Author Archives: David Arkwright

HMS M1 Submarine Monitor armed with a single 12-inch Mark IX gun The vessel was lost with all hands on this day a century ago in 1925 after colliding with the Swedish SS Vidar.

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HMS Turbulent outboard of HMS Taku alongside the submarine depot ship, HMS Medway, in Algiers, February 1943. Note the two external angled torpedo tubes aft of the fin for stern shots, characteristic of the group II T-class submarines.

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Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC), a type of hovercraft used for amphibious operations. LCACs transport weapons systems, equipment, cargo, and personnel from ship to shore and across beaches. The unique air cushion capability allows them to access 70% of the world’s coastline, compared to only about 15% for conventional landing craft. They can haul 60 to 75 tons of cargo. The craft in the image has “LCAC 34

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ITS Trieste (LHD) is the Italian Navy’s largest vessel, commissioned in December 2024. It is a multi-purpose ship designed for fixed-wing V/STOL and helicopter air operations, command and control, and the transport of military personnel and vehicles.

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U.S. Marines and Sailors with 22nd MEU depart USS San Antonio (LPD 17) to support relief efforts in Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa, Nov. 6, 2025. At the direction and request of SOUTHCOM and Jamaica’s government, U.S. military forces are providing foreign assistance in the wake of Hurricane Melissa to alleviate suffering and help stabilise affected communities.

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ARA Veinticinco de Mayo, an aircraft carrier that served in the Argentine Navy. It was the second aircraft carrier incorporated into the Argentine Navy. Originally built for the Royal Navy as HMS Venerable, it was later sold to the Netherlands and then to Argentina in 1968. The ship played a role in the Falklands War (Guerra de las Malvinas) as part of Task Force 79. It was the last aircraft carrier operated by any Latin American navy. Due to high maintenance costs, the carrier was eventually decommissioned and sold for scrap in India in the 1990s.

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