Hatazo Adachi signed surrender - Australia in World War Two
Wewak, 1945-09-13. Major-General H.C.H. Robertson, GOC of the Australian 6th Division, at the ceremony at which the commander of the 18th Japanese Army in New Guinea, Lieutenant-General Hatazo Adachi, signed th... More
Japanese stronghold in Rabaul (colour)
Español: Japanese bunker near Rabaul. Colorized photograph. Public domain photograph of Imperial Japan, Japanese empire during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
USS Hornet (CV-12) underway at sea on 27 March 1945 (80-G-K-14466)
The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-12) operating near Okinawa, Japan, on 27 March 1945. The planes visible on deck belonged to Carrier Air Group 17 (CVG-17). The ship is painted in dazzle pattern Camoufla... More
Martin PBM-5 Mariner of VPB-26 aboard USS Norton Sound (AV-11) off Sai...
A U.S. Navy Martin PBM-5 Mariner of Patrol Bombing Squadron 26 (VPB-26) aboard the seaplane tender USS Norton Sound (AV-11) in Tanapag Harbor, Saipan in April 1945. USS LST-727 is in the left background. The su... More
Burial at sea aboard USS Hansford (APA-106), in February 1945 (80-G-K-...
Burial at sea for a casualty of the Battle of Iwo Jima, on board the U.S. Navy attack transport USS Hansford (APA-106) while she was evacuating wounded men to Saipan, 25-28 February 1945.
USS South Dakota (BB-57) steams into heavy seas on 24 February 1945 (8...
The U.S. Navy battleship USS South Dakota (BB-57) steams into heavy seas on 24 February 1945, while en route to take part Task Force 58's second Tokyo raid of the month. Photographed from atop the battleship's ... More
USS Bullard (DD-660) underway in 1945
The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Bullard (DD-660) steams past an Essex-class aircraft carrier prior to the Okinawa operations in 1945.
USS Shannon (DM-25) underway in Ulithi Atoll, circa in March 1945 (80-...
The U.S. Navy destroyer minelayer USS Shannon (DM-25) steams past task forces gathering for the Okinawa Operation at Ulithis Atoll, circa in March 1945. The ships in the near background include the light cruise... More
USS Idaho (BB-42) - 80-G-K-3829
USS Idaho (BB-42) Bombarding Okinawa with her 14/50 main battery guns, 1 April 1945. Photographed from USS West Virginia (BB-48). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
USS Idaho (BB-42) - 80-G-K-3844
USS Idaho (BB-42) Fires the 14/50 guns of Turret Three at nearly point-blank range, during the bombardment of Okinawa, 1 April 1945. Photographed from USS West Virginia (BB-48). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, n... More
USS Idaho (BB-42) - 80-G-K-3844
USS Idaho (BB-42) Fires the 14/50 guns of Turret Three at nearly point-blank range, during the bombardment of Okinawa, 1 April 1945. Photographed from USS West Virginia (BB-48). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, n... More
USS Hutchins (DD-476) operating off Okinawa on 1 April 1945
The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Hutchins (DD-476) operating off Okinawa on 1 April 1945, during the landings there. Other destroyers are in the background.
Landing Signal Officer aboard USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24), circa in 1945...
A U.S. Navy Landing Signal Officer, Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Walter F. Wujcik, bringing in a plane aboard the light aircraft carrier USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24), circa 1945.
Crewmen on the flight deck of USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24), circa in 1945...
U.S. Navy Seaman 1st Class A.D. Allison and Seaman 1st Class J.W. Roberts reading a letter on the flight deck of the light aircraft carrier USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24), in 1945. A Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat fighter is... More
USS Bennington (CV-20) fires anticraft guns during gunnery practice in...
The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Bennington (CV-20) fires her anticraft guns during gunnery practice in the Pacific Ocean, circa in 1945. An Independece-class aircraft carrier is visible behind Bennington.
