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 Norfolk VA   USA

 What a great card !!   I  love this class of Battleships !  .This is the USS  Iowa   BB61  The first in this class of four huge Battleships  built and delivered ready fo action in WW II.. The USS Iowa was  Commissioned in 1943 and was de Commissioned  in 1990.  This is one of four Battleships of this calas all with amazing battle stories and honours, The most rominent ship in the class was the USS Missouri  BB63 thatis now at Pearl Harbour . This ship saw the Japenese surrender in Tokyo Bay inAugust  1945..   Thanky ou so much Mel for this  snesational card for my collection/  

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Remagen  GERMANY : 

  Wow what a great card !!   so much military history from WW II  The card shows the remains of the "Bridge at Reamage "  Regarding the battle for this bridge over the Rhine between  The German and Ameican  miltary forces  late in WW II.  Thank you so much Sabine for this great card as I love miltary history so much.  This is a surprise card abd I love it Vierlen Danke 
 Posted Geramany 23 January : Arrived Sydney 13 February : Traveled 21 days  

 

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 Prividence RI..USA

 Another truly great card from a good friend whom has sent a wonderful lot of various cards from Many USA destinations  and thank you so much  John.. 
  This card shows the Battleship USS Massachusettes  BB59. in Battleship Cove  at  Fall River Mass. The USS Massachusettes BB59 was afectionately known as "The Big  Mamie " she took part in 35 battles in  both  the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in WWII,.logging over 225,000 nautical miles . The main deck measures 680 feet that is two times the length of a football field.Today this mighty Battleship is moored in Fall River Massachusettes.

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 Hawaii USA.

Thank you Arnold have been waiting on this card..  A great card and a great Battleship..!!  The USS Missouri BB63. Thank you mate for this great swap card. This is now a Museum Shipand  can be found in the Naval Yard at Pearl Harbour  Hawaii and us well worth the visit..I visited This ship when it was in Sydney for the Naval celebrations and again in Pearl Harbour..

  The USS Missouri BB63 is one of four Ioawa class Battleships built during World War II.  This is famous in the respect apart from its amazing service during the conflict but This ship took the Surrender of The Japanese Empire  in Tokyo Bay on September 2nd. 1945. The reason that this  ship known lovingly as " The Mighty MO" was that the then President of The USA  President Truman was from the state of Missouri and when asked by General Mc Arthur who was to take the surrender . "Sir "!"What ship will we use for the surrender "??  and of Course the President  Truman answered The USS Missouri of course..after all his wife Margaret Truman sponsered The "Mighty Mo "
The USS  Missouri BB63 s is one of four huge IOWA Class Battleships . They are  USS New Jersey BB62,  USS Iowa BB61, and the USS Wisconsin.BB64  All four of these huge ships are now retired from service with The US Navy and are all Museum ships  that can be vited today. The USS Missouri  BB63 is to be seen at Pearl Harbour. The USS Wisconsin BB64  can be seen in The National Maritme Centre  Norfolk Virginia  . The USS New Jersey BB62 can be seen In Camden New Jersey, and The USS Iowa BB61 can be seen in retirement dock #87 in The Port of Los Angeles  California..

  The BIG GUNS of The Mighty MO.

Looking forward to the Pearl Harbour Memorial

Surrender Plaque on the deck of The USS. Missouri

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 Boston. MAS  USA.

 This is a card that I recently came across amongst some souvenir cards that I had gotten during my vist to the The Boston National Historical Park   with a great mate who tok me there on a day out  to originally see the USS Constitution..  also this is a wonderful Naval and Nautical Museum at this same location.  This particular  ship is the USS Cassin Young ( DD 793 ).a World War II Destroyer and a survivor of many fierce battles in the western Pacific.. She is typical of the modern warships built at The  Charleston Navy Yard .. Thank you again Vinnie for this great day out . This was also a great visit to also go aboard The USS Constitution The Oldest fighting vessel in The US Navy.
   These are some pics of my visit to The USS Constitution  Naval Museum.

