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HMS Nelson – King George V-Class Battleship

The HMS Nelson was a Nelson-class battleship, not a King George V-class battleship. Commissioned in 1927, she was one of the most powerful battleships in the Royal Navy during World War II.

Her most distinctive feature was her unusual layout, with all three main gun turrets positioned forward of the superstructure. She carried nine 16-inch (406 mm) guns, giving her tremendous long-range firepower.

During World War II, Nelson participated in major Allied operations in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, providing naval gunfire support and helping protect Allied convoys. She survived the war and was eventually scrapped in 1949.

French Battleship Charlemagne

The photograph shows the French pre-dreadnought battleship Charlemagne, a member of the Charlemagne class of the French Navy. Commissioned in 1902, she was armed with four 305 mm (12-inch) main guns and served during the early 20th century, including World War I.

This remarkable large-format photograph captures Charlemagne in exceptional detail. Despite being created with photographic technology from a bygone era, the enormous negative and careful exposure preserved an extraordinary amount of fine detail, allowing the ship’s hull, superstructure, guns, masts, and fittings to remain remarkably clear more than a century later.

Where Was USS Texas (BB-35) Based?

USS Texas (BB-35) was primarily based with the U.S. Atlantic Fleet during the early part of her career. Her home ports changed several times as she moved between training, exercises, and wartime operations.

After commissioning in 1914, Texas operated mainly along the U.S. East Coast and in the Atlantic, with Norfolk, Virginia, becoming one of her important bases. She also operated from New York and other East Coast naval facilities.

During World War I, Texas served with the U.S. Atlantic Fleet and later joined Battleship Division 9, which was sent to Britain in 1917 to reinforce the British Grand Fleet. She operated from Scapa Flow, Scotland, during this period.

After World War I, Texas returned to the United States and resumed operations with the Atlantic Fleet. During the interwar years, she participated in fleet exercises and training cruises throughout the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Pacific.

By World War II, Texas operated from several locations depending on her mission, including Norfolk, New York, and the British Isles. She later became famous for supporting amphibious operations at Normandy, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa, using her 14-inch guns to bombard German and Japanese positions.

Today, the historic battleship is permanently preserved at San Jacinto, Texas, near Houston, where she serves as a museum ship.

If you mean how many 14-inch rounds USS Texas (BB-35) could fire, rather than the total number fired over her entire career:

✨Main battery: 10 × 14-inch/45 guns
✨Maximum broadside: 10 rounds one from each gun
✨Typical am******on allowance: about 100 rounds per 14-inch gun, or roughly 1,000 main-gun rounds carried aboard
✨Theoretical sustained rate of fire: about 1 round every 30–40 seconds per gun, depending on conditions and crew performance.

So, a full broadside from Texas could put 10 massive 14-inch shells into the air, weighing about 14,000 lb (6,350 kg) if using the 1,400-lb armor-piercing shells you mentioned.

If you're asking how many 14-inch rounds USS Texas actually fired during her entire service, that is a different figure and would require looking at her individual gunnery records.

USS Texas (BB-35) Fires a Broadside, February 1928

The battleship USS Texas (BB-35) unleashes a full broadside during gunnery exercises in February 1928, showcasing the tremendous firepower of one of the U.S. Navy's most famous battleships.

Texas was a New York-class battleship, armed with ten 14-inch/45-caliber guns mounted in five twin turrets. When firing armor-piercing am******on, each gun could launch a 1,400-pound (635 kg) shell, giving the ship a maximum broadside weight of approximately 14,000 pounds (6,350 kg).

At the time of this photograph, Texas still carried stocks of Class B shells. These shells weighed the same 1,400 pounds as the contemporary armor-piercing projectiles but had thinner walls and a substantially larger bursting charge. Depending on the specific type, Class B shells carried between approximately 88.4 and 135 pounds (40.1–61.2 kg) of explosive. By comparison, the newer armor-piercing shells introduced during the 1920s carried a much smaller bursting charge of roughly 30 pounds.

Class B am******on was already considered obsolete by the time of the photograph and had been out of production for more than a decade. However, the U.S. Navy maintained large stocks and continued using them into the 1930s rather than simply discarding usable am******on.

Eventually, these remaining stocks were exhausted and replaced by newer 1,500-pound (680 kg) high-capacity shells, giving the aging Texas an even heavier projectile for her massive 14-inch guns.

This photograph captures Texas during the interwar period, when the battleship's guns remained among the most powerful weapons afloat and her thunderous broadsides demonstrated the immense destructive power of the U.S. Navy's capital ships.

USS Maine (BB-10) Beneath the Brooklyn Bridge

The USS Maine (BB-10) passes beneath the Brooklyn Bridge in New York Harbor, circa 1912–1917, in a remarkable scene that captures the scale of an American pre-dreadnought battleship in the early 20th century.

