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Ayanami class destroyer (1958)
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force: ASW destroyer (1957-90): JDS Ayanami, Isonami, Uranami, Shikinami, Takanami, Oonami, Makinami The Ayanami class were follow-up…
New Fleet ! The Ukrainian Navy
Albeit Naval encyclopedia focuses mostly on the cold war and prior, the last 40 years had seen a lot of…
Type 003 CNS Fujian
Chinese PLAN CATOBAR Aircraft Carrier (2022) Commission expected 2025. Chinese Navy Day ! Let’s have a look at the latest,…
Le Hardi class destroyer (1937)
French Navy – Standard 1500t destroyers, 14 built 1925-1931, in service until 1952: L’Adroit, Basque, Bordelais, Boulonnais, Brestois, Forbin, Frondeur,…
Balao class submarine (1942)
USN Fleet Submarines (1942-46): 182 planned, 62 cancelled, 120 Completed (service until today), 13 navies The Balao class were a…
Albatros W4 (1916)
Marine-Fliegerabteilung: 118 manufactured 1916-1917. In service until November 1918 The Albatros W.4 was a military floatplane designed and produced by…
I class destroyer
Royal Navy (1936-38) I class: Icarus, Ilex, Imogen, Imperial, Impulsive, Inglefield, Intrepid, Isis, Ivanhoe, Inconstant*, Ithuriel*. The I-class destroyers were…
Ocean class Ironclad (1868)
France: Océan, Marengo, Suffren, Central Battery Ironclad (1870-1897) The Océan-class were three wooden-hulled armored frigates of the French Navy built…
Asashio class Destroyer
IJN “special type” Destroyers built 1937-39: Asashio, Ōshio, Michishio, Arashio, Asagumo, Yamagumo, Natsugumo, Minegumo, Arare, Kasumi. After a time of…
Danton class Battleships (1909)
France (1909) Condorcet, Danton, Diderot, Mirabeau, Vergniaud, Voltaire The six Dantons were the last French pre-dreadnoughts. They had the misfortune…
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