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 Oakland California.: USA,

  What a great card .. Every now and again you just get that great card that you love!!..I love all cards that I receive but some are just ".special" This is a Postcrossing card  from a swapper in California..  Thank you so much  Holly , for this wonderful card that has recently arrived  and it shows  some "Nose Art " that was popular art that was painted on the nose of "Bombers" in the Second World War..  I had a book of such art and was always  unique to the aircraft..art  that named the actual plane and for the crews sweetie .!! Thank you for this really great card and will add to my favourites..  stay safe there and take care ..hugs 
Posted,Oakland : 29  October: Arrived Sydney 16 November : Traveled 11,963 kilometers in 17 days.. Thanks again Holly ..

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San Jacinto : TEXAS : USA.:

  Great card!!   always have had a weakness for naval battleships.. This is a great card showing the USS Texas : A museum ship to be seen and visited in The  Battleground State Park in San Jacinto Texas  (near Houston ).  This majestic old battle wagon is the only remaining battleship to have survived the both World Wars of  WW1 and WW2.. This ship was presented to the people of Texas by The US Navy in 1948. Thank you Arnold for this swap card. love the appropriate stamps too..
Posted  Houston : 16 February : Arrived Sydney :02 Mrach : Traveled 15 days  thanks mate.

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USA.:

What a great card ..just love naval ships and this is a famous one The first USS Arizona.BB39..I wont go into all the specifications as they can be read off the card ...needless to say a famous ship  Sunk at Pearl Harbour during the Japanese attack on the fleet on December 7th 1941..is straddled today where it sunk by a memorial to all lost there and on that day....Thank you for this card swap Jessika..
Posted 07 February : Arrived Sydney : 19 February : Traveled 12 days.

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San Diego : CALIFORNIA : USA.

Another great card from my good friend and fellow card swapper Arnold. This card sent from San Diego in California fro his recent visit and thank you heaps Arnold you definately keep me in great cards of my interest. This card shows The Museum Sip ( now ) The USS MIDWAY CV 41. located now it is retired from duty and it can be found in San Diego California. Thanks again Arnold..

The USS MIDWAY CV 41 is the longest serving Carrier in The US Navy .Commissioned in 1945 and served as The Flagship in Desert Storm in 1991. The USS MIDWAY remained at the "tip of the sword" on a 47 year odyssey shred by 225,00 Americans.That spanned The surrender of Japan in WWII, The Cold War , The Korean War, Vietnam , The eve of Detente and Desert Storm.

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Pearl Harbour  Honolulu..HAWAII. USA.
 I really meant to post this card on here yesterday which was the 72nd anniversary of this huge historical event . The signing of the surrender agreement of The Japanese Forces on board the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay Japan..card shows General MacArthur accepting this surrender from the Japanese Government on The 2nd day of September 1945.also the terms of agreement and all allied forces.. Thank you Arnold for this swap card..a great military card for the collection.
 Posted 20 August : Arrived Sydney 01 September.: Traveled 12 days..

The Japanese Instrument of Surrender was the written agreement that enabled the Surrender of Japan ending World War II, and was signed by representatives from The Empire of Japan , The United States of America, The Republic of China , The United Kingdom ,The Union of The Soviet Socialists Republic , The Commonwealth of Australia, The Dominion of Canada , The Provisional Government of the French Republic , The Kingdom of The Netherlands and the Dominion of New Zealand on the deck of The USS Missouri ..September 2nd 1945..I have a photo of this very spot on board the USS Missouri which is now retired and a naval Museum in Pearl Harbour Hawaii.(see my photos )

SURRENDER PLAQUE ON BOARD  " USS MISSOURI" BB63.

ON BOARD "USS MISSOURI" BB 63..PEARL HARBOUR.

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Edinburgh : SCOTLAND.

A wonderful reproduction card based on the stamp designed  by Marjorie Saynor and issued by The British Post Office 16th June 1982. The card depicts The Viscount Cunningham and the battleship Warspite .

