The Operations Room of the Type 45 air defence destroyer HMS Diamond while closed up at 'Action Stations' during recent operations against Houthi militants.[1200 x 796]2mo ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The all-forward 9 x 16-inch guns of the battleship HMS Nelson [1449 x 1603]2yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
'The Heavyweight Punch'. HMS Victory, HMS Temeraire and HMS Neptune lead the Weather column towards the combined fleet, off Cape Trafalgar, 21st October 1805. Art by Geoff Hunt. [1599 x 1059]2yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
A 1/96 scale model of the 'G3' battlecruiser. The UK ordered 4 of these 48,000+ ton ships in 1921 before the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty lead to their cancellation. [908 x 681]1yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The 5.25-inch dual-purpose gun. On the left is the 'short trunk' mounting, probably for the battleship HMS Prince of Wales, on the right is a 'long trunk' mounting from the cruiser HMS Argonaut. [850 x 706]1yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
An artist's impression on the wreck of the battleship HMS Prince of Wales, lying upside down in the South China Sea. She was sunk on this day, 10 December 1941. [1307 x 797]1yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
On this day 1941 the German battleship Bismarck is sunk. Image of the observed damage at time of sinking. [1369 x 838]2yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
A model of the battleship HMS Dreadnought with anti-torpedo nets deployed [1200 x 1600]2yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
Aerial view of the aircraft carriers HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales together at sea, 19 May 2021. [1200 x 801]4mo ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
A modeled bow view of the battleship HMS Prince of Wales [1,080 x 1,459]2yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
'The Heavyweight Punch' by Geoff Hunt. HMS Victory, HMS Temeraire and HMS Neptune lead the Weather column towards the combined fleet, off Cape Trafalgar, 21st October 1805 [1599 x 1059]3yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
Timeline of British Battleships and Battlecruisers, 1905-1960 [2200 x 1672]1yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The battleship HMS Prince of Wales in drydock at Rosyth, late 1940. [984x1300]1yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
A view of the battleship HMS Duke of York being scrapped, looking aft. The subdivision of the main machinery spaces is very clear. [547 x 821]1yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
A crisp photo of the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal and County class destroyer HMS Antrim conducting a personnel transfer. [2048 x 1380]1yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The Star Destroyer, sorry, battleship, HMS Nelson passing through the Panama Canal, 23 February 1931 [4761 x 3010]10mo ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
HMS King George V builder's model at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich [1822 x 3289]3yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The battleship HMS Howe grounded at Inverkeithing, 3 June 1958. Her scrapping would commence 3 days later. [1270 x 755]2yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The Italian aircraft carrier Cavour in the Ionian Sea, 17 March 2022 [1639 x 2048]2yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
Two ships representing the final generation of British battleships - HMS Duke of York and HMS Vanguard. [1041 x 949]2yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
An aerial view of the British fast battleship HMS Prince of Wales running sea trials, 1941. [1021 x 3022]1yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
Pen and ink schematic of the Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi. [1837 x 1334]2yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
HMS Iron Duke sails from Portsmouth harbour this morning, 10 January 2024 [2048 x 1152]3mo ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The aircraft carrier HMS Indefatigable in the Bay of Biscay, March 1954. Alternative title: Why deck parks are not always the best idea. [744 x 436]1yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
Aerial view of the USS North Carolina on the 17th April 1942 - the first of the United States Navy's fast battleships. [1450 × 1824]2yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The forward 11-inch guns of the German battleship Gneisenau. Her sister Scharnhorst is in the background. [5694x3136]1yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
A close up view of 'Y' quad 14-inch turret on the battleship HMS Duke of York. An octuple 2 lb (40mm) pom pom anti-aircraft gun is located on top. [1593 x 1156]3mo ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The 5.25-inch dual-purpose gun. Left is the 'short trunk' mounting for battleships, right is the 'long trunk' mounting for cruisers. [850 x 706]2yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
Ships assigned to the British Pacific Fleet in August 1945 [2500 x 5669]3yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
