Author: dreadnaughtz

Nazi Germany: Z1 Leberecht Maas, Z2 Georg Thiele, Z3 Max Schulz, Z4 Richard Beitzen (1934-1945) The 1934 Type destroyers (Zerstörer)…

Russian Empire, 1902-1904 Boyarin (“Nobleman”) was a protected cruiser of the Imperial Russian Navy. She was the only foreign built…

Koninklijke Marine Aircraft Carrier 1948-1968 Dutch National Day ! HNLMS Karel Doorman (R81) was the only cold war Dutch aircraft…

USN (1923-26)- USS Barracuda, Bass, Bonita (V-1, 2, 3, later SS-163-164-165) To start a new deep dive into US Navy…

Spanish Broadside Ironclad (1864-1912) In its rapid expansion program, the Spanish Navy (Armada) chose to order it’s first ironclad in…

Patrol Submersibles 1904-1906, service until 1918. A-1 to A-13, 13 completed total The A class submersibles were directly derived from…

The Cuban Navy already existed in some form as a regional Spanish fleet, certainly one of the strongest in the…

IJN – Mizuho, Nisshin 1938-43. The last IJN seaplane carriers IJN Mizuho and Nisshin were near sister ships and related…

Observation Floatplane (1941), 1,418 made 1940-1945 The Aichi E13A (“Jake” in allied nomenclature codes) was a long-range reconnaissance seaplane used…

Bahia, Rio Grande do Sul (1911) service 1911-1945 The Bahia class were scout cruisers built for Brazil by British yard…