HMS Malaya 1919 – 1921 Malaya departing New York after repairs, 9 July 1941 >Shortly after commissioning in early 1916, she participated in the Battle of Jutland of the First World War as part of the Grand Fleet. In the Second World War, Malaya served mostly in escort duties in the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. She was withdrawn from service at the end of 1944,Continue reading “HMS Malaya was one of five Queen Elizabeth-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the 1910s.”
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HMS REVENGE – GIBRALTAR – 1930’s
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USS YORKTOWN 1944 PUGET SOUND
USS Yorktown (CV/CVA/CVS-10) is one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. Initially to have been named Bonhomme Richard, she was renamed Yorktown while still under construction, after the Yorktown-class aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-5), which was sunk at the Battle of Midway. She is the fourthContinue reading “USS YORKTOWN 1944 PUGET SOUND”
Outside Radio KOI on HMNZS Taranaki 1967 – Basil Rutherford and the late Chick Henderson (RIP)
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USS Tuscaloosa (LST-1187) was the ninth of the Newport-class tank landing ships of the United States Navy, which replaced the traditional bow door-design tank landing ships (LSTs).
The vessel was constructed by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company in San Diego, California and was launched in 1969 and commissioned in 1970 and the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after the city of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The LST participated in the Vietnam War and was decommissioned in 1994. TheContinue reading “USS Tuscaloosa (LST-1187) was the ninth of the Newport-class tank landing ships of the United States Navy, which replaced the traditional bow door-design tank landing ships (LSTs).”
