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Quarto (1911)
Quarto (1911) Italy (1911) Scout Cruiser The best Italian scout cruiser The Quarto was the third Italian modern scout cruiser…
scuttling of the hochseeflotte (1919)
Scutting of the Hochseeflotte (1919) And the fate of other Central Empires Navies The arrival of German delegates of the…
Lütjens class Destroyers (1965)
Bundesmarine (1962-70) – 3 ships: Lütjens, Mölders, Rommel Called the class 103/103A/103B or more commonly Lütjens class, these were the…
WW1 Russian Cruisers
Overview of Russian cruisers development Russian Empire (1875-1919) – About 50 ships Like for other nations, Cruisers were an evolution…
Duquesne class heavy cruisers (1925)
Marine Nationale (1924-1962): Duquesne, Tourville These first French heavy cruisers according to the 1922′ Washington treaty’s new definition, sacrificed protection…
WW1 British Seaplane Carriers
WW1 British Seaplane Carriers United Kingdom (1914-21) 17 ships Pioneer in naval air warfare You would be surprised that on…
Esmeralda (1896)
CNS Esmeralda Armada de Chile – 1895-1930 The largest Chilean cruiser of WW1: Esmeralda – The previous Cruiser Esmeralda, a…
Kynda class cruisers (1961-63)
Kynda class cruisers (1961-63) Groznyy, Admiral Fokin, Admiral Golovko, Varyag Kynda The four ships of the Kynda class were the…
WW2 USN Submarines
USA 355 submersibles (1917-45) The US Navy submarines (Submersibles*) contribution to the war are certainly greater than Battleships, and on…
Cadorna class cruisers (1931)
Luigi Cadorna, Armando Diaz. The first six ships of the “Condotierri” large group, among which the Luigi Cadorna class, were…