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USS New Orleans (later designated PG-34 then CL-22) was a United States Navy protected cruiser of the New Orleans class.

  USS New Orleans (later designated PG-34 then CL-22)  USS NEW ORLEANS, STOCKHOLM USS NEW ORLEANS, 1934 Sweden (SVERIGE) She was laid down in 1895 as Amazonas for the Brazilian Navy by Armstrong, Mitchell and Company, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, launched on 4 December 1896, purchased by the U.S. Navy while building on 16 March 1898; andContinue reading “USS New Orleans (later designated PG-34 then CL-22) was a United States Navy protected cruiser of the New Orleans class.”

HMS Rodney, Anti-Aircraft guns

  Gallery: HMS Rodney, Anti-Aircraft guns AUGUST 19, 2017 / EFOETH This one is actually HMS Nelson, 1939This last image isn’t particularly good, but does show quite well how large this 4.7″ gun actually is.Admiral Backhouse and guests, blocking the view to a 4.7″ gun. Categories: Gallery   HMS Rodney Adding deck details »« Gallery: HMS Rodney visitsContinue reading “HMS Rodney, Anti-Aircraft guns”

HMAS Brisbane was a Town class light cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Built in Sydney between 1913 and 1916 to the Chatham subtype design, Brisbane operated in the Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and Australian coastal waters during World War I.

 HMAS Brisbane was a Town class light cruiser  Following the end of the war, the cruiser was decommissioned and recommissioned on several occasions, and was reclassified as a training ship in late 1925. In 1935, Brisbane was reactivated to transport personnel for the new cruiser HMAS Sydney to Britain, after which she was decommissioned and sold for breaking up as scrap. https://ift.tt/34HjdOwContinue reading “HMAS Brisbane was a Town class light cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Built in Sydney between 1913 and 1916 to the Chatham subtype design, Brisbane operated in the Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and Australian coastal waters during World War I.”