During WWII, the Japanese Navy requisitioned all 36 passenger liners belonging to NYK Lines and converted them to aircraft carriers and troop transports. By 1945, all the liners had been sunk except the hospital ship Hikawa Maru which is now a museum. #WarshipWednesday
Carrier Hiryu design file in Blender
3x resin prints of the Carrier Hiryu with supports attached
The final print of the Carrier Hiryu with painted decking, marks, and hull as he looked in 1942 before the battle of Midway
#warshipWednesday with the Japanese carrier Hiryū, I modelled this addition to the Kidō Butai in #Blender, printed them on an @elegoo.bsky.social Saturn S in Elegoo plant-based white resin and painted with 1942 markings. The design and printing is intended for 1/1800 scale naval wargaming.
Mooring lines run across a warship’s pendant number on its hull.
HDMS Vaedderen alongside during Fleet Week 2025 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. #photography #warship #warshipwednesday #ship #shipphotography #blackandwhite #classicmono #monochrome #EastCoastKin
Warship reflected on a glass building over a waterfront boardwalk.
Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel HMCS Margaret Brooke reflected on the glass facade of a waterfront building in Halifax, Nova Scotia, during Fleet Week 2025. #photography #navy #naval #warship #ship #RoyalCanadianNavy #marine #nautical #reflection #warshipwednesday #EastCoastKin
Two warships tied up with a flock of seagulls taking off in the foreground.
HMC Ships St. John’s and Iroquois alongside in the port of St. John’s, NL, back in 2011. #photography #warship #warshipwednesday #ship #blackandwhite #classicmono #monochrome #StJohnsNL
Four ships sailing in a line in the fog.
Four ships sailing in a line in the fog.
Op Nanook 2022 ships HDMS Triton, USCGC Bear, FE Rhone, and HMCS Goose Bay follow HMCS Margaret Brooke out of Halifax Harbour in the fog. #photography #warships #warshipwednesday #navy #OpNanook #ships #fog #seascape #EastCoastKin
Ship coming alongside a wharf in fog.
Irish offshore patrol vessel LE James Joyce coming alongside a foggy waterfront in Halifax, Nova Scotia. #photography #ship #blackandwhite #classicmono #warship #warshipwednesday #LEJamesJoyce #IrishNavy #EastCoastKin #halifaxns
Two sailors in an inflatable boat paint the anchor hung from the bow of their ship.
Sailors painting the anchor. #photography #blackandwhitephotography #classicmono #warshipwednesday #ship #warship #EastCoastKin
Today is #WarshipWednesday! #IJN Inazuma #電 was the last of 24 Fubuki-class destroyers built during the #inter-war period, and the last of four built at the #Fujinagata Shipyard in #Osaka. Laid down in March 1930, she was sunk on this day 14 May 1944 by #USSBonefish. 1/3
The strategic island of Diamond Rock off the coast of Martinique was commissioned as a Royal Navy sloop during the Napoleonic Wars. HMS Diamond Rock had a crew of 120 sailors who manned several 18 and 24 pounder guns that covered different approaches.
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A couple of kayakers, in the middle of #PortsmouthHarbour looking like they're about to recreate the famous #CockleshellHeroes raid on a #RoyalNavy #Type45Destroyer
#PhotographersUnited #WarshipWednesday #SeascapePhotography #Scape #Phototography #Pompey #HeartsOfOak #SeniorService 📷 🎞️
The Dutch frigate HNLMS Tromp (F801) was nicknamed "Kojak" because sailors thought the ship's radome resembled the bald head of the 1970's TV police detective portrayed by Telly Savalas.
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Today is #WarshipWednesday and we are looking at the destroyer Sakaki #榊. Built at the #Sasebo Naval Arsenal and launched in 1915, Sakaki was the third of ten #Kaba-Class destroyers that were laid down during the #FirstWorldWar. 1/6
Open book on a table on a ship’s bridge.
Warship bridge. I intentionally blew out the highlights in the windows to remove all detail. Given recent events, I speculate on whether the open book includes the COLREGs. #photography #blackandwhite #ship #shipping #warship #warshipwednesday #eastcoastkin
With a speed that tops 60 knots, the Royal Norwegian Navy Skjold-class corvette is listed by Guinness as the fastest class of operational warship in the world. In 2001, the U.S. Navy leased one ship to study its stealth and littoral combat capabilties.
