"Those Japs make great cell phones." John Turturro (as "Agent Simmons") Transformers, 2007 John Turturro ... Agent Simmons John Turturro ... Agent Simmons John Turturro ... Agent Simmons
"[1680X749] The last known photo of USS Astoria (CA-34), taken on 8 August, 1942, north of the Guadalcanal where she was covering US Marines landings." USS Astoria (CA-34) - Wikipedia
"The first view of HMS King George V ever published, in Janes Fighting Ships, 1941 [1253 x 506]" HMS King George V (41) - Wikipedia
HMS Resolution, HMS Queen Elizabeth, and HMS Barham circa 1936; from a magazine my father picked up over his 1937 USNA midshipman's cruise. He was assigned to USS Arkansas.
Always thought this was interesting . . . a USS Arkansas ships boat checking out an iceberg in the north Atlantic
With what appears to be another R-Class battleship, as well as Nelson & Rodney in the background. Had to take a closer look, because at first glance the combined Nelson & Rodney looked like on of the Empress liners.
"The British Devastation-class ironclad battleship HMS Thunderer, the first operational ship to be fitted with the ability to deploy torpedo nets. 1896-1897 [949x666]"
"The British Devastation-class ironclad battleship HMS Thunderer, the first operational ship to be fitted with the ability to deploy torpedo nets. 1896-1897 [949x666]" HMS Thunderer (1872) - Wikipedia Were torpedo nets ever used/useful?
"Japanese destroyer Mikazuki (三日月 ”Crescent Moon”), 8 March 1933 [2504x1383]." Japanese destroyer Mikazuki (1926) - Wikipedia
"An American cargo ship, loaded with ammunition, explodes after being hit by a bomb from a German plane off Gela, on the southern coast of Sicily, on July 31, 1943." I've stood in that very spot. I saw the picture in a WWII magazine and hunted it down. (I was stationed in Sigonella NAF '72-'75.)
Lets give some context to this picture... Before the States starts laughing...You still fly the B-52...