cold War era. Optimized for maximum technological and operational flexibility, these submarines will play a key role in the nation's defense with their stealth, firepower and unlimited endurance.

 

On This Day in 1759 HMS VICTORY was laid down at the DockyardChatham. 46 years later she would seal her place in history at the battle of Trafalgar with Nelson. 163 years later, still in service she was saved for the nation as a museum at HMNB Portsmouth. And after 262 years is still in commission with the RoyalNavy .

 

USS Ross renders honors to the RoyalNavy HMS Trent (P 224). Ross is on patrol in the US Navy Europe area of operations in support of regional allies and partners and U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa.

 

Turrets for HMS Vanguard being modified at the Harland & Wolff erection shop at Scotstoun in 1945. Note the balance weights and armored hoods. 'X' turret is closest to the camera followed by 'A', 'Y', and 'B'.

 

The former protected cruiser USS Chicago (one of the ABCD ships of the "New Navy") serving as a receiving ship at Pearl Harbor, 20 October 1926.

 

OnThisDay 2014 Aircraft Carrier HMS ILLUSTRIOUS entered HMNBPortsmouth for the last time, ending 32 years of service and marking the end of the Invincible Class’ service to the Nation.

 

39 years ago. HMS Hermes arrives in Portsmouth after the Falklands war. Portsmouth shipbuilding Dockyards: Eight centuries of history coming to an end.

Handley Page Hampden torpedo-bombers carry out a realistic attack on British and American battleships during combined exercises. HMS DUKE OF YORK, BB-57 USS SOUTH DAKOTA and BB-60 USS ALABAMA June 1943 near Scapa Flow. HMS Duke of York (17), USS Alabama (BB-60), USS South Dakota (BB-57) (left to right) conduct joint training to familiarize USN Task Group 92.4 with British anti-aircraft practice prior to operations off Norway. Handley Page Hampden bombers depict enemy aircraft. 1943.

 

The Pearl Harbour-based guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73) takes a starboard list as the USNS Salvor (T-ARS 52) tries to free the ship after it ran aground Feb. 5 about a half-mile south of the Honolulu airport while off-loading personnel into a small boat. 2009.

 

HMS Warspite possibly at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, repairing battle damage in Aug. or Sept. 1941.

 

The America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conduct bilateral operations with two Japan Maritime Self Defense Force landing craft from the tank landing ship JDS Shimokita (LST 4002). The America ARG, along with the 31st MEU, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.

 

Norfolk Naval Shipyard Undocks USS Pasadena.

 USS Pasadena (SSN 752) project team’s commitment to “get real, get better” through several improvement initiatives directly contributed to undocking June 26 at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY).

The Los Angeles-class submarine has been at NNSY since September 2020 for a Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) to replace, repair and overhaul components throughout the boat, as the shipyard’s first DSRA in a decade.

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Chinese Type 054A frigate fires 240mm ASW rockets from its pair of Type 87 launchers.