USS St. George (AV-16) at Guam on 8 August 1945 (80-G-K-5978)
The U.S. Navy seaplane tender USS St. George (AV-16) at Guam, on 8 August 1945. The ambulances in the foreground are awaiting the arrival of the hospital ship USS Tranquillity (AH-14) with survivors of the sunk... More
USS Tranquillity (AH-14) at Guam in August 1945
The U.S. Navy hospital ship USS Tranquillity (AH-14) arrives at Guam, carrying survivors of the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35), 8 August 1945.
USS Tranquillity (AH-14) arrives at Guam in August 1945
The U.S. Navy hospital ship USS Tranquillity (AH-14) arrives at Guam, carrying survivors of the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35), 8 August 1945. The bow of the destroyer escort USS Steele (DE-8) is visibl... More
Bombardment of Kamaishi, Japan, 14 July 1945 - 80-G-K-6035
USS Indiana (BB-58) fires a salvo from her forward 16/45 guns at the Kamaishi plant of the Japan Iron Company, 250 miles north of Tokyo. A second before, USS South Dakota (BB-57), from which this photograph was... More
Bombardment of Kamaishi, Japan, 14 July 1945 - 80-G-K-6035
USS Indiana (BB-58) fires a salvo from her forward 16/45 guns at the Kamaishi plant of the Japan Iron Company, 250 miles north of Tokyo. A second before, USS South Dakota (BB-57), from which this photograph was... More
USS Indiana bombarding Kamaishi 14 July 1945 (cropped)
Bombardment of Kamaishi, Japan, 14 July 1945: The U.S. Navy battleship USS Indiana (BB-58) fires a salvo from her forward 16"/45 guns at the Kamaishi plant of the Japan Iron Company, 400 km north of Tokyo. A se... More
USS Indiana bombarding Kamaishi 14 July 1945
Bombardment of Kamaishi, Japan, 14 July 1945: The U.S. Navy battleship USS Indiana (BB-58) fires a salvo from her forward 16"/45 guns at the Kamaishi plant of the Japan Iron Company, 400 km north of Tokyo. A se... More
Wikivoyage banner Bombardment of Kamaishi
USS Indiana (BB-58) fires a salvo from her forward 16/45 guns at the Kamaishi plant of the Japan Iron Company, 250 miles north of Tokyo. A second before, USS South Dakota (BB-57), from which this photograph was... More
USS Cotten (DD-669) underway in the Pacific Ocean, circa in 1945 (NH 1...
The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Cotten (DD-669) steaming at sea, circa 1945, as seen from the attack transport USS Sanborn (APA-193).
Grumman TBM Avenger aboard USS Randolph (CV-15), in 1945 (NNAM.1996.48...
A U.S. Navy Grumman TBM Avenger folding its wings after landing aboard an aircraft carrier in the Pacific, 1945. The geometric identification symbol on the wing shows that the plane was assigned to the USS Rand... More
PBM-5 VPB-26 being hoisted on USS Norton Sound (AV-11) Okinawa 1945
A U.S. Navy Martin PBM-5 from Patrol Bombing Squadron VPB-26 being hoisted aboard the seplane tender USS Norton Sound (AV-11) at Kerama Retto Island, Okinawa, between April and July 1945.
127 mm twin turret burning aboard USS Franklin (CV-13) on 19 March 194...
View of the after 5"/38 twin gun mount of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Franklin (CV-13) burning, as her crew tried to control fires on 19 March 1945. The carrier had been hit by a Japanese air attack whil... More
127mm gun battery aboard USS New Mexico (BB-40) off Saipan on 15 June ...
The 5"/25 (127 mm) battery aboard the U.S. Navy battleship USS New Mexico (BB-40) prepares to fire during the bombardment of Saipan, 15 June 1944. Note the time-fuze setters on the left side of each gun mount... More
19th Fighter Squadron F-47N Thunderbolt 1945
A USAAF 19th Fighter Squadron Republic P-47N Thunderbolt at Ie Shima Airfield, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, in 1945.
