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BAP Independencia (1865)

Peruvian Navy Ironclad built 1864-66, sunk 1879 Peru Day ! BAP Independencia was a modest broadside ironclad frigate (Spanish “Fregata…

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Update U-class submarines: Group II

U class, Group II boats, built in wartime, design differences and career. See the article there 3D rendition of the…

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Suchet (1893)

Marine Nationale (1887-80), Protected cruiser, 1890-1910 Suchet was a protected cruiser ordered under Admiral Théophile Aube of jeune ecole fame,…

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Maestrale class Destroyer

Regia Marina: 4 Built 1931-34: Maestrale, Grecale, Libeccio, Scirocco The Maestrale class followed the Freccia and Folgore as the third…

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IJN Shimakaze (1942)

IJN 1st class Destroyer built 1942-44 IJN Shimakaze (島風, “Island Wind”) was an experimental destroyer intended as the “Type C”…

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Type VIIB (1936)

Kriegsmarine (1936), 24 submarines The Type VIIA as a sort of “pre-serie” for an experimental mid-sized oceanic submersible in the…

Posted in ww2 French Navy

Aigle class destroyer (1931)

French Navy – Contre-Torpilleurs de 2400 tonnes. 6 built 1927-1930, in service until 1942: . The Aigle-class destroyers (“contre-torpilleurs”) were…

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Murasame class destroyer (1958)

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force: ASW destroyer (1958-88): JDS Murasame, Yudachi, Harusame The Murasame (there was a class of the same…

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Sopwith Baby (1915)

RNAS/FAA (1915) 386 made. Used until 1931 The Sopwith Baby was an observation seaplane developed from the Sopwith Schneider, the…

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7 de Agosto class Destroyer

Colombian Navy Destroyers (1958-1985) Colombia Day ! Probably the most specific and famous ships of the Colombian Navy in the…