Posted in French 1870 Fleet

Provence class Ironclads (1862)

France 1862-1870, Broadside Ironclads: The Provence class were ten broadside ironclads built in the follow-up of the Gloire class in…

Posted in 1890 US Navy

USS Philadelphia (1889)

USA (1893): Pre-dreadnought Battleship BB-4 1895-1923 Authorized in 1887, USS Philadelphia was rigged as three-mast schooner, without head gear and…

Posted in WW2 UK DDs

C/D class destroyers (1931)

Royal Navy (1930-34) C class: HMS Comet, Crusader, Cygnet, Crescent (To Canada) C class Leader: HMS Kempenfelt D-class: HMS Dainty,…

Posted in ww2 polish navy

Grom class destroyers (1936)

Marynarka Wojenna, fleet destroyers (1934-65) Polish Day ! There are probably four subjects regarding the remarkable performances of the Polish…

Posted in ww2 British subs

U class submarine (1937)

Light Submersibles 1932-1945: 49 built, Unity class, Group II, III Group I: HMS Undine, Unity, Ursula The U-class submarines, also…

Posted in ww2 IJN destoyers

Kamikaze class destroyers (1922)

9 Destroyers built 1921-25: Kamikaze, Asakaze, Harukaze, Matsukaze, Hatakaze, Oite, Hayate, Asanagi, Yūnagi, +2 more cancelled The Kamikaze-class destroyers (Kamikazegata…

Posted in ww2 USN Aviation

Boeing FB (1923)

US Navy Carrier Fighter (1933), 37 built The Boeing FB.5 was a biplane fighter used by the United States Navy…

Posted in ww1 IT destroyers ww2 Italian Navy ww2 Italian TBs

Giuseppe La Masa class destroyers (1918)

Regia Marina – 8 destroyers: Giuseppe La Masa, Giacinto Carini, Benedetto Cairoli, Angelo Bassini, Nicola Fabrizi, Giuseppe La Farina, Agostino…

Posted in cold war us navy us submarines

USS Halibut (1959)

The Only Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile US Sub Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (1957-60), service 1960-1976 as SSGN-587 USS Halibut (SSGN-587) was…

Posted in cold war French ships

Gymnote (1964)

Conventional Ballistic Submarine (Built 1963-66). Service 1966-1986. Gymnote (S655) was an experimental submarine of the French Navy, a conventional model…

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