40 mm ammo aboard USS Alaska (CB-1) in March 1945
A U.S. Navy Gunner's Mate First Class Carrick N. Thomas passing a clip of four 40 mm rounds through a hatch in a 40 mm handling room aboard the battlecruiser USS Alaska (CB-1). Note the green, red, and white co... More
40mm gun practice on USS Alaska (CB-1), 1945
USS Alaska (CB-1): Crew of a 40mm quad antiaircraft machine gun mount loading clips into the loaders of the left pair of guns. Taken on 6 March 1945, during the Iwo Jima operation. The man at the right is Seama... More
413th Fighter Squadron F-47N Thunderbolt 1945
413th Fighter Squadron Republic P-47N-5-RE Thunderbolt 44-88572, 1945
Ambulances on Guam pier for survivors of USS Inianapolis (CA-35) in Au...
Survivors of the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35) are brought ashore from the U.S. Navy hospital ship USS Tranquillity (AH-14) at Guam, 8 August 1945. They are being placed in ambulances for immediate tr... More
B-29 Bomber on a long range mission in late 1945
B-29A-30-BN (42-94106) on a long-range mission in 1945.
Curch service aboard damaged USS Franklin (CV-13) in 1945
Church service on the ruined hangar deck of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Franklin (CV-13), taken upon her return to the U.S. from the Pacific for repair of battle damage received off Japan on 19 March 194... More
Divers working on severed bow of USS Pittsburgh (CA-72) in 1945
U.S. Navy divers working on the severed bow of the heavy cruiser USS Pittsburgh (CA-72), during salvage operations at Guam, circa June 1945. The bow had broken away from the ship in a typhoon on 5 June.
Douglas MacArthur smoking his corncob pipe
General Douglas MacArthur smoking his corncob pipe. Probably at Manila, Philippine Islands, 2 August 1945.
F6F-5 VF-12 on cat USS Randolph 1945
A U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat of fighter squadron VF-12, Carrier Air Group 12 (CVG-12), painted in glossy sea blue scheme on the port catapult of the aircraft carrier USS Randolph (CV-15), March 1945. Note ... More
F6F-5 VF-12 USS Randolph 1945
A U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat of fighter squadron VF-12, Carrier Air Group 12 (CVG-12), painted in glossy sea blue scheme on the port catapult of the aircraft carrier USS Randolph (CV-15), March 1945. Note ... More
F6F-5N loses drop tank on landing aboard USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) in Ma...
A U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat of Fighting Squadron 84 (VF-84) loses the centerline drop tank during a landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) on 20 March 1945.
Fighter taking off from USS Franklin (CV-13) in 1945
A Vought F4U-1 Corsair taking off from the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Franklin (CV-13), in 1945.
High-Velocity Aircraft Rockets (HVAR) on a US Navy aircraft carrier c1...
U.S. Navy 12.7 cm (5 inch) High-Velocity Aircraft Rockets (HVAR) on an aircraft carrier's bomb elevator, being prepared for loading on an airplane, circa 1945. Note the tattoos on the sailor in the center. The ... More
HMAS Hobart off Subic Bay 1945 - Australian navy photo
The Australian light cruiser HMAS Hobart exercising with a U.S. and Australian cruiser force, off Subic Bay, Philippine Islands, circa August 1945. The ship beyond Hobart is HMAS Shropshire .
IJN carrier Amagi capsized off Kure in 1946
Imperial Japanese Navy's aircraft carrier Amagi capsized after U.S. navy air raid, Kure, Japan, 1946
Iwo Jima landing color USN. Public domain, Post-war Japan.
Iwo Jima Operation, 1945 Amphibious tractors (LVT) head for landing beaches on Iwo Jima, circa 19 February 1945. Note explosions, with much smoke and dust, ashore. Mount Suribachi is at left. Original captio... More
J.L. Sullivan with VAdm McCain - VAdm Fitch and Cpt Barner on USS Shan...
