Illinois class Battleships (1898)
USA (1898): USS Illinois, Alabama, Wisconsin The Illinois class were three pre-dreadnought battleships built in 1896-1901, missing the Spanish-American war,…
Dogali (1885)
Italy (1885) Protected Cruiser Dogali, a very unique protected cruiser: Dogali was a protected cruiser ingle in class, built for…
Battleship HMS Erin
HMS Erin (ex-Reshadieh) 1913 HMS Erin was a one-off dreadnought battleship ordered initially by the Ottoman from the Vickers Armstrong…
Freccia class destroyer
Regia Marina: 8 Built 1929-33: Italy: Dardo, Frecchia, Saetta, Strale Greece: Hydra, Spetsai, Psara, Kountouriotis The Freccia (or Dardo) class…
Tribal class Destroyer (1937)
Royal Navy (built 1936-39) British Tribals: Afridi, Ashanti, Bedouin, Cossack, Eskimo, Gurkha, Maori, Mashona, Matabele, Mohawk, Nubian, Sikh, Somali, Tartar,…
Update S-class submarines (Part I)
Career Update: S1 to S26 The S class were planned just as the United States were entering war in April…
Chacal (Jaguar) class Destroyer (1923)
French Navy – Contre-Torpilleurs de 2100 tonnes. 6 built 1922-1925, in service until 1943: Jaguar, Lynx, Tigre, Chacal, Leopard, Panthere…
HMS Achilles (1863)
Royal Navy Broadside Ironclads built 1861–1864, service until 1956 HMS Achilles was an armoured frigate built at Chatham, designed by…
Tench class submarine (1944)
USN Fleet Submarines (1944-51): 80 planned, 51 cancelled, 29 Completed (service until the 1980s), 9 navies The Tench class were…
Felixstowe F.2 (1916)
RNAS/FAA (1916), 175 made. Used until 1925 The Felixstowe F.2 was a 1917 British flying boatdesigned and developed by Lt….
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 2000+ passengers daily 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.
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