Light cruiser Émile Bertin, flagship of rear-admiral Duplat, during the celebrations of the tercentenary of the French West Indies, Pointe-à-Pitre, December 20th 1935
German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper departs Brest to disrupt the Allied merchant traffic in Atlantic. She will eventually attack convoys HG 53 and SLS 64, sinking 8 ships. February 1941.
“HMS SPARTAN bombarding enemy shore positions as the landing craft of the Fifth Army close in on the beaches in the opening stages in the battle for Rome. Smoke can be seen rising from the beachhead.” WW2 photo.
View of a highline transfer of personnel between the heavy cruiser class sisters USS Salem (CA 139), left, and USS Des Moines (CA 134), 1 January 1958. USN photo.