The guns of the USS Oklahoma (BB-37) emerging from the depths in March of 1943, 16 months after her capsizing during the Pearl Harbor Raid.
Japanese battleship Yamato nearing completion at the fitting-out pier at Kure Naval Yard, September 20, 1941
Italian midget submarine at Sevastopol, Crimea, circa 1942
QuoteItalian midget submarine at Sevastopol, Crimea, circa 1942
German U-boats anchored at Kiel, 17 February 1914
Aft view of USS Arizona (BB-39) and other ships of the US Pacific Fleet in the 1930's.
Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku with heavy cruisers (from left) Chikuma, Tone and Haguro, forward deployed to Brown Island, Eniwetok Atoll, September 20-23, 1943
Two U-boats aground near Falmouth, England in 1921. The boat nearer to the camera is UB-86 a type UB-III. These boats were on the way to the breakers, notice no deck guns and periscopes.
The Italian submarine Domenico Millelire in the 1970s, spending her last days as a floating latex depot for Pirelli. Built in 1925-1928, she was the last survivor of the 156 submarines fielded by the Regia Marina during World War II.