RapidFireWeb German E-boats (IWM Photo, A 28558) The German Schnellboot (E-boat) S 204 flying a white flag of surrender at the coastal forces base HMS Beehive, Felixstowe, Suffolk, UK, on 13 May 1945. The two German E-Boats S 204 and S 205 from the 4th Schnellboot-Flotilla were escorted in by ten British MTBs. On board S … Read more
Kriegsmarine Heavy Cruisers: Admiral Hipper, Prinz Eugen, Lützow, Admiral Scheer, Admiral Graf Spee Admiral Hipper-class (14,000 tons, 8 × 203 mm guns) The Admiral Hipper class was a group of five heavy cruisers built by Germany’s Kriegsmarine beginning in the mid-1930s. The class comprised Admiral Hipper, the lead ship, Blücher, Prinz Eugen, Seydlitz, and Lützow. … Read more
Kriegsmarine Light Cruisers: Emden, Karlsruhe, Köln, Königsberg, Leipzig, Nürnberg The Treaty of Versailles allowed Germany to replace its old First World War cruisers, and the first such new vessel, Emden, was built in the early 1920s to a design based on the last wartime classes. A new approach was taken in the five members of … Read more
Author’s labyrinth in Fredericton, New Brunswick Sign at the entrance to the Labyrinth. A labyrinth is an ancient spiritual tool that has been used throughout the world for over four thousand years. A labyrinth is a circuitous path with one entrance point that leads through a series of switchbacks to its centre. A labyrinth is … Read more
Ley Lines, found in the UK and others stretching out from Alaise, France Leys may be defined as lines of energy running over-ground in straight lines, often reflected in the paths of ancient trackways and subsequently Roman roads, and in alignments of prehistoric and historic sacred sites in the landscape. In modern times they were … Read more
Warplanes of the Second World War preserved in Manchukuo (Manchuria), and Mengjiang (Inner Mongolia) Empire of Japan Puppet State Air Forces of Manchukuo (Manchuria), and Mengjiang (Inner Mongolia) The government of the Empire of Japan viewed all the lands of Asia to be the rightful property of the Imperial Japanese Government and the Emperor. The … Read more
Marine nationale aircraft carrier Béarn and seaplane tender Commandant Teste Between the World Wars, the Marine nationale modernized and expanded significantly, even in the face of limitations set by the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty. New additions included the heavy and fast Fantasque class “super-destroyers”, the Richelieu class battleships, and the submarine Surcouf which was the … Read more
Marine nationale Courbet-class battleships Marine nationale battleship Courbet (Histoire de la Marine française illustrée, Larousse, 1934) Marine nationale battleship Courbet was the lead ship of her class of four dreadnought battleships, the first ones built for the Marine nationale. She was completed shortly before the start of the First World War in August 1914. She … Read more
Cruisers Heavy cruisers Duquesne-class cruisers The Duquesne-class cruiser was a group of two heavy cruisers built for the Marine nationale in the mid 1920s, the first such vessels built for the French fleet. The two ships in the class were the Duquesne and Tourville. With the ratification of the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922, France … Read more
Japanese submarines of the Second World War (Official USN Photo, located at the US National Archives, CVE-29 Photo, 80-G-353701) Former IJN units at Kure harbour, Honshu, Japan, on 12 October 1945. Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) submarines formed by far the most varied fleet of submarines of the Second World War, including manned torpedoes (Kaiten), midget … Read more