An octuple 40mm Pom Pom mount on the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious [1480 x 1063]6mo ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The Type 26 frigate HMS Glasgow shortly after her launching, and prior to fitting out. [1800 x 924]6mo ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
An aerial photo of the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales and tanker RFA Tidesurge [3276 x 4096]1mo ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The size of the Royal Navy's Type 31 frigate compared to both the Type 26 frigate and the existing Type 23 frigates. [1263 x 693]1yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
An aerial view of the battleship HMS Rodney, c. late 1930s. Note the catapult on 'X' turret. [1246 x 932]1yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
HMS Prince of Wales, second of the British 'fast battleships' running sea trials in 1941. [1021 x 3022]6mo ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
HMS VICTORY breaks the line of the Combined Fleet at Trafalgar, 21st October 1805. Art by Geoff Hunt [1200 x 875]3yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
Visitors flock to see the battleship HMS King George V, Melbourne, 29 October to 9 November 1945. [1,600 x 1,200]1yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
British battleships and battlecruisers of the Second World War [3059 x 3079]2yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
A 12m long duplex rangefinder, intended for a 15 turret on an Italian Littorio class battleship, c. 1935 [2525 x 1120]2yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The increase in the anti-aircraft armament of the King George V class battleship, 1936-1945 [2000 x 1009]8mo ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
Artist's impression of the wreck of the battleship HMS Prince of Wales, lost on the 10 December 1941 in the South China Sea. [1307 x 797]2yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
HMS Victorious - jet age edition. The aircraft carrier was laid down in 1937 and earned 10 battle honours in the Second World War before her 1950s reconstruction. [1633 x 2104]1yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
Royal Navy air defence - a sextuple Sea Wolf missile launcher and a twin arm Sea Dart missile launcher on display at the Explosion museum in Gosport. [OC] [4032 x 3024]3mo ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The 16 guns of Nelson-class battleship HMS Rodney. The heaviest broadside mounted by any British battleship and the only British battleship guns to see service in triple turrets. [1450 x 800]3yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The battleship HMS King George V at sea. The first of a new generation of capital ship for the Royal Navy, the photo is only slightly spoiled by the presence of a UP launcher on 'B' turrer rather than the designed octuple pom pom! [1270 x 1800]6mo ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
A super photo of one of the 5.25-inch dual-purpose mounts on the battleship HMS King George V, October 1945 [5294 x 3874]8mo ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
Size comparison of the battleship Bismarck and the battlecruiser HMS Hood [583 x 1725]2yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The cruiser HMS Belfast moored on the River Thames, 5 August 2021 [3409 x 2339]2yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The German heavy cruiser Deutschland, with her 6 x 11-inch guns, during the Spanish Civil War. [3024 × 2144]1yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The battleship HMS Howe, last of the King George V class, during trials in August 1942 [1466 x 1137]3yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
Illustration of the British aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious, as she appeared in late 1940. [2321 x 1193]1yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
A Royal Navy Merlin anti-submarine warfare helicopter exercising with the French submarine Amethyste [1200 x 961]1mo ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
Model of a 'MAC Ship' - a Merchant Aircraft Carrier. These were functioning merchant ships adapted to carry a handful of aircraft for convoy defence [1280 x 560]3yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
An aerial view of the Type 26 frigate HMS Glasgow just before she was floated out in 2022. [4096 x 2305]3mo ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The Dido class cruiser HMS Argonaut, a small general purpose cruiser with a dual purpose main armament, c. 1942. This image gives an excellent overview of the class' layout. [1993 × 3369]1yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
A comparison of the Nelson class and King George V class battleships - two very interesting designs with contrasting philosophies. [2194 x 2061]8mo ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The forward twin 4.7-inch guns and open bridge of a British destroyer. [1375 x 871]1yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
Photograph of a submerged Italian Type 212A submarine during a NATO exercise [2048 x 1536]3yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
