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Schwarzenberg (1853)

Austrian Navy Sail & Steam Frigate 1854-1890 SMS Schwarzenberg was an Austrian Navy Frigate built in Venice in 1851-54 and…

Posted in 1870 Spanish Armada

Mendez Nunez (1869)

Spanish Broadside Ironclad (1877-1987) Méndez Núñez was a Spanish Navy wooden-hulled armored corvette, converted from the 38-gun screw frigate Resolución….

Posted in WW1 French Navy ww2 French Navy

Courbet class Dreadnought Battleships (1911)

France (1911) – Courbet, Paris, France, Jean Bart (ex-Ocean) France’s first dreadnoughts The Four Courbet class were the first French…

Posted in 1870 Danish Navy

Danmark (1864)

Søværnet: Armoured Frigate (1862-1907) The HDMS Danmark was yet another example of the warships purchased by the Confederacy in France…

Posted in ww2 US Navy

US Coast Guard

USA (1790-45) -1st Part Introduction The Coast Guard is now a widely accepted concept in most navies, when it exists,…

Posted in French Navy 1890

Amiral Cecille (1888)

Marine Nationale (1888), Protected cruiser, 1889-1919 Amiral Cécille was the third protected cruiser built in France, with a blend of…

Posted in ww1 Uboats

U13 class (1911)

Germany: SM U13, U14, U15 (1909-1912), U16 (1911) The U 13 class (U 13, 14, 15) was an evolutionary design…

Posted in CW UK frigates

Whitby class Frigate (1953)

Royal Navy, Type 12 or Whitby-class frigates: 10 ships converted, service 1951-1992: Torquay, Whitby, Scarborough, Tenby, Eastbourne, Blackpool. Talwar, Trishul…

Posted in WW2 IJN Aviation

Naval Aircraft Factory SBN (1941)

US Navy Scout-Bomber (1936-42), 31 built The N.A.F. SBN (initially Brewster SBA-1) was the first model of the infamous company…

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C2 Cargo

US Maritime Commission Built 1938–1946, service 1938–1970, 328 ships Development Type C2 cargo ships were designed by the US Maritime…