Battlecruiser HMS Renown, May 1920, Melbourne.

When she embarked the Prince of Wales for his Royal Tour to Australia and New Zealand. Prior to the installation of a new 9-inch armour to improve hull protection belt during her 1923-1926 reconstruction.
Ship details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Renown_(1916)

German battlecruiser SMS Von der Tann circa 1911.

Said to have been probably taken during Von der Tann´s cruise to South America in 1911.
Ship details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_Von_der_Tann

Monday, April 22, 2013

German High Seas Fleet (Hochseeflotte) at anchor in Kiel, circa 1914.

Squadron I (dreadnought battleships) to the right and Squadron II (predreadnought battleships) to the left, with cruisers at the very left.


Fleet details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Seas_Fleet

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

German protected cruiser SMS Hertha, New York City, 1909.


Ship details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_Hertha

From Wikipedia: "The German armoured cruiser SMS Hertha during a visit to New York City (USA) on occasion of the "1909 Hudson-Fulton Celebration" in 1909. From Saturday, 25 September, to Monday, 11 October 1909, the U.S. state of New York commemorated the 300th anniversary of the discovery of the Hudson River by Henry Hudson in 1609 and the 100th anniversary of the first successful navigation of the river with a steamboat Robert Fulton in 1807."