The U.S. Navy Assistant Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan (at left) on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Shangri-La (CV-38) in the Western Pacific, during his swearing-in ceremonies, 2 July 1945.... More
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Surrender of Japan, Tokyo Bay, 2 September 1945 General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Allied Commander, reading his speech to open the surrender ceremonies, on board USS Missouri (BB-63). The represen... More
LST-1097 in Kerama Retto June 1945
USS LST-1097 anchored in the Kerama Retto, Ryukyu Islands (Japan), in June 1945, at the close of the Okinawa campaign. The ship is painted in a green colour design of the Measure 31-32-33 series.LST-1097 later... More
LVT and landing craft from USS Sanborn (APA-193) off Iwo Jima 1945
A U.S. Marine amphibious tractor (LVT) off Iwo Jima, February 1945. Landing craft from USS Sanborn (APA-193) are in the background. Note marking "5B" and nickname "Moon Glow" on this LVT.
Mac Arthur Manila - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur smoking his corncob pipe, probably at Manila, Philippine Islands, 2 August 1945.
Totsuka Michitaro - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph
Japanese Vice Admiral Michitaro Tozuka was the Yokosuka Naval Base Commander. Photographed shortly after he surrendered the facility to Rear Admiral Robert B. Carney, U.S. Third Fleet Chief of Staff, on 30 August 1945.
Mk 13 torpedo is loaded on TBM aboard USS Bennington (CV-20) in 1945
U.S. Navy flight deck crewmen load a Mark XIII torpedo on a Grumman TBM Avenger of Torpedo Squadron 82 (VT-82) for a strike on Japanese shipping aboard the aircraft carrier USS Bennington (CV-20). The photograp... More
New Mexico class battleship bombarding Okinawa
USS Idaho (BB-42), a New Mexico-class battleship shells Okinawa on 1 April 1945, easily distinguished by her tower foremast & 5”-38 Mk 30 single turrets (visible between the barrels of the forward main turrets... More
Officer signs bomb on USS Bennington (CV-20) in 1945
One of the officers of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Bennington (CV-20) inscribes a bomb "For Gael!" in memory of a departed shipmate, prior to strikes on Japanese targets, circa May 1945.
Ouija board of USS Randolph (CV-15) in 1945
U.S. Navy Seaman 1st Class Leonard A. Cassidy spots model aircraft on "ouija board" hangar and flight deck planning boards aboard the aircraft carrier USS Randolph (CV-15), in response to the telephoned orders ... More
P47 Escuadron 201 mexico
A Fuerza Aérea Expedicionaria Mexicana (FAEM — "Mexican Expeditionary Air Force") Republic P-47D-30-RA Thunderbolt (USAAF s/n 44-33721) from Escuadrón 201 (201st Squadron) over the Philippines during the summer... More
PB4Y-2 Privateer 1945 - A large propeller plane flying through a blue ...
A U.S. Navy Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer in 1945. Public domain photograph of propeller aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
PBM-5 Tanapag Saipan Apr 1945
A U.S. Navy Martin PBM-5 Mariner of patrol bombing squadron VPB-27 at Tanapag, Saipan, in April 1945.
Perry flag 1945. Public domain, Post-war Japan.
US Naval Historical Center caption: Surrender of Japan, Tokyo Bay, 2 September 1945 The photo bore the subtext "Photo # USA C-2717 Gen. MacArthur speaking, 2 Sept. 1945" General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, S... More
SC-1 alongside of USS Alaska (CB-1) in March 1945
A U.S. Navy Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk floatplanes taxiing up to the landing mat streamed alongside the battlecruiser USS Alaska (CB-1), to be picked up by the aircraft crane. Photographed on 6 March 1945 during the ... More
Scattered landing craft on beach of Iwo Jima 1945
Scene on an Iwo Jima landing beach, circa late February 1945. A broached Landing Craft, Mechanized (LCM) from USS Belle Grove (LSD-2) is in the center foreground. Several amphibious tractors (LVT) are among the... More
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Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Still from Iwo Jima flag raising
Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Surrender of Japan - USS Missouri
Surrender of Japan, Tokyo Bay, 2 September 1945: Representatives of the Empire of Japan on board USS Missouri (BB-63) during the surrender ceremonies. Standing in front are: Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu (... More
Survivors of USS Indianapolis (CA-35) arrive at Guam in August 1945
Survivors of the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35) are brought ashore from the U.S. Navy hospital ship USS Tranquillity (AH-14) at Guam, 8 August 1945. Nurses and sailors are watching from the hospital shi... More
TBF launching - A group of men standing next to an airplane
A U.S. Navy Grumman TBM Avenger is launched from the catapult of an aircraft carrier, probalby an escort carrier.
