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  1. OpanaPointer

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    "[823 x 600]The forward "A" & "B" 6" triple turrets of HMS Belfast on display on the Thames at London Bridge, circa 1973."
     
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    "[2346 x 1772]HMS Duke of York at Scapa Flow following action with the Scharnhorst, Dec 1943."
     
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    Both photos Finnish coastal Battle ship Väinämöinen.

    Weighing in at 3,900-tons and with a 305-foot long hull, today these ships would be considered a frigate. At the time, the size made them either large destroyers or small cruisers.
     
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    Spot on. T/Y
     
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    German Flackschiff Niobe which was bombed in front of Kotka to the bottom of the sea.

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    Kotka in the middle, Niobe to the most left of the map.
     
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    "SV Tenacious with HMS Spey and HMS Defender in Portsmouth [1024x768]."
     
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    "HMS Rodney's White Ensign as seen during exercises near the Balearic Islands. Barham, Malaya and Argus following astern. [5868x4622]"
     
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    "Valentine DD used for training before the Sherman DD was issued."
     
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    "[1023x251] The French battleship Dunkerque undergoing trials, on 24 May 1936."
     
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    "A Korean orphan salutes an Australian Army corporal as thanks for one of the few toys he has ever had in his life, made by the members of the Royal Australian Regiment, during the Korean War - 1950s [638x630]."
     
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    "[3500x2589] A French naval squadron, led by two Bretagne-class battleships, during a review, June 1936."
     
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    "Illustration of how the Lexington Class Battlecruisers would have looked! Notice the influence of the Hood in their design. Due to the Washington Naval Treaty the first two ships in the class were converted to Aircraft Carriers (Lexington and Saratoga). Source - Library of Congress [2880x1377]."
     
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    "Unarmed He111H-1 VIP transport. It was captured August 28, 1944."
     
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    "HMCS Yellowknife leaving Point Hope Maritime Shipyard, Victoria BC. More pictures in comments[4032x1908]."
     
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    "Kansas (BB-21)Battleship 8-25-1905 [5200x4009]"
     
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    Some Prokhorovaka photos:
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    Tiger barrell....

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    "Heinkel He 111E-1 Werknummer 2940 at the Museo del Aire in Madrid, Spain. This aircraft was flown by the Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War. This is the oldest remaining He 111 and the last surviving one with a stepped cockpit."
     
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    "Low altitude bombing trials with the Martin B-26C Marauder medium bomber. This was the 2nd unit built of the C model."

    "Uh, parafrags?"
     
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    "old Mig 15(maybe 17) in germany near Karlsruhe [1600x1200] x2."
     
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