WARSPITE.: This "Warspite" ( one of seven ships to carry this name in the British Navy ) was A Queen Elisabeth class Battleship Launched in 1913 and served in The First World War and on numerous operations, and  in The Second World War earning the most battle honours of any ship of the Royal Navy.She ran aground on her way to be broken up in 1947 and was scrapped in 1950.
VISCOUNT CUNNINGHAM.:
Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Browne Cunningham.1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope. KT, GCB, OM, DSO (and two bars ) Born 7th January 1883 -Died 12th June 1963 ) was a British Admiral of the Second World War and was widely known by his nickname." ABC". He was buried at sea off Portsmouth,
 Posted Edinburgh 23 September : Arrived Sydney 07 October : Traveled 11 days.. Thanks Pat for this fine card..

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Parramatta.: NEW SOUTH WALES..: AUSTRALIA.:
 HMAS Parramatta.:  was the first ship of the Royal Australian Navy.( D 55 )  A River Class Destroyer . Commisioned in 1910  and was paid off in 1928.  There have been four ships that have carried the name HMAS Parramatta.and the other three being.
HMAS Parramatta : (U 44 ) A Grimbsy Class Sloop Commissioned in 1939 and sunk by German submarine ( U599)  off the coast of Tobruk on 27 November 1941.
HMAS Parramatta. (DE. 46 ) A River Class Destroyer Escort commissioned in 1961 and de-commissioned in 1991.
HMAS Parramatta: (FFH. 154 ) An Anzac Class Frigate  Commissioned in 2003 and on active service as of 2016.

Four ships carrying the name of HMAS Parramatta are entitled to carry four battle honours :
Rabaul 1914 .. Adriatic 1917 - 1918 ,  Libya  1941 , Malaysia 1964 - 1966.
Named after the Parramatta River with such significance to the city of Sydney.

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Honolulu: HAWAII IS.

An absolutely great card and photof the Mighty Battleship The USS Missouri  BB 63 ( The mighty MO ) now a floating Navel Museum piece located at Pearl Harbour in Hawaii..Anyone going to Pearl Harbour for a visit should take in this wonderful icon of the American Navy and is one of four Iowa Class battleships that are all floating Museums today.. This of course was the famous Battleship that the surrender of Japan was signed in August of 1945  .Thank you so much Viviana  and Jorg  for this great card that you promised. thank you.
  Posted Honolulu 19 September : Arrived Sydney 29 September : Traveled 10 days..Thanks again..

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Pearl Harbour:  Hawaii. USA.:

 A really great card showing my favourite Ship..The USS Missouri..I visted this ship in Sydney Harbour also some years later in Pearl Harbour and is now a Naval museum to be found at Pearl Harbour ..All The batleships in this class ( Iowa Class ) have now been retired by the U.S. Navy and are all Museums to be found around various locations in The USA.
This particular card is special as it shows The Ships crew and midshipmen celebrating VJ  day  (Victory over Japans war in The Pacific.) on this midshipmens cruise September the 2nd 1949.They are gathered around the plaque on the deck that marks the spot where the Japanese Naval and armed Forces surrendered on September the 2nd 1945  (note)..Turret two is trained as it was on that day of the surrender and during the surrender ceremonies..Thank you Arnold ...love this card..I stood on the same spot while visiting this wonderful ship....Posted North Huston20 April 2015...Thanks mate.

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USA  Hawaii :    Oahu:                    "  Pearl Harbour Memorial "
 Being a military History "buff" this was a place that I have always wanted to visit.To visit Pearl Harbour is a real experience as there are so many different sites here most are solemn places to commemorate the fallen on December the 7th 1941 when The Japanese attacked the Naval Fleet in Pearl Harbour sinking and also damaging most of the ships in the Harbour.. The most significant memorial here is the USS Arizona..one of the biggest Battleships in dock that day and sank with most hands.1100 were lost on the Arizona that day...To stand above this huge ship is to wonder of the day when these boys were in battle while being attacked and the little chance they had to retaliate..as I looked down on the sunken ship from the viewing platform a drop of oil came to the surface then sort of dispersed itself in a rainbow on the water...and I thought..wow..that has been in the bilge of that battleship since it went down.. This site is one of the most visited sites in The USA..
This card was posted home from Pearl Harbour as a souvenir of my visit..