Category Archives: navy

Navy 20 mm Gun and Mounts

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Description of 20 mm guns and mounts deployed on U.S. naval vessels, on merchantmen, and at many shore stations in WWII from Naval Ordnance and Gunnery, NAVPERS 16116, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Training Division, May 1944. 20 MM. GUN AND … Continue reading →

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Over the Side

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Source: Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, March 1944.  

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The Catalina Kids

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The story of Navy PBY Catalina rescue planes from Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, NAVPERS, July 1944: The Catalina Kids Their Specialty Is Snatching Downed Aviators from Under the Japs’ Noses Thirty-eight flyers rescued in a 35-day period. That’s the … Continue reading →

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Your Battleship and Her Requirements

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Your Battleship and Her Requirements: (Newsmap, May 1944)

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Tidewater Tillie Tames Two

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Two attacks of B-24 “Tidewater Tillie” from the 2nd Antisubmarine Squadron on German U-boats from Monthly Intelligence Report, No. 3, Army Air Forces, Antisubmarine Command, March 1943: TIDEWATER TILLIE TAMES TWO “Tidewater Tillie” is the B-24 in which 1st Lt. … Continue reading →

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Speaking of Antennas…

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Detailed breakdown of the communication and radar antennas mounted on the USS Yorktown from the Feb. 1945 issue of C.I.C. (Combat Information Center) published by the U.S. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Speaking of Antennas… USS Yorktown, one … Continue reading →

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Bolzano Italian Heavy Cruiser

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Bolzano Italian Heavy Cruiser See Also: Italian Navy Ship Silhouettes Source: FM 30-50: Recognition Pictorial Manual of Naval Vessels, U.S. Navy Department, September 1943.

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Russian Battleship Sevastopol

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Details and illustrations from a U.S. Naval Intelligence 1943 report on the Russian battleship Sevastopol: BATTLESHIP SEVASTOPOL GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS Date laid down: 1909. Date commissioned: 1915. Normal displacement: 23,000 tons. Length overall: 594 feet. Beam: 87 feet. Maximum draft: 27 … Continue reading →

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Arrangement of Guns on Naval Vessels

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Illustation of the typical arrangement of guns on a WWII battleship, cruiser, and destroyer from Naval Ordnance and Gunnery, NAVPERS 16116, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Training Division, May, 1944:  

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Italian Navy Uniforms and Insignia

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Italian Navy Uniforms and Insignia:

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