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In an attempt to deceive enemy planes, the flight deck of the Japanese aircraft carrier Zuihō was camouflaged to appear as a battleship making a starboard turn. It didn't work. U.S. Navy aircraft sank Zuihō during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944.
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In the 1970s, the Royal Navy created a canal fleet consisting of narrow boats designed to resemble a County-class destroyer, a Type 42 destroyer, a Leander-class frigate, and a Resolution-class sub. The fleet toured England as part of a recruiting campaign.
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It's #WarshipWednesday, and today we're looking at the #TokaiMaru #東海丸, a Kinai Maru-Class Auxiliary Transport ship, the wreck of which is currently a popular dive spot on the island of #Guam where she was torpedoed on three separate occasions and finally sunk in 1943. 1/8
The "victory marks" on this arresting gear deckedge station on USS Coral Sea (CV-43) represent crew members who were knocked down by the arresting gear wire while it was retracting.
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A black and white photo of IJN Matsushima in 1896, most likely at Sasebo Naval Arsenal.
It’s #WarshipWednesday, and today we’re looking at the #Matsushima #松島, the lead ship in a class of three protected cruisers. Matsushima was launched #OTD January 22 1890 by the Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée at La Seyne-sur-Mer shipyard, #France. 1/7
It's #WarshipWednesday and today we're remembering IJN Yamagumo #山雲, commissioned #OTD Janaury 15th 1938 at #Fujinagata Shipyard in #Osaka. The IJN did not technically classify their destroyers as warships, but we're going to blur the line here today for the sake of some ship's history. 1/5
A black and white photo of the Imperial Japanese Navy Sawakaze, taken at the end of the war in 1945.
This week's #WarshipWednesday entry is the Sawakaze #澤風. Laid down Jan. 7 1918 at the #Mitsubishi yard at #Nagasaki and completed one year later, she was the second of 15 #Minekaza-class destroyers, although the last three ships formed a sub-class due to changes in weapons configuration. 1/3
A black and white photograph of IJN Ibuki, just prior to being scrapped in 1946.
It's #WarshipWednesday, the first of 2025! The #Ibuki #伊吹 was the lead ship in her class of heavy cruisers. Laid down in April 1942 at #Kure, construction was halted after #Midway and plans were altered to make her an aircraft carrier. She was rushed to launch, to clear room in the drydock. 1/2
It's #WarshipWednesday! #OTD December 18 1897, the #Suma-class protected cruiser #Akashi #明石 was launched at #Yokosuka Naval Arsenal. Akashi had mechanical problems for most of her first five years, and required so much maintenance that she was relegated to the reserve fleet in 1902. 1/5
USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) and USS Constellation (CV-64) team up at sea for "GO NAVY," "BEAT ARMY" spellouts on their respective flight decks in 1995.
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#GoNavyBeatArmy
It’s #WarshipWednesday, and an auspicious date in naval history. #OTD Dec. 11 1941, IJN Hayate #疾風 became the first ship of the #ImperialJapaneseNavy to be sunk by Americans in combat, when #Marines defending #WakeIsland scored hits on her with shore batteries. Only one man survived the sinking. 1/2
During WWII, the Japanese Navy requisitioned all 36 passenger liners belonging to NYK Line and converted them to aircraft carriers and troop transports. By 1945, all the liners had been sunk except the hospital ship Hikawa Maru which is now a museum.
#WarshipWednesday
It’s #WarshipWednesday! The battleship #Satsuma was laid down at #Yokosuka Naval Arsenal on the 15th of May 1905 and commissioned 25 March 1910. She did not see action in the #FWW but was part of a squadron that took custody of the #Carolines and #Palau from #Germany in 1914.
It's #WarshipWednesday! #OTD Nov. 20th 1945, #IJN Ise was struck from naval records following her sinking in July of the same year. Built in #Kobe and commissioned in 1917, #Ise played minor roles during her career, and was largely obsolete by the beginning of #WW2. #navalhistory #IJNHistory #Japan
