Month: September 2017
Gazelle class cruisers (1898)
Germany (1898) SMS Gazelle, Niobe, Nymphe, Thetis, Ariadne, Amazone, Medusa, Frauenlob, Arcona, Undine The first modern light cruisers: The Gazelle…
Hawkins class cruisers (1920)
United Kingdom (1920) Hawkins, Frobisher, Effingham, Cavendish, Raleigh First and last heavy cruisers of ww1 In 1914, the Royal Navy…
WW1 French Battlecruisers (Projects)
WW1 French Battlecruisers (Projects) Paper projects (1913) French what-if battlecruisers A bit provocative in its title, this article is dedicated…
Lake Tanganyika’s naval battles
Reichsmarine vs Royal Navy Probably the strangest naval battle of ww1 Lake Tanganyika was one of the largest watery surface…
Austro-Hungarian Torpedo Boats
Austro-Hungarian Torpedo Boats Austria-Hungary (1875-1916) Austro-Hungarian Torpedo Boats: The torpedo invention: Austro-Hungary almost invented the torpedo: An unknown Austro-Hungarian Officer…
Indiana class battleships (1898)
USA (1893): USS Indiana, Oregon, Massachusetts The first American battleships: In 1890 there was a transition between the “old navy”…
Cavour class battleships
Regia Marina (1911) Battleships Guilio Cesare, Conte di Cavour, Leonardo Da Vinci The new Italian Battleships The first Italian dreadnought…