As Maine moves beneath the massive bridge, sailors crowd the decks, gun positions, and mast platforms, many looking upward toward the spectators gathered along the bridge. The dramatic perspective highlights just how enormous the battleship appeared against the surrounding waterfront and bridge structure.

Commissioned in 1902, USS Maine was the lead ship of the Maine-class battleships and represented an important stage in the development of the U.S. Navy before the arrival of the dreadnought era. Armed with four 12-inch guns and sixteen 6-inch guns, she served in the Atlantic Fleet and took part in training exercises, fleet maneuvers, and ceremonial appearances.

The photograph offers a fascinating glimpse of naval life during the years when battleships were not only instruments of national power but also spectacular public symbols of the growing United States Navy.

HMS Agamemnon, the sixth of the Royal Navy’s Astute-class hunter-killer submarines, today arrived at her homeport of HM Naval Base Clyde.
The vessel, which sailed from BAE Systems in Barrow on September 25th, was met with a warm welcome, with members of the Submarine Flotilla lining up to greet her alongside Director Submarines Rear Admiral Andy Perks, Naval Base Commander Clyde Commodore Andy Bray, and Commander of the Submarine Flotilla Commodore Ben Haskins.

“The arrival of HMS Agamemnon at HM Naval Base Clyde is a significant milestone for the Royal Navy,” said Rear Admiral Perks.

“Her delivery reflects the dedication, skill and collaboration of thousands of people across our Defence Nuclear Enterprise, who have worked together to build one of the world’s most capable attack submarines and deliver a formidable warfighting capability for the United Kingdom.

“As she begins a demanding programme of sea trials and operational preparation, I am delighted to welcome the Submarine and her Ship’s Company to their new home on the Clyde, and I look forward to seeing them join the operational fleet in due course.”

Since leaving her “place of birth” at Barrow, the submarine and her crew of around 100 Royal Navy submariners have been putting the high-tech vessel through her paces at sea.

The submarine’s performance, manoeuvrability, speed, and general seaworthiness are all put to the test during a rigorous series of sea trials which will continue over the coming weeks and months.

The first arrival at HM Naval Base Clyde came at a particularly special time for the Submarine Service, with the boat coming alongside the base exactly 125-years to the day when the Royal Navy’s first submarine, Holland 1, was launched.

The Commanding Officer of HMS Agamemnon, Commander John Gabb, said: “It is an enormous privilege to be the first person to command this vessel at sea.

“We will get to know Agamemnon well over the coming months, but this submarine is incredibly quiet, has a world-class Sonar and will be home to us all as we generate for operations.”

The USS Atlanta (CL-51) was a light cruiser of the United States Navy and the lead ship of the Atlanta-class light cruisers.

What made the Atlanta class unusual was its emphasis on anti-aircraft warfare. Atlanta carried sixteen 5-inch/38-caliber guns in eight twin turrets, allowing her to engage both aircraft and surface targets. She also carried numerous 40 mm and 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and eight 21-inch torpedo tubes.

Unlike conventional light cruisers, Atlanta was relatively small and lightly armored, but she had an exceptionally heavy anti-aircraft armament for her size. She was therefore sometimes described as an anti-aircraft light cruiser or AA cruiser.

The class consisted of Atlanta, Juneau, San Diego, San Juan, and later several modified ships of the Oakland subclass.

Atlanta was commissioned in December 1941 and was lost during the First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on November 13, 1942, after suffering devastating damage in the nighttime battle.

USS Atlanta (CL-51)

The USS Atlanta (CL-51) was a United States Navy light cruiser that served with distinction in the Pacific during World War II. Commissioned in December 1941, just days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Atlanta was designed primarily as an anti-aircraft cruiser, carrying a powerful battery of 5-inch dual-purpose guns and numerous smaller anti-aircraft weapons.

Atlanta saw some of her most intense combat during the Guadalcanal campaign. On the night of November 12–13, 1942, she joined a U.S. naval force attempting to prevent Japanese warships from bombarding Henderson Field. During the First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Atlanta became heavily engaged in a confused nighttime surface battle.

During the action, Atlanta exchanged fire with Japanese warships and was struck by numerous shells and torpedoes. She also suffered damage from friendly fire amid the chaotic battle. Fires spread throughout the ship, and her crew fought desperately to keep her afloat. With the cruiser severely damaged and unable to continue, the order was eventually given to abandon ship.

Atlanta sank near Guadalcanal on November 13, 1942. More than 170 members of her crew were killed, including her commanding officer, Rear Admiral Norman Scott, who had been aboard during the battle.

Despite her short wartime career, Atlanta earned five battle stars for her World War II service. Her story is remembered as one of remarkable courage during some of the Pacific War's most brutal naval battles.

USS Atlanta was not simply an anti-aircraft cruiser she was thrown into one of the most violent surface engagements of the Guadalcanal campaign and fought until she could fight no more.