Photos of World War II Ships | World War II Database

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HMS Rodney underway in the Mediterranean Sea, date unknown; photo taken from HMS Formidable	HMS Rodney underway off Mers-el-Kébir, French Algeria, date unknown

HMS Royal Sovereign underway in the Indian Ocean, 1942-1943	HSL 2586 at Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, circa 1943

Independence soon after completion, circa early 1943	Invitation to the commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, early 1943

Japanese cruiser Takao with her forward torpedo tubes swung out, circa 1943. These tubes were meant to launch the 3-ton Type 93 torpedo.	Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru, circa 1940s

Katori, seen in US Division of Naval Intelligence booklet A503 FM30-50 for identification of ships, date unknown	Launching a Re.2000 Falco I fighter from the catapult of an Italian Navy ship, circa 1942-1943

LCVPs disembarking US Marines during an amphibious assault exercise in US Territory of Alaska, 1942-1943	Lieutenant John F. Kennedy (far right) and other crew members of PT-109, 1943

Martlet fighter of No. 888 Squadron FAA taking off from HMS Formidable, Mediterranean Sea, circa 1942-1943	Martlet fighter of No. 888 Squadron FAA taking off from HMS Formidable, Mediterranean Sea, circa 1942-1943

One F4F Wildcat flies overhead as another makes a low altitude pass over the flight deck of the training aircraft carrier USS Wolverine as she lies at anchor on Lake Michigan, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 1943.	Plan for camouflage Measure 32v11 Design 18D for USS North Carolina, circa 1943, 1 of 2

Plan for camouflage Measure 32v11 Design 18D for USS North Carolina, circa 1943, 2 of 2	Plan for camouflage Measure 32v6 Design 10D for USS North Carolina, circa 1943, 1 of 2; this design would remain unused

Plan for camouflage Measure 32v6 Design 10D for USS North Carolina, circa 1943, 2 of 2; this design would remain unused	Port side view of USS Marlin underway, circa 1943