Heavy Metal

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USS Iowa inside floating drydock ABSD-2, Seeadler Harbor, Manus, Admiralty Islands, 28 Dec 1944

 

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USS Arkansas (BB-33) in the East River, leaving the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York City. Photographed from the Brooklyn Bridge, on June 3, 1925. Colorized

 

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USS Idaho (BB-42) (foreground) and USS Texas (BB-35) Steaming at the rear of the battle line, during Battle Fleet practice off the California coast, circa 1930.
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Interesting picture. The older Texas has already been refitted with tripod masts, while the newer Idaho still has the cage masts.

 

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Tennessee (BB33). After her rebuild of pearl harbor

 

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Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruiser Nachi, one of the 4 units of the Myoko class.

 

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Battleship USS Missouri BB-63 run hard aground in Chesapeake Bay on a mud bar. January 17- February 1, 1950.

 

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The S1 steam locomotive was designed for Pennsylvania Railroads by Raymond Loewy. Industrial designer Loewy is probably best remembered for the double-ended, bullet nose Studebakers

 

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German battleship SMS Prinzregent Luitpold bombarding the island of Ösel during Operation Albion, October 1917

 

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USS Iowa going through the Panama Canal, Jan 7, 1944. The Iowa-class Battleships were designed so they could go through the Panama Canal

 

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USS Indiana bombarding Kamaishi, Japan on 14 July 1945 [3787x2839] WWII

 

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USS Iowa and USS Missouri entered Tokyo Bay in support of landing of occupation forces to take place next day, 29th August, 1945

 

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All three battleships of the New Mexico-class; USS Idaho, USS New Mexico, and USS Mississippi, moored abreast at Pearl Harbor, 17 December 1943.

 

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Flight deck of Akagi as seen from an aircraft that just took off from the carrier, April 1942

 

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USS Nebraska BB-14 with experimental dazzle camouflage.

 

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Ships as far as the eye can see, the US Pacific Fleet during the Marshall Islands campaign

 

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Clydebank shipyard, titancrane. Making HMS Hood

 

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When Dry Dock 2 of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard opened in 1913, USS Oregon BB-3 was the first ship to enter

 

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USS Louisville (CL 28) on 27 August 1930 undergoing final launching preparations at Navy Yard, Puget Sound, Washington.