210 items in this album on 11 pages.

Sketch of the explosion on Hood by Royal Navy Captain J. C. Leach for the 2nd Board of Enquiry, 1941Błyskawica in the North Atlantic, circa 1940sPrototype of a Mark 24 acoustic homing torpedo being recovered after a test off Boston, Massachusetts, United States, early 1942.Gneisenau and Scharnhorst trailing Prinz Eugen during the Channel Dash, Feb 1942, photo 1 of 3
Sketch of the explosion on Hood by Royal Navy Captain J. C. Leach for the 2nd Board of Enquiry, 1941Błyskawica in the North Atlantic, circa 1940sPrototype of a Mark 24 acoustic homing torpedo being recovered after a test off Boston, Massachusetts, United States, early 1942.Gneisenau and Scharnhorst trailing Prinz Eugen during the Channel Dash, Feb 1942, photo 1 of 3
Gneisenau and Scharnhorst trailing Prinz Eugen during the Channel Dash, Feb 1942, photo 2 of 3Gneisenau and Scharnhorst trailing Prinz Eugen during the Channel Dash, Feb 1942, photo 3 of 3Submarine Growler off Groton, Connecticut, United States for some pre-commissioning trials, 21 Feb 1942. Photo 1 of 2.Submarine Growler off Groton, Connecticut, United States for some pre-commissioning trials, 21 Feb 1942. Photo 2 of 2.
Gneisenau and Scharnhorst trailing Prinz Eugen during the Channel Dash, Feb 1942, photo 2 of 3Gneisenau and Scharnhorst trailing Prinz Eugen during the Channel Dash, Feb 1942, photo 3 of 3Submarine Growler off Groton, Connecticut, United States for some pre-commissioning trials, 21 Feb 1942. Photo 1 of 2.Submarine Growler off Groton, Connecticut, United States for some pre-commissioning trials, 21 Feb 1942. Photo 2 of 2.
Burning tanker SS R.P. Resor off the coast of New Jersey, United States after being torpedoed by German submarine U-578. Resor burned for 46 hours after being torpedoed before grounding off Barnegat Light.US tanker Dixie Arrow burning after being torpedoed by German submarine U-71, off North Carolina, United States, 26 Mar 1942Waves splashing onto the bow of HMS London, possibly in the Norwegian Sea, circa early- to mid-1942HMS Edinburgh and the cruiser USS Tuscaloosa underway in the Atlantic Ocean while escorting USS Wasp, 3 Apr 1942; side 1 of photo
Burning tanker SS R.P. Resor off the coast of New Jersey, United States after being torpedoed by German submarine U-578. Resor burned for 46 hours after being torpedoed before grounding off Barnegat Light.US tanker Dixie Arrow burning after being torpedoed by German submarine U-71, off North Carolina, United States, 26 Mar 1942Waves splashing onto the bow of HMS London, possibly in the Norwegian Sea, circa early- to mid-1942HMS Edinburgh and the cruiser USS Tuscaloosa underway in the Atlantic Ocean while escorting USS Wasp, 3 Apr 1942; side 1 of photo
Oil tanker Byron T Benson burns on 5 Apr 1942 after being torpedoed the night before by U-552 ten miles off North Carolina, United States. 28 were rescued while ten perished. The ship burned for 3 days before sinkingFletcher-class destroyer Nicholas on acceptance trials off Rockland, Maine, United States, 28 May 1942. Photo 1 of 3.Fletcher-class destroyer Nicholas on acceptance trials off Rockland, Maine, United States, 28 May 1942. Photo 2 of 3.Fletcher-class destroyer Nicholas on acceptance trials off Rockland, Maine, United States, 28 May 1942. Photo 3 of 3.
Oil tanker Byron T Benson burns on 5 Apr 1942 after being torpedoed the night before by U-552 ten miles off North Carolina, United States. 28 were rescued while ten perished. The ship burned for 3 days before sinkingFletcher-class destroyer Nicholas on acceptance trials off Rockland, Maine, United States, 28 May 1942. Photo 1 of 3.Fletcher-class destroyer Nicholas on acceptance trials off Rockland, Maine, United States, 28 May 1942. Photo 2 of 3.Fletcher-class destroyer Nicholas on acceptance trials off Rockland, Maine, United States, 28 May 1942. Photo 3 of 3.
USS Wichita and HMS London escorting Allied convoy PQ-17, Jun 1942US tanker Pennsylvania Sun burning after being torpedoed by German submarine U-571 in the Gulf of Mexico, 15 Jul 1942German U-156 with its decks crowded with survivors from the British RMS Laconia prior to the submarine being attacked by an American bomber, Sep 15, 1942.U-156 and U-507 with survivors of RMS Laconia in the Atlantic Ocean, 15 Sep 1942
USS Wichita and HMS London escorting Allied convoy PQ-17, Jun 1942US tanker Pennsylvania Sun burning after being torpedoed by German submarine U-571 in the Gulf of Mexico, 15 Jul 1942German U-156 with its decks crowded with survivors from the British RMS Laconia prior to the submarine being attacked by an American bomber, Sep 15, 1942.U-156 and U-507 with survivors of RMS Laconia in the Atlantic Ocean, 15 Sep 1942

210 items in this album on 11 pages.



Search WW2DB


News

Random Photograph

Yokosuka P1Y Ginga Navy Type 11 medium bomber, 1940s; note fuel pods on wings

Current Site Statistics

Famous WW2 Quote
"With Germany arming at breakneck speed, England lost in a pacifist dream, France corrupt and torn by dissension, America remote and indifferent... do you not tremble for your children?"

Winston Churchill, 1935


Support Us

Please consider supporting us on Patreon. Even $1 a month will go a long way. Thank you!

Or, please support us by purchasing some WW2DB merchandise at TeeSpring, Thank you!