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29 photos tagged targetship, from 3 members of Flickr Commons.

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2014

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The last upload was May 2025.

26_0018686 Rohr Collection Image from SDASM Archives uploaded May 2025
Ostfriesland SDASM Image from SDASM Archives uploaded September 2022
Destroyer 217 - U.S.N. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded October 2021
Bilstein_00028 USS Alabama (BB 8) retired battleship during Mitchell bombing tests July 1921 from SDASM Archives uploaded November 2019
Bombing VIRGINIA (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded August 2019
harry young collection image from SDASM Archives uploaded April 2018
harry young collection image from SDASM Archives uploaded April 2018
harry young collection image from SDASM Archives uploaded April 2018
Destroyers Leaving Manila Bay from SDASM Archives uploaded September 2014
Royal Australian Navy officers and sailors watching the sinking of HMAS TORRENS I from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded April 2013
HMAS TORRENS I sinking off Sydney Heads from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded April 2013
HMAS TORRENS I being used as a gunnery target off Sydney Heads from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded April 2013
Bomb Test from SDASM Archives uploaded October 2012
Bomb Test from SDASM Archives uploaded October 2012
Bomb Test from SDASM Archives uploaded October 2012

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Bomb Test

from SDASM Archives

Alan Roesler said:
The Frankfort was a German armored light cruiser that was sunk on July 18, 1921, during bombing practice by U.S. Air Service, First Brigade, including the 96th Bombardment Squadron and the 49th Pursuit Squadron, operating out of Langley Field, Virginia.

Bomb Test

from SDASM Archives

Alan Roesler said:
The destroyer G-102 was sunk on July 13, 1921. The German submarine was the U-117.

Bombing VIRGINIA (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

TVL1970 said:
The aerial bombing trials of 1923 conducted by General Billy Mitchell (USAAS), which saw the destruction of USS Virginia (BB-13) as a target ship in September 1923. Virginia, commissioned in 1906, was long obsolete and slated for sale and scrapping under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty. Instead of being sold for scrap, she was eliminated from the fleet during the aforementioned bombing trials. Here is footage of Virginia being bombed and ultimately sunk (see beginning at the 10min 58sec mark): YouTube - US National Archives: Aerial Bombing of Ships (1921-1923) - (National Archives Identifier: 24624 - Local Identifier: 111-H-1119)
B-59 said:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Virginia_(BB-13)
Barbara (LOC P&P) said:
Thanks for all the information! We'll add information to the description.