Name this Naval Vessel

not too sure...the pictures kinda blurry. Is it a Kongo-class? Or, even better, is it the Kongo?
yea, im not too good with the navy stuff. It could even be the Yamato or Musashi to me. I can't tell the difference in the picture. whoever gets the answer please elaborate so i can see why.

 

Too few funnels for a Kongo, one funnel would be Nagato or Mutsu but my guess, despite the "jap looking" picture quality, and looking at the non jap looking funnel cap would be Dunquerque or Strasbourg (can't see any turrets aft).

 

Well then I will have to go with Nagato.

 

kirishima perhaps?,cheers.

 

France is not in the Pacific (see post #23)

 

Not a very good pic of her ..... but some details are unmistakable.

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I don't see much superstructure! I'll guess October Revolution, but am probably wrong.

 

Think smaller (about half the size of a Gangut class).

 

Still too large, she did serve in both world wars but was obsolescent even for WW1.
HINT: Look at the flag

 

Maybe San Giorgio before the Tobruk bombing?

 

San Giorgio is correct, the picture is strange as the rear 10" turret is not visible but by the anti torpedo netting I would say Tobruk is correct as well.

Over to you

BTW the Italian navy flag has a central symbol, in WW2 it was a white Savoy cross on a red shield.

 

Thanks TOS. I actually couldn't make out the symbol, and at first dismissed the telltail white stripe down the middle as a fold in the flag.

This old girl saw some interesting things throughout her carrer.

 

Your comment, and the apparently single gun turrets made me think of Norge (and similar ships from the other scandinavian navies but they were flush decked while she has a more "ocean going" look.

She does have a pre 1900 and possibly French or Russian look, but the flag is wrong (the Russian should not have the light band in the middle) .

Could be Dutch so she may be Soerabaja but the only thing I could find on her is from an old naval almanac drawing that shows only one funnel and googling for a picture confirmed it (possibly she was rebuilt?).

 

Soerabaja is correct. Built in 1908 she was sunk twice during WW2 but she is famose for the mutiny aboard her in 1933. I'm not sure when the picture was taken. The caption simply said between 1910 and 1936

Take it away