Sete de Setembro (1874)
Coast Defence Casemate Ironclad Sete de Setembro was a casemate ironclad operated by the Brazilian (Imperial) Navy, which development was…
Mutsuki class destroyers (1925)
Destroyers built 1924-26, Mutsuki, Kisaragi, Yayoi, Uzuki, Satsuki, Minazuki, Fumizuki, Nagatsuki, Kikuzuki, Mikazuki, Mochizuki, Yūzuki The Mutsuki-class destroyers were twelve…
Type 094 Jin class SSBN (2004)
Chinese PLAN (2001-2021): Changzheng 11-21 The Type 094 (or 09-IV, NATO reporting name Jin class) are the current generation of…
Salmon class submarines (1937)
US Navy Submersibles, USS Salmon, Seal, Skipjack, Snapper, Stingray, Sturgeon SS-182-187 (1936-48) The Salmon-class were six submarines built in three…
Ansaldo Idro SVA (1918)
Regia Aeronautica/Marina, 50 built The Ansaldo SVA was a famous utility aircraft of the Italian Aviation in WW1, actually the…
Generali class destroyers (1920)
Regia Marina – 6 destroyers: Generale Antonio Cantore, A. Cascino, A. Chinotto, C. Montaranari, M. Prestinari, A. papa. Built 1919-1922,…
New Fleet ! The Omani Navy
The Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) is a branch of the Royal Armed Forces of the Sultanate of Oman, responsible…
USS San Francisco (1889)
USA (1888-90): Protected Cruiser C-5 1890-1937 USS San Francisco (C-5) was a steel armour protected cruiser built in 1888-90 for…
IJN Shin’yō (1943)
Escort Aircraft Carrier (Launched 1934 as SS Scharnhorst, converted 1942) Shin’yō (“Divine Hawk”) was an escort carrier of the Imperial…
Bandiera class submarine (1929)
Oceanic Submersibles (1930-48): Fratelli Bandiera, Luciano Manara, Ciro Menotti, Santorre Santarosa The Bandiera-class submarines were four light oceanic submersibles built…
Naval Encyclopedia
Naval Encyclopedia provides a one-stop place for everything related to naval warfare through ships classes, going back to antiquity to the present day, with particular focus on WW1, WW2 and the cold war, with daily articles and weekly fleets. This is a long endeavour, with future entries in opacity both in the top and side menus. Naval encyclopedia also goes through some civilian aspects (clippers, liners, oil platforms, naval tech in general) and battles/tactics as well.
About Naval Encyclopedia
Naval Encyclopedia is the first online warship museum. She was laid down in St Nazaire Yard back in September 1995, launched in December 1996 and completed in March 1997, with 1000+ crew for now, and counting. Dedicated to the history of all ships of the industrial era and 20th century, so 1820 to 1990, but also earlier times. The main difference for this early period is to study ships types through some famous examples. After her last refit in 2023, the present ship has been repainted anew, modernized and made more appealing, ready for even more extensive service, hopefully staying in the current state for the next five years of service. Further improvements will be made if practicable. Numerous additions over the years also led to a complete machinery overhaul, new steam turbines and propellers.