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Ship Photo of the Day

PhrogPhlyer said:
More on the first major role of aviation on a naval battle.

Naval Gazing Main/Aviation at Jutland

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Great article, thank you. Interesting to speculate if the weather had permitted the zeppelins to launch early in time to scout for the High Seas Fleet.

The article also included the photo I was looking for:
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Amazing the amount of capital ships the European powers could construct and man back then.
 
From the Italian Navy, the cruiser Giuseppi Garibaldi. Built in 1936, it survived WW2, fighting first for the Axis, and then later the Allies.

After the war, it continued service, being rebuilt and recommissioned in 1961 as the flagship of the Italian Navy. It was the first guided missile cruiser in Europe carrying Terrier missiles in addition to 4 (2x2) 135mm cannons. It also carried launchers for 4 IRBM Polaris nuclear missiles- but the missiles were never supplied by the US.

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