Ships!

[Staggerwing]

Docks at Brest, France, late 19th century

Was that a subconscious progression?

[mirth]

I have no idea what you mean 

[mirth]

French protected cruiser Châteaurenault

[bob48]

I always thought that the Rodney and the Nelson were magnificent looking ships.

+1 That forecastle on the Nelsons is impressive.

The Dolly Parton effect, all assets facing the target.

ROFL - yeah, 9 x 16" - quite a blast!

[mirth]

U-776 in the Thames river arrives at Westminster during a post-war UK tour, May 1945.

[mirth]

US Navy blimp K-125 operations aboard USS Sicily (CVE-118) during maneuvers in the Caribbean. As the blimp descends, the flight deck crewmen take hold of the handling lines and bring her to rest on the flight deck, April 6, 1949.

[bob48]

Good picture! When did those thing go out of service?

[mirth]

They kept the K-Class around into the 50s.

[bob48]

Excellent. I tend to follow modern airship developments, there are some interesting projects around.

This being one of them.

[mirth]

Yeah, the USN still plays with them.

[ojsdad]

Looking at some of those older black and white photos, or paintings for the ships pre photo, I really wish there had been color photography then. 

[bob48]

I have seen pictures 'colourised' with various degrees of success, but if all old b&w photo's are suitable or not I have no idea.

[mirth]

The colorization is a mixed bag. I've seen some convincing renditions and a lot of junk. I tend to avoid posting colorized pics unless they are very well done.

[mirth]

USS Hancock (CVA-19) and USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14) steaming together. Both CVA's operated together during various times off Vietnam between 1964 and 1969. As there are mostly Vought aircraft on deck of Ticonderoga, this likely dates the photo to August 1969.

[mirth]

Austro-Hungarian scout cruiser Saida