TBM Avenger aboard USS Matanikau (CVE-101), circa 1945
A pilot of an Advanced Carrier Training Group Pacific (ACTGPac) Grumman TBM Avenger taxis to the port catapult of the U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Matanikau (CVE-101) during training exercises off San Diego, Ca... More
TBM on USS Cape Gloucester (CVE-109) in 1945
A plane director aboard the U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Cape Gloucester (CVE-109) uses arm signals to position a Grumman TBM Avenger bomber on the ship's starboard catapult, during operations off Kyushu, Japan... More
US and British ships in Sagami Wan in August 1945
U.S. and British Warships in Sagami Wan, Japan, photographed circa 27-29 August 1945. The battleship HMS King George V (41) is in the center, closest to the camera. Other ships visible in the background, includ... More
US CQM takes sextant reading on USS Alaska (CB-1) 1945
U.S. Navy Chief Quartermaster John P. Overholt taking a sun sighting with a sextant from the navigating bridge aboard the battlecruiser USS Alaska (CB-1). Taken circa 6 March 1945, during the Iwo Jima operation... More
US Navy dock landing ships at Iwo Jima in 1945
U.S. Navy Landing Ships, Dock (LSD) and other amphibious shipping off Iwo Jima, circa late February 1945. USS Ashland (LSD-1) is at left, with Mount Suribachi beyond. USS Belle Grove (LSD-2) is in the right cen... More
US old battlehips underway in 1945
The U.S. Navy battleship USS New Mexico (BB-40) at sea with two other battleships and an amphibious force command ship (AGC), probably at the time of the Iwo Jima or Okinawa operations, circa February-April 194... More
USS Acree (DE-167) underway at sea in 1945
The U.S. Navy destroyer escort USS Acree (DE-167) underway at sea, in 1945.
USS Alaska (CB-1) gunnery practice
USS Alaska (CB-1) firing 5"/38 guns on 5 February 1945, one day before the ship arrived at Ulithi and joined the fast carrier task force. Note "flak" bursts in the left distance. Removed caption read: Photo # ... More
USS Alaska (CB-1) recovering SC-1 recce plane
The U.S. Navy large cruiser USS Alaska (CB-1) recovering a Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk floatplane on 6 March 1945, during the Iwo Jima operation. The aircraft is awaiting pickup by the ship's crane after taxiing onto ... More
USS Appalachian (AGC-1) at anchor off Tanapag (Saipan) in 1945
The U.S. Navy amphibious command ship USS Appalachian (AGC-1) at anchor off Tanapag, Saipan. Appalachian sailed from Hawaii (USA) for the Marianas on 16 May 1945, and reached Saipan 11 days later. The vessel re... More
USS Bataan (CVL-29) scoreboard c1945
Scoreboard of the U.S. Navy light aircraft carrier USS Bataan (CVL-29) , circa 1945.
USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) launches a Grumman TBF Avenger, in 1945
The U.S. Navy light aircraft carrier USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) launches a Grumman TBF Avenger of Torpedo Squadron 31 (VT-31), circa in August 1945.
USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) underway at sea, in 1945
The U.S. Navy light aircraft carrier USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) underway at sea, in 1945.
USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) burning colour 1945
The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) burning on 11 May 1945. The Cleveland-class cruiser USS Pasadena (CL-65) is visible on the left.
USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) burning on 11 May 1945 (colour)
The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) burning on 11 May 1945. The Cleveland-class cruiser USS Pasadena (CL-65) is visible on the left.
USS Cahaba (AO-82) refueling USS Iowa (BB-61) and USS Shangri-La (CV-3...
The U.S. Navy flee oiler USS Cahaba (AO-82) refueling the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) and aircraft carrier USS Shangri-La (CV-38) in 1945.
USS Flint (CL-97) at anchor in March 1945 (80-G-K-3813)
The U.S. Navy Atlanta-class cruiser USS Flint (CL-97), probably at Ulithi Atoll, circa late March 1945, as the U.S. Fifth Fleet was departing for the Okinawa operation. Flint´s camouflage is Measure 33, Design ... More
USS Hancock (CV-19) and USS Wasp (CV-18) at Ulithi in March 1945
The U.S. Navy aircraft carriers USS Hancock (CV-19) and USS Wasp (CV-18) at Ulithi anchorage, circa mid-March 1945.
USS Harrison (DD-573) with PBY in October 1945
The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Harrsion (DD-573) underway to the Panama Canal in October 1945. The destroyer was accompanying the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) on her was to the U.S. East Coast. Note the ... More
USS Hornet (CV-12), aft view from island
View looking aft from the ship's island as she steams with other carriers during a western Pacific gunnery practice session, circa June 1945. Next ship astern is USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31), firing her 5"/38 ... More
Uss idaho bb-42, US Navy Photo
The U.S. Navy battleship USS Idaho (BB-42) fires the 14"/50 guns of turret Three at nearly point-blank range, during the bombardment of Okinawa, 1 April 1945.
USS Isherwood (DD-520) steams off Ie Shima in April 1945
The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Isherwood (DD-520) steams off Ie Shima, during the fighting there in mid-April 1945.
USS LST-555, US Navy Photogrpah
United States Navy tank landing ship USS LST-555 unloading cargo on the United States Sixth Army beachhead at Lingayen Gulf on Luzon in the Philippine Islands
USS Makin Island (CVE-93) gunnery practice
40 mm twin gun mounts firing during gunnery practice aboard the U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Makin Island (CVE-93), 21 March 1945, shortly before the ship took part in the Okinawa operation.
USS Miami (CL-89) in March 1945
The U.S. Navy light cruiser USS Miami (CL-89) prepares to depart for the invasion of Okinawa, March 1945. Probably taken at Ulithi Atoll. Photographed from USS West Virginia (BB-48).
USS Nevada (BB-36) bombarding Iwo Jima, 18 January 1945-k03510 (croppe...
Iwo Jima Operation, 1945: the U.S. Navy battleship USS Nevada (BB-36) bombarding Iwo Jima, 19 February 1945. A North Carolina-class battleship (probably USS Washington (BB-56)) is in the left distance.
USS Nevada (BB-36) bombarding Iwo Jima, 18 January 1945-k03510
Iwo Jima Operation, 1945: the U.S. Navy battleship USS Nevada (BB-36) bombarding Iwo Jima, 19 February 1945. A North Carolina-class battleship (probably USS Washington, BB-56) is in the left distance.
USS Nevada (BB-36) bombarding Iwo Jima
USS Nevada (BB-36) bombarding Iwo Jima, 19 February 1945. A North Carolina class battleship (probably USS Washington, BB-56) is in the left distance. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the... More
Battleship USS New Jersey BB 62 Uss new jersey bb
The U.S. Navy battleship USS New Jersey (BB-62) at sea with the Pacific Fleet, 1944-45. Note the Independence-class aircraft carrier visible just above New Jersey´s bow.
USS Oakland (CL-95) underway, circa in 1945
The U.S. Navy light cruiser USS Oakland (CL-95) underway, circa in 1945.
USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390) at anchor
The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390) and two other destroyers, probably at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (USA).
USS Relief (AH-1) in a western Pacific harbour c1945
The U.S. Navy hospital ship USS Relief (AH-1) in a western Pacific harbour, probably at the time of the Okinawa Campaign, circa April 1945.
USS SANGAMON CVE-26 Kamikaze May 4 1945
On 4 May 1945, at 19:33 hrs, USS Sangamon (CVE-26) was hit by a kamikaze. The next day, the crew is mustering at stations to see who is missing from the attack the night before. There is no one at the bridge: s... More