Photos of World War II Ships | World War II Database

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An FM-2 Wildcat after a very hard landing aboard the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1943-45. Note the broken tailhook, the missing tail wheel, and the mangled wingtip.	An FM-2 Wildcat appears to have damaged its landing gear in a hard landing aboard the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1944-45.

An FM-2 Wildcat on final approach to land aboard the training carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1943-44.	An FM-2 Wildcat suffers a hard landing on the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1943-45.

An SBD Dauntless in the catwalks of the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1944.	Arresting wires are disengaged from an SB2U Vindicator following a landing aboard the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1943-44.

Assistant troop officer Munrom resting in the Third Officer's Cabin aboard RMS Queen Mary, 1944	Battleship Iowa firing her 16-inch primary guns during a drill in the Pacific Ocean, circa 1944

Battleship USS Iowa launching one of her Vought OS2U Kingfisher float planes while two others remained on their catapults, location unknown, 1944	Blueprint of inboard profile for Haskell-class attack transport

British battleship HMS Valiant and French battleship Richelieu, 1940s; photograph taken from HMS Queen Elizabeth	British Royal Marines fitting tampions to the guns of turret No. 1 or No. 3 aboard HMS Howe, date unknown

Captain Carl Holden (right) and an unidentified officer aboard USS New Jersey, date unknown	Captain Carl Holden aboard USS New Jersey, 1943-1945

Captain M. M. Denny welcoming Louis Mountbatten aboard HMS Victorious, Trincomalee, Ceylon, 1940s	Captain or admiral's quarters, USS New Jersey, date unknown

Ceremony aboard Polish light cruiser Conrad, 1944	Chief Motor Machinist Mate Jim Ellis holding two puppies aboard USS Gar, date unknown

Close-up of USS Harder's conning tower, date unknown	Close-up view of Richelieu's smokestack and superstructure, circa late 1943 or early 1944