USS Jefferson City (SSN 759) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a scheduled deployment.29/4/2021
PACIFIC OCEAN (April 20, 2021) The Marines and Sailors of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are conducting routine training as part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG). Together, the 11th MEU, Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 1, and ships are designated as an ARG. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Donald Holbert) via JC's Naval, Maritime and Military News https://ift.tt/2PCBdpK
At the start of World War II, Canberra was initially used for patrols and convoy escort around Australia. In July 1940, she was reassigned as a convoy escort between Western Australia, Sri Lanka, and South Africa. During this deployment, which ended in mid-1941, Canberra was involved in the hunt for several German auxiliary cruisers. The cruiser resumed operations in Australian waters, but when Japan entered the war, she was quickly reassigned to convoy duties around New Guinea, interspersed with operations in Malaysian and Javanese waters. Canberra later joined Task Force 44, and was involved in the Guadalcanal Campaign and the Tulagi landings. On 9 August 1942, Canberra was struck by the opening Japanese shots of the Battle of Savo Island, and was quickly damaged. Unable to propel herself, the cruiser was evacuated and sunk in Ironbottom Sound by two American destroyers. The United States Navy Baltimore-class cruiser USS Canberra was named in honour of the Australian ship, and is the only American warship named for either a foreign warship or a foreign capital city. https://ift.tt/388Vrvb via JC's Naval, Maritime and Military News https://ift.tt/3nt2OG7
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Adelaide served with the Royal Navy's Special Service Squadron during 1924 and 1925, and was involved in the 1927 Malaita massacre. She was decommissioned in 1928, but was modernised and returned to service just before World War II began. During the war, Adelaide was involved in successful efforts to secure the colony of New Caledonia for Free France, was present during the Japanese midget submarine attack on Sydney Harbour, and intercepted the German blockade runner Ramses. The cruiser was decommissioned in 1946, and broken up for scrap in 1949. https://ift.tt/3312vJb via JC's Naval, Maritime and Military News https://ift.tt/3gONfr5 |
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