King George V class battleship HMS Howe during trials, August 1942 [1466 x 1137]3yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The battleships HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Nelson - an interesting contrast between 1930s and 1920s British capital ship design. [2768 x 3022]3yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
Aircraft carrier HMS Furious after 1925. Note the fighter on the lower 'take off deck' and the twin control positions either side of the flight deck. [1211 x 892]3yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The last of the King George V class battleship HMS Howe, during trials, August 1942 [1466 x 1137]2yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
A 13 (330mm) turret under construction on the French battleship Dunkerque, c. 1935 [750 x 531]2yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The 35,000 ton fast battleships. None are actually 35,000 tons, but all are very interesting designs. [1874 x 951]2yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
On This Day 1941, the German battleship Bismarck is sunk by the British battleships HMS King George V and HMS Rodney, supported by the heavy cruisers HMS Norfolk and HMS Dorsetshire [1000 x 1000]3yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
A very atmospheric image of the British battleship HMS Nelson. It's only slightly marred by her being aground, 12 January 1934. [1,600 x 1,000]1yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
A 5.25-inch dual-purpose gun turret removed from the cruiser HMS Argonaut, Philadelphia, 1943 [749 x 1000]3yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The battleship HMS Duke of York - with a full load displacement of around 43,000 tons - providing cover to an Arctic convoy during some inclement weather, 1942. [1300 x 988]1yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
'Y' Quad 14-inch turret on the battleship HMS Duke of York, with an Octuple Pom Pom on top. [1593 x 1156]2yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
Fast battleship USS Iowa in the floating drydock ABSD-2, circa 1945. [2507 x 1805]3yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The Royal Party watch a 14-inch shell being moved across the deck on the battleship HMS King George V, 29 October 1944 [1280 x 968]3yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The open bridge, 'A', 'B' and 'Q' 5.25-inch (133mm) turrets of the Dido class cruiser HMS Bonaventure, 1940 [991 x 1278]1yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The Queen Elizabeth class battleships Warspite, Valiant and Malaya as per their 1942-43 forms. [1560 x 1218]11mo ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
A F-35B landing on the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales in the North Sea. [4096 x 2304]1mo ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
Mechanics of a 15-inch gun turret - from a British newspaper [794 × 1200]3yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
Graphic of the H-39 class battleship - Germany's planned successor to the Bismarck class. [4054 x 2153]2yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
On This Day 1920, the battlecruiser HMS Hood was commissioned. The world's largest warship, she would serve for 21 years before her loss at the Denmark Strait [1004 x 684]3yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The development of British Aircraft Carriers - from HMS Argus to HMS Queen Elizabeth [2300 x 1800]3yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
Battleship Bismarck, shortly after the Battle of Denmark Strait, 24 May 1941. [940 x 290]3yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The battleships of the Queen Elizabeth class during the Second World War [660 x 1072]1yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The battlecruiser HMS Hood, shortly after commissioning, 1920 [2048 x 1551]3yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The experimental cruiser submarine HMS X1, armed with 4 x 5.2 guns. [911 x 571]11mo ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The forward 15-inch guns of the battlecruiser HMS Hood, 1932. The battlecruiser HMS Renown is in the background. [1920 x 1080]7mo ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
Atmospheric shot of the battlecruiser HMS Hood underway, possibly on her sea trials in 1920 [960 x 615]2yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The first of the US fast battleships, the USS North Carolina, on 3 June 1942. [3156 x 1672]1yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The battleship HMS King George V, looking somewhat weathered, outbound from Sydney Harbour, 1945. [2240 x 1734]1yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The aircraft carriers HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales alongside in Portsmouth Harbour, 31 December 2023. [OC] [3329 x 1452]3mo ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
A model of what the USS Lexington could have looked like in 1941 if completed as a battlecruiser [3205 x 1127]1yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The battleship HMS Howe at speed with her main battery trained to starboard. [1541 x 1038]6mo ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender alongside in Batumi Port, Georgia [2048 x 1268]3yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The battleship HMS Vanguard proceeding for sea trials, April 1946 [1200 x 697]6mo ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
HMS Queen Elizabeth departing Yokosuka in company with the Japanese helicopter destroyer Ise. [2048 x 1271]2yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The battleships HMS Malaya, USS South Dakota and USS Alabama at sea, 7 July 1943 [2000 x 1300]3yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
On This Day 1941 - HM Ships Prince of Wales and Repulse are sunk by Japanese air attack. Models by Chris Flodberg [2048 x 1302]3yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
With the 'test fitting' complete, No. 3 gun is removed from a Quadruple 14-inch turret destined for the battleship HMS King George V, 30 April 1940. Note the workman in the gunport for a sense of scale! [999 x 755]7mo ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The Fiji class cruiser HMS Kenya in 1941. The Fijis were an attempt to fit a Town class cruiser armament into a ship about 1,000 tons smaller. [1990 x 1053]11mo ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The battleship HMS Duke of York, with the battleship HMS Nelson, the battlecruiser HMS Renown and the aircraft carrier HMS Formidable astern, November 1942 [1,479 x 1,206]2yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The Queen Elizabeth-class battleship HMS Valiant in her First World War form (top) and Second World War form post modernisation (bottom). [1708 x 1029]1yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
USS North Carolina, 3 June 1942. Commissioned on the 9 April 1941, she was the first new US battleship in 18 years. [3156 x 1672]2yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The four masted barque Lawhill - still carrying trade! - passes the battleship HMS King George V in Sydney Harbour, 1945. [1806 x 1188]6mo ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
A Supermarine Walrus is stowed into one of the hangars on the battleship HMS King George V, March 1941 [964 x 1425]3yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
All the Ships of the British Navy -- The World's Most Formidable Fleet - a poster commissioned by The Daily Telegraphc c. 1938 [2877 x 1614]3yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
A model of the British fast battleship HMS Prince of Wales, by Chris Flodberg [1000 x 1500]1yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The evolution of the British battle cruiser - the 5 ships built by John Brown on the Clyde [800 x 895]1yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The Type 23 frigate HMS Montrose enters Portsmouth for the final time prior to decommissioning, 17 March 2023 [2048 x 1366]1yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
Models of the battlecruiser HMS Hood and the German battleship Bismarck [2808 x 1872]3yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The battleship HMS Duke of York departing Portland Harbour, 23 September 1948. Her sister ships HMS Anson and HMS Howe are in the background. [3000 x 1729]1yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The battleship HMS Duke of York departing Portland Harbour, 23 September 1948. Her sister ships HMS Anson and HMS Howe are within the harbour. [3000 x 1729]10mo ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The Royal Navy at Gibraltar, 1938. Including elements of the Mediterranean Fleet (light grey) and the Home Fleet (dark grey). [5495 × 1214]3yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The battlecruiser HMS Hood leads the battle cruiser HMS Renown, c. 1935. [1718 x 2048]7mo ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The Queen Elizabeth class battleship HMS Warspite in the early 1920s - possibly peak British battleship aesthetics [2362 x 968]1yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The French battleship Richelieu, after her refit in the United States [2048 x 1696]2yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender and Type 42 destroyer HMS Edinburgh, showing the increase in size between the two classes [1200 x 800]3yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
Steam power - battleship HMS Rodney under the Forth Bridge, 1930s [960 x 817]4yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The superdreadnought HMS Erin. Ordered by and for the Ottoman Empire, she was seized by the Royal Navy at the outbreak of the First World War. [1600 x 894]1yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
Aircraft carrier HMS Formidable at Alexandria, May 1941. The black void on the starboard bow is a hole approximately 52 ft x 14 ft, caused by a 2,200 lb SAP bomb [750 x 467]3yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The battleship HMS Duke of York on her full power trials, 4 November 1941. She recorded a maximum speed of 28.6 knots. [1071 x 1162]9mo ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The battleship HMS Warspite in her original configuration, colourised by Irootoko Jr. [1600 x 1074]2yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender approaching RFA Tidesurge for a replenishment at sea in some choppy weather [1536 x 2048]1yr ⋅ Mattzo12 ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
