Correct though by the time this photo was taken she may already be Petropavlovsk as her original name was given to Deutchland at war start. (she also managed to collect some more names (Tallin, Dniepr and PKZ 122) before finally being scrapped in 1959.

Your turn !

At the time of that picture, she may have been simply "L."

I will take over and keep this ball rolling.

Who is this?

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I've seen that slab-sided vessel, let me see if I can hunt it down.

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Commandant Teste.

Correct! I figured I hadn't remembered seeing any Seaplane tenders (one word or two?), so why not? Your up.

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Please give the Combined Fleet the chance to bloom as flowers of death. This is the navy’s earnest request. RADM Tasuku Nakazawa prior to the Battle of Leyte Gulf
It is the function of the Navy to carry the war to the enemy so that it will not be fought on U.S. soil. Admiral Chester W. Nimitz

The ship in the background. As long as you guess the class, that's good enough.

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Japanese destroyer, Matsu class.

I agree with you and, from the shape of the foremast, would guess it's a ship from the second (Enoki) group.

TOS has scored a hit. It's Hatsuzakura.

Two sisters, side by side for the last time.

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There are not that many pre-dreadnought with two funnels and single guns in secondary turrets, My guess would be two King Edward VII class after WW1, this rules out the lost Britannia and King Edward VII so we are left with Dominion, Hibernia, Commonwealth, Africa, New Zeeland and Hindustan.

Sorry no..
British built, yes, but here under another ensign.

I'm revising size downwards as the main turrets look like single mounts so Norge and Eidsvold ? The setting looks right.

Bullseye!

Eidsvold class coastal defence ship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Antiquated and slow, they were sunk during the first minutes of the Battle of Narvik.
Picture is taken in Narvik harbor, the iron ore loading facilities in the background to the right.

Over to you!

RAM

Sorry for the picture quality but the setting is historically significant as well. I want the ship and possibly also the setting that was the most significant of her long career.



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Well, it looks like some americans bringing back some precious treasure from abroad.
Is it the remains of "der Führer" going to the Smithsonian?

The ship is almost certainly British, Commonwealth or, a third navy under their command. Unfortunately between my eyesight and the photo I can't make out the troops uniforms etc for sure. My guess is Dunkirk and the ship has something to do with that.

You are both far off the mark.
She is another "ship of many names and flags" and was serving at the time as the flagship of a major anphibious operation.

It might be the old Italian cruiser Bari ex-German Pillau ex-Russian Muraviev Amurski.

Correct it's the Bari in Bardia in November 1942 when serving as flagship of the force sent to occupy Corsica after the Torch landings (Operation C2).
The troops in the foreground are freshly landed Italian forces.

The sign "Hangar No. 5" on the building to the left tells us that the picture must be taken in some english speaking country.

Hangar is spelled exactly the same way in French, but pronounced differently, and the No 5 stands for Numero 5 not number, a British sign is more likely to be N.5 .

..and I took classes in french for a year and a half..

Well, this is too far fetched for me, the stage is yours, Chief!

RAM

Watch your language, please RAM.